Flanigan, Donald P.

1922 - 2008  (85 years)    Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Flanigan, Donald P.
  Born	10 Oct 1922	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1942	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Appleton High School Class of 1942
  Military Service Awards	Between 1944 and 1946
  Purple Heart
  Military Service	Bef 1946
  WWII - US ?, Staff Sergeant, 501st Parachute Battalion.
  He was awarded the Purple Heart while serving his country during World War II and was Honorably Discharged as Staff Sergeant, 501st Parachute Battalion.
  Died	2 May 2008	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	4 May 2008
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Flanigan, Donald P. "Flan The Man" Donald Patrick Flanigan, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 2, 2008, at Emerald Valley Assisted Living with his wife and children at his side, after his fight with pancreatic cancer. Don was born in Appleton on Oct. 10, 1922, son of the late, Michael and Clara (Bessna) Flanigan and spent his boyhood growing up along the Fox River. He attended St. Joseph Catholic grade school, graduated from Appleton High School and was proud to be a Golden Glove's Welter-Weight Boxing Champion. When he was younger, he enjoyed building and flying model airplanes and later developed a talent for painting. Don married Virginia Konetzke, his sweetheart from Menasha, at the age of 20 and remained devoted to her throughout his life. He was awarded the Purple Heart while serving his country during World War II and was Honorably Discharged as Staff Sergeant, 501st Parachute Battalion. Don enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman and also enjoyed golfing and snowmobiling. His favorite place to spend time with his family was at the cottage he built on Washington Lake and later retired there. His grandsons have many fond memories of spending time at the cottage "fishing with papa." He also enjoyed people and entertaining them with his stories. Don pursued several different career paths throughout his life, including the restaurant business, automobile sales, and his interior design business, Wide World Interiors. Don will be missed by his loving wife, Ginny, Appleton; his children, Lori (Mark) Poehls, Appleton; and David (Jackie) Flanigan, Black Creek; eight grandsons, Brian (Special Friend Holly) Poehls, Karl (Carrie) Poehls, Taylor (Lydia) Poehls, Justus (Laura) Poehls, Beau Poehls, Darek Flanigan, Cody Flanigan, and Devin Flanigan; two great-grandsons, Tristan Poehls and Aidan Poehls; three sisters, Mary Bergner, Sr. Mary Patrick Flanigan, and Nancy (Roger) Miller; brothers-in-law, Bernie (Jeanie) Konetzke, Jim (Carol) Konetzke, and Ken (Paula) Konetzke; sisters-in-law, Marian Smits, Rose (Gene) Schramm, and Judy Flanigan; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Don was also preceded in death by two brothers, Glen Flanigan; and Jim Flanigan; two sisters, Kathleen Weiland; and Dorothy "Pete" Mears; a sister-in-law, Margaret Konetzke; and brothers-in-law, Wayne Mears; Dale Bergner,; and Casey Konetzke. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at St. Bernard Catholic Parish, 1617 W. Pine Street, Appleton, with Fr. Dennis Ryan officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at the church. Inurnment will take place at St. John Cemetery, Town of Menasha. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Emerald Valley and AseraCare Hospice for the compassionate care they provided to dad during his final days. Martens-Laemmrich Funeral Home Menasha 920-722-8252 Light a candle in memory of Don at: www.martenslaemmrich funeralhome.com
  Person ID	I58089	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Flanigan, Michael Patrick,   b. 6 Jul 1897, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Jun 1958, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Bessna, Clara J.,   b. 3 Dec 1902, , , Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 31 Oct 1982  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F30129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Konetzke, Virginia,   b. 4 Mar 1923, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 2011, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1943
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F48951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 10 Oct 1922 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1942 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 2 May 2008 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1400] Appleton High School Class of 1942 Clarion Yearbook, (Appleton High School Class of 1942 Clarion Yearbookb). 58089 - Appleton High School Class of 1942