Kilsdonk, Norbert Frank

1921 - 2013  (92 years)    Has 70 ancestors and 27 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Kilsdonk, Norbert Frank
  Born	14 Aug 1921	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Address	Norbert Kilsdonk
  Address: 25 St Charles Place Little Chute, WI 54140-2256
  1930 Census	1930	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  ED 41, page 01b
  Listed living with parents Frank age 38, Elizabeth age 35, ? daughter ?, ? Daughter ?, Norbert age 8 Rosella age 6 Geraldine age 2 ?/12
  	1930 Census Little Chute ED41 Page 01b
  Education - High School	1939	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1939
  1940 Census	1940	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Frank Kilsdonk49 Elizabeth Kilsdonk47 Henrietta Kilsdonk22 Verena Kilsdonk20 Norbert Kilsdonk18 Rosella Kilsdonk16 Geraldine Kilsdonk12 Clestin Kilsdonk5
  Military Service	Between 1942 and 1946
  WWII, US Army
  WWII Army Enlistment Records	15 Mar 1943
  Name:Norbert F Kilsdonk Birth Year:1921 Race:White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country:Wisconsin State of Residence:Wisconsin Enlistment Date:15 Mar 1943 Enlistment State:Illinois Enlistment City:Fort Sheridan Branch:No branch assignment Branch Code:No branch assignment Grade:Private Grade Code:Private Term of Enlistment:Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component:Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status) Source:Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer Education:Grammar school Civil Occupation:Unskilled occupations in manufacture of paper and pulp Height:00 Weight:135
  Occupation	Bef 1959
  Kilsdonk RADIO & TV service
  Kilsdonk RADIO & TV service
  Occupation	Between 1959 and 1982
  Postmaster of Little Chute
  Served as Postmaster of Little Chute from 2/28/1959-1982 Name:Norbert F Kilsdonk Post Office Location:Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Appointment Date:28 Feb 1959 Volume #:81 Volume Year Range:1930-1971 Name:Norbert F Kilsdonk Post Office Location:Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Appointment Date:30 Jul 1959 Volume #:81 Volume Year Range:1930-1971
  Died	24 Oct 2013	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	26 Oct 2013
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Norbert F. Kilsdonk, 92, of Little Chute, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was born August 14, 1921, in Little Chute, son of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Ebben) Kilsdonk. Norb married Mary F. Vander Wielen on June 26, 1948, recently celebrating 65 years of marriage together. Norb graduated from St. John Schools and attended St. Norbert College and Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He operated Kilsdonk RADIO & TV service for several years before becoming Postmaster in Little Chute, retiring in 1982. After retirement, Norb volunteered for more than 25 years at the Salvatorian Mission Warehouse in New Holstein. He was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, and was very active in many different services there including: a member of the Resurrection Choir, communion distributor, usher and was a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 10919. Norb was a past secretary/treasurer of St. John Cemetery, was the editor of "St. John Sesquicentennial" book and co-editor of Little Chute's "One Hundred Years of Progress" book, and was a charter member of the Little Chute Historical Society. Norb served in the Army Signal Corps form 1942-1946, serving in England, Normandy, France and Rhineland. He received several citations including: the European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 3 bronze battle stars, the American Theater Ribbon and a Victory Medal. Norb was a member of the American Legion Jacob Coppus Post #258, Little Chute, the ARRL and the NARFE. He was Ham radio operator W9SBY. Norb is survived by his loving wife, Mary; two sons: Frank (Elizabeth) Kilsdonk, Germantown, WI and Tom (Beverly) Kilsdonk, Sunnyvale, CA; eight daughters: Joanne (Dominic) DeLeo, Wellesley, MA, Mary (Paul) Malischke, Madison, WI, Patricia (David) Coles, Pleasant Praire, WI, Susan (John) Danielson, San Antonio, TX, Judy (Mark) Stegman, Littleton, CO, Janet Kilsdonk, Wausau, WI, Betty (Ted) DeMaria, Boulder, CO and Barbara (Nate) Thompson, De Pere, WI; grandchildren: Kristina (Nate) Vack, Kathryn (Joel) Stone, Annina DeLeo, Therese Malischke, Annalise (Jordan) O'Connell, Shaula (Doug) Hutt, David (Daniella) Coles, Dani Stegman, Jacklyn Stegman, Rick Starzinski, Andy Starzinski, Kathryn Thompson and Noah Thompson; great grandchildren: Kaetlyn, Logan, Liliana and Ada Hutt and Cora and Rosemary Vack; sisters and brothers-in-law: Beth Kilsdonk, Joe Van Grinsven, Ruth Vander Wielen, Henry and Pearl Vander Wielen, Ron and Dorothy Thyssen, Mary Ann Porto; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Norb was preceded in death by his parents; sisters: Henriette Lenz, Verena Ritchie, Geraldine Maertz and Rose Knight; brothers: Florian and Les Kilsdonk; brothers-in-law: Edward Knight, Oswald Ritchie, Gearald Maertz, Kenneth Lenz, Joseph Vander Wielen, Ray Rietveld and Ari Rietveld; sisters-in-law: Anna Rietveld, Fran Van Grinsven and Therese Rietveld. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 28, 2013, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, 323 S. Pine Street, Little Chute, with Fr. Ron Belitz officiating. Full military honors will be performed by the American Legion Jacob Coppus Post #258. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery, Little Chute. Visitation will be at the church on Monday from 2:00 p.m. until the time of the Mass. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for the Salvatorian Mission Warehouse in New Holstein. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from Oct. 26 to Oct. 27, 2013
  Buried	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  	Kilsdonk, Norbert F. St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA Military
  Person ID	I49878	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Kilsdonk, Frank Joseph,   b. 20 Aug 1891, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1943, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Ebben, Elizabeth J.,   b. 21 Jan 1893, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Dec 1984, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F7879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	VanderWielen, Mary,   b. 23 Mar 1924, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 24 Sep 2014, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1948	Holy Name Catholic Church, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. Kilsdonk, Frank Peter + 2. Kilsdonk, Joanne Mary + 3. Kilsdonk, Mary Theresa + 4. Kilsdonk, Patricia Ann,   b. 31 Jul 1953, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 2018, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 64 years)   5. Kilsdonk, Susan Agnes + 6. Kilsdonk, Judith M. + 7. Kilsdonk, Janet M.   8. Kilsdonk, Betty A.   9. Kilsdonk, Thomas Norbert + 10. Kilsdonk, Barbara
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F15838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 14 Aug 1921 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - ED 41, page 01b - 1930 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1939 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1940 Census - 1940 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 26 Jun 1948 - Holy Name Catholic Church, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA Died - 24 Oct 2013 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1330] St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1939.