DeCoster, Louis

1889 - 1938  (48 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 78 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	DeCoster, Louis  [1, 2]
  Born	21 Dec 1889	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bef 8 Mar 1938
  Truck driver - Combined Locks Paper company
  Truck driver - Combined Locks Paper company
  Death Record - Civil	8 Mar 1938
  Outagamie County Death Records V 33 pg 183
  1938 Outagamie County Death Records V 33 pg 183; Louis Decoster born Gra nd Chute, Truck driver at Paper Mill, cause of death; cancer of liver, bur ied Little Chute. V33, P182
  Family History Researcher	From Penelope Miller genealogy;Louis was born December 21, 1889, and attended school through the eighth g rade at a Catholic School in Freedom, WI. Mary Verhagen was born January 1 8, 1891, and attended school through the sixth grade at a Catholic Scho ol in Kaukauna, WI. They were raised in families who had recently immigrat ed from Holland. Emphasis was on obtaining a basic education in reading, w riting, mathematics, and religion. The families worked in agriculture a nd the paper mills. Family ties were strong and supportive. There we re no drugs, divorces, or abused family members. Education was seen as a w ay to be successful at work and in the family.
  Family History Researcher	genealogist working on another Decoster line in Wisconsin Terry Decoster R oemer email SewUnique9980@aol.com
  Military Service	Unknown
  Died	8 Mar 1938	Combined Locks, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  Cause: Cancer of Liver - Aged 49 Years
  Obituary	9 Mar 1938
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Louis DeCoster, 49, died at h is Home at Combined Locks at l0:30 last night after a 3-week illness. Bo rn in Freedom, he lived in Combined Lock's the last 13 years. He was emplo yed as a truck driver at the Combined Locks Paper company. Survivors are t he widow; six sons, Clarence, Richard, Joseph, Ray, Robert, Chester; two d aughters, Lucina and Marion, all of Combined Locks; the parents, Mr. and M rs. Andrew DeCoster Little Chute; four brother; Nick, George, Kaukauna; Le onard, John, Little Chute; four sisters, Mrs. Peter Aweyenberg, Seymour; M rs. William Evers. Mrs. Joseph Plauck, Little Chute; Mrs. George Huss, Kau kauna. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Saturday morning at S t. Paul's church, Combined Locks. Burial will be in St. John's cemetery, L ittle Chute.
  Buried	Aft 8 Mar 1938	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  	DeCoster, Louis St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I11644	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, WeslieBougie82821, JillvdWyngaard142662, PatrickKempen16182
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	DeCoster, Andrew,   b. 4 Jul 1859, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 May 1940, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lanser, Elizabeth,   b. 10 Mar 1864, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Apr 1940, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F8048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Verhagen, Mary B.,   b. 18 Jan 1891, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1973, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1913	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. DeCoster, Clarence Joseph,   b. 20 Oct 1914, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 19 Mar 1986, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years) + 2. DeCoster, Richard Andrew "Rich",   b. 23 Nov 1915, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1998, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)   3. DeCoster, Joseph,   b. 27 Nov 1917, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Sep 1975, Combined Locks, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 57 years) + 4. DeCoster, Raymond Richard "Dick",   b. 1 Sep 1919, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Sep 2005, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 86 years) + 5. DeCoster, Lucina Marie,   b. 27 Mar 1921, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 Sep 1992, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years)   6. DeCoster, Lester,   b. 8 Jul 1923, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 1925, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 2 years) + 7. DeCoster, Robert Stephen Arthur "Windy",   b. 25 Dec 1924, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 Dec 1988, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 63 years)   8. DeCoster, Chester,   b. 9 Jan 1926, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 2 Nov 2001, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 75 years)   9. DeCoster, Marion,   b. 20 Aug 1929, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 2006, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F1243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 21 Dec 1889 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 15 Apr 1913 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - Cause: Cancer of Liver - Aged 49 Years - 8 Mar 1938 - Combined Locks, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 8 Mar 1938 - St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S10] Gedcom import from Burke.FTW. [S11] Gedcom import from Denis & Lynn Verhagen2.FTW.