Janke, Viola

Other Events:

• Birth - Church Record: 9 Mar 1907
• Death Record - Civil: 2 Aug 1986; Wisconsin Death Index 1959-1997, Certificate # 018820

Notes:

Birth - Church Record:
Name:Viola Elsie Janke
Birth Date:9 Mar 1907
Birth Place:Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin
Gender:Female
Race:White
Father's Name:Fred C Janke
Father's Birth Place:United States
Mother's name:Amelia L Kuhl
Mother's Birth Place:United States
FHL Film Number:1305611

Viola married Kaufman, Rayburn W. Aft 1928. Rayburn was born 29 Jun 1910; died 20 Sep 1969, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Calvin married Hietpas, Arlene (daughter of Hietpas, Norbert and VandenHeuvel, Josephine) [Group Sheet]

Betty — Beyer, Ed. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Military Service: Korea
• Obituary: 16 Sep 2014; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Obituary:
Ray Kaufman, 81, Appleton
Passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 at Rennes Health Care in Appleton, surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Resurrection for Ray will be held at 12 PM (Noon) on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 at St. Pius X Parish with Rev. Thomas Farrell officiating. Entombment will take place in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton. Friends may visit the family Friday directly at church from 9:30 AM until the time of mass.
Sept 17, 2014;
Ray Kaufman Jr.
Age 81, Appleton passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 at Rennes Health Care with his family at his side.
He was born July 1, 1933 to the late Rayburn Sr. and Viola (Janke) Kaufman. He graduated from Appleton High School in 1951 and was a proud member of Club 51. He started driving truck at the age of 18. Ray served in the U.S. Army stationed in Japan during the Korean Conflict. He married Carol Hoelzel on June 23, 1956 in Appleton. Ray started his 48 year trucking career with Northern Transportation and finished with ABF. He was a man that was involved. Ray was a member of the Golden K Kiwanis Club; Knights of Columbus for over 40 years; City Alderman for 20 years; member of both the Appleton American Legion and VFW; Flag Day Parade committee over 30 years; charter member of St. Pius X Catholic Church. When he wasn't attending a meeting or driving he enjoyed gardening, planning family vacations and was an avid Packers and Brewers fan. But most important to him were his 3 grandsons. He enjoyed cheering them on at their sporting events and was so proud of all their accomplishments.
He will be greatly missed by his wife, Carol of 58 years; two sons: Karl (Marian) Kaufman, Appleton and Kevin (Peggy) Kaufman, Appleton; 3 grandsons: Dr. Andrew Kaufman, Michael Kaufman and Tony Kaufman; a brother, Cal (Arlene) Kaufman, WI Rapids; sister, Betty Beyer, Racine and a sister-in-law, Donna Kaufman, Appleton. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews and dear friends.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Tom and sister Joan.
A Mass of Resurrection will be held at 12PM (Noon), Friday, September 19, 2014, at St. Pius X Catholic Church with Rev Thomas Farrell officiating. Entombment will be in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton. Friends may visit the family Friday directly at church from 9:30 AM until the time of Mass. The family would like to thank the staff of Rennes for compassionate and wonderful care of Ray. Also a special thank you to Dr. James Mariano and Dr. Mary Statsny. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Ray's name.
A Journey's End
The road behind us is full
of seeds we've sown.
The road before us
contains the unknown.
Memories are filled
with things we've shared
Our lives are touched
by those who cared.
Each day make a friend,
We know not when the journey ends.

Rayburn married Hoelzel, Carol L. 23 Jun 1956. Carol was born 10 Jul 1934; died 10 Dec 2023. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Military Service: Between 1967 and 1969; Vietnam - US Army
• Obituary: 11 Jul 2006; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Military Service:
U.S. Army during the Vietnam War 1967-69 in t he Infantry, Artillery, and Special Forces. He received two bronze stars a nd the Army Medal of Commendation

Obituary:
Kaufman, Thomas L. "To m"Thomas L. Kaufman, age 58, of Appleton, passed away Saturday, July 8, 200 6, at Appleton Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in App leton on October 2, 1947, to Rayburn W. and Viola (Janke) Kaufman. Tom rec eived his Associates degree from UW-Fox Valley majoring in Computer Scien ce in 1990 and his B.S. degree in Sociology in 1997, which enabled h im to work in many capacities with the mentally disabled and the homeles s. He was currently employed at the Salvation Army Homeless Shelter, a j ob that he loved. Tom married Donna Bruso on May 4, 1990. Tom was a gradua te of Xavier High School.He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War 1967-69 in t he Infantry, Artillery, and Special Forces. He received two bronze stars a nd the Army Medal of Commendation. Upon returning from Vietnam he was invo lved with several military organizations. He served as Vietnam Veteran Sta te coordinator from 1982-88. He was instrumental in the development of t he Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. and helped to bring abo ut the "Agent Orange Lawsuit," and also in organizing the first posttrauma tic stress disorder treatment program in the nation.Tom enjoyed his many landscaping projects and cooking spaghetti sauce, ev en though it took days to clean up his mess. He also loved cruising in h is Lebaron. Tom extremely enjoyed spending time with his family and frien ds and made it a point to be there no matter what time of day or night f or anyone who may need his help.Thomas is survived by his wife of 16 years, Donna; his children: Ashley, R obert Bruso, and Becky (Rick) Beattie; brothers and sisters-in-law, Raybu rn W. (Carol) and Calvin (Arlene) Kaufman; sister and brother-in-law, Bet ty (Ed) Beyer; four grandchildren: Autumn, Brienna, Kailyn, and Abbey; mot her-in-law, Lillian Bruso; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Dorothy (Bo b) Spaulding; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and many special friend s, especially Gary Forrest.He was preceded in death by his parents, Rayburn W. and Viola Kaufman; sis ter, Joan; two infant grandchildren, Faith and Caleb; and father-in-law, M erlin Bruso.Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2006, at S t. Joseph Catholic Church, 404 W. Lawrence St., with Father Larry Abler of ficiating. Friends are welcome from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2 006, at the Valley Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. on Thursd ay at the church. Military Rites will follow the church service. Inurnme nt will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.The family wishes to extend their sincere appreciation to family, friend s, co-workers, and even strangers who offered their prayers and support ov er the past 5 months, the many staff members at Appleton Medical Center w ho in doing their jobs also gave of their hearts, and in particular, the s taff in ICU who excelled in outstanding and compassionate care and left ea ch of us with a piece of their hearts. A special thank you to Will, Rand y, Ken, and to the many doctors who struggled daily to fulfill Tom's dre am of returning home. A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Robert Ballard who nev er let us lose hope and will forever be our "Knight in Shining Armour," a nd to Mike in telemetry for his uplifting conversations. Thank you al so to Bonnie Nelson at Fran Care and the others who made it possible for D onna to be with Tom during each crisis. The kindness extended by each of y ou will be forever in our memories.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a memorial fund is being establi shed.
"Realize how much
you have in life. Tell people
you love them & that they
mean the world to you.
Last night my dad died.
We've lost the battle.
He was just too weak.
Never again will I be able
to have a conversation about
absolutely nothing & enjoy
every minute with him.
Never again will I be able to
discuss history with him.
Never again will I be able to
watch a movie with him
& he was the one that liked all
the movies I did. Never again
will I be able to sneak
downstairs & scream "boo!"
like I did since I was little just
to see him jump.
He will never see me graduate.
He won't be there to walk me
down the aisle when I get
married. & it was just last
week that he said he wanted to
live for those last two things.
The only person that I truly
felt that I could talk to will be gone. Good bye Dad...
I'll always love you, Ashley"
Valley Funeral Home
2211 N. Richmond Street
920-733-5435

Thomas married Blohm, Unknown [Group Sheet]

Thomas married Bruso, Donna (daughter of Bruso, Merlin and Adams, Lillian Gertrude) [Group Sheet]

Becky married Beattie, Rick [Group Sheet]