Lopas, Erwin

Other Events:

• Military Service: Between 29 Mar 1918 and 24 Mar 1919; WWI
• 1940 Census: 1940, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

Military Service:
Name:Erwin Lopas
Birth Date:13 Oct 1894
Death Date:14 Dec 1968
SSN:394058790
Enlistment Date 1:29 Mar 1918
Release Date 1:24 Mar 1919

1940 Census:
Erwin Lopas45
Elsie Lopas45
Arleen Lopas18
La Vern Lopas17
Leola Lopas14
Gerald Lopas12

Erwin married Broehn, Elsie 1 Jan 1919, St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, St. John, Calumet, Wisconsin. Elsie was born 8 Nov 1893, Saint John, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA; died Abt Jan 1983, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Education - High School: 1940, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 6 Dec 2009; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Education - High School:
Kaukauna High School Class of 1940

Obituary:
Arlene Hiestand, 5003 Ridge Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at her home. She was 88 years old, born November 14, 1921, in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, the daughter of Ervin and Elsie (Broehm) Lopas. In 1942, Arlene married Warren Hiestand in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where Warren was serving in the U.S. Army Air Force. They were married 58 years when Warren passed away October, 2000. She lived most of her life in Kaukauna, until retiring in Las Vegas. Arlene was a loving and kind mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was a devoted homemaker. She worked at Kaukauna Club Cheese Factory and also in food service at Kaukauna Public Schools. Arlene enjoyed playing cards with friends and having family gatherings, where she lovingly contributed delicious homemade food, spirited stories, fun and memorable good times. She was a generous and kind woman who loved her family and spent her life thinking of and helping others.
Arlene is survived by her children: Thomas (Anna Marie) Hiestand, Fargo, North Dakota; Susan Hiestand (Jack Goodnow), Minneapolis, Minnesota; seven grandchildren: Elizabeth (Tyler) Treat, Thaddeus (LuAnn) Hiestand, LeeAnna (Craig) Kalscheur, Peter (Erika) Hiestand, Christopher, William and Eleanor Goodnow, and 12 great-grandchildren: Emily, Joseph, Katy, Ellen, Coltra, Max, Cam and Dominik Hiestand, Walter, Lucy and Sam Treat, and Gabe Kalscheur. Arlene is survived by sisters: LaVerne Lopas, Houston, Texas, Leola (Phil) Ferber, Las Vegas, Nevada; and sister-in-law, Jan Lopas, Kaukauna.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother Bert Lopas, and a great-grandson, Matthew Hiestand.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at BETHANY EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH, 124 W. 10th Street, Kaukauna, the Rev. Walter Steinbach officiating. Entombment will be at Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Wisconsin. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday, December 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and again on Tuesday directly at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of services. Memorials directed to Bethany Church would be appreciated.
Fargo Funeral Home
400 W Wisconsin Avenue
Kaukauna 920-766-6200
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Arlene married Hiestand, Warren Abt 1942, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Warren was born 3 Mar 1921; died 25 Oct 2000, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA. [Group Sheet]

Leola — Ferber, Phil. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 10 Mar 2008; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Obituary:
LopasGerald W.10/17/19273/8/2008Post Crescent3/10/2008C6

Gerald married Verber, Janice 23 Aug 1952, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. Janice was born 10 Jul 1930, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA; died 1 Sep 2011, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]