Sommers, Michael Joseph

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• Occupation: Aft 2 Sep 1913
• Military Service: Bef 1919; WWI, US Army
• 1930 Census: 1930, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
• Prayer Card: Aft 20 Mar 1977

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Occupation:
Postmaster at Forest Junction

1930 Census:
Michael Sommers40
Bernadyne Sommers34
Annabelle Sommers5
Geraldine Sommers2
[2 9/12]

Michael married Brochtrup, Bernadine 9 Jun 1920, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA. Bernadine (daughter of Brochtrup, Herman and VanderLoop, Nellie) was born 24 Feb 1896, Forest Junction, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA; died 31 May 1935; was buried , St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Hilbert, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• 1930 Census: 1930, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 11 Dec 2013; Appleton Post Crescent

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1930 Census:
Michael Sommers40
Bernadyne Sommers34
Annabelle Sommers5
Geraldine Sommers2
[2 9/12]

Obituary:
Ann M. (Sommers) Petrie Resident of Fremont, California Ann Marie (Sommers) Petrie, 89, Fremont, CA, passed on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Washington Hospital in Fremont, California. She was born on May 25, 1924 in Forest Junction, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Michael and Bernadine (Brochtrup) Sommers. She graduated from Brillion High School in 1942. On June 19, 1949, she married Frank Gregory Petrie in Hollandtown, WI. At the time of her death, they were married 64 years.
Ann trained as a Registered Nurse at Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, WI and finished her nursing training and worked at Wood VA Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. After marrying Frank Petrie, they settled in Waterford, WI. Ann worked at Burlington Hospital and then in a local physician's office. In the early 1960s, Ann and Frank adopted their children, Michael and Margaret. They moved to Fremont, CA in 1968.
Ann was involved in her children's education. She was active on parent committees at Saint Joseph's School and Irvington High School. Ann was devoutly Catholic; she attended weekly mass and lived the values of the Catholic Church. Ann was a kind woman, who dedicated her life to her husband, children, grandchildren, and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Frank; children Michael Petrie; and Margaret Hoehn, Fremont, CA. Her grandchildren, Christina Costa, Reno; and Carl Hoehn, Fremont; and grandchild AJ Costa, Reno; sister Gerry (Roger) Weber, Hilbert, WI.; sisters-in-law, Lila Sommers, Brillion WI. and Joan Petrie, Sherwood, Wi., brother and sister-in-law Jim and Ginny Petrie, New Holstein, WI.; and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Donald Sommers; brother-in law Dave Petrie; brothers and sisters-in-law Gene and Lucy Schwarz and Kathleen and Hugh Goggins.
Catholic Mass will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Hilbert, WI. Fremont. Burial will be in the Sommers' family plot at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Hilbert, Wisconsin.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Dec. 11, 2013

Ann married Petrie, Frank Gregory (son of Petrie, Bernard and Schumacher, Dorothy) [Group Sheet]

Geraldine married Weber, Roger (son of Weber, John and Anheier, Martha) [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: 10 May 2012; Appleton Post Crescent

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Obituary:
Donald Peter Paul Sommers, age 81, of Brillion, died unexpectedly on Monday May 7, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. He was born on June 26, 1930, son of the late Michael & Bernadine (Brochtrup) Sommers. He graduated from Brillion High School in 1948. On June 9, 1951 he married Lila Elenor Krueger in Hollandtown. They were blessed to celebrate with family and friends last year their 60th Wedding Anniversary. Don had a long career in sales, starting out at Kloehn Electric with appliances, then cars. His next move was into insurance sales, where he was a State Farm Insurance agent for over 29 years. After that, he sold advertising for WMBE and WRJO radio stations. Don was a member of the Brillion Volunteer Fire Department from 1954 through 1964. He was also a member of the Brillion Jaycees, a Charter Lifetime member and past president of the Brillion Optimist Club, and was an active member of the Brillion Athletic Association for many years. He served on the Brillion City Council from 1964 through 1974. During his term, he was proud to be a part of the group that established the Brillion Community Center with a basketball court. Don also served as a Calumet County Board Supervisor from 1974 through 1986. After a two year break, he served again as a Supervisor for the county from 1988 through April of 2012. With his love for basketball, he was the volunteer basketball coach for St. Mary's School from 1962 through 1979. He coached both teams which included grades 5 through 8. He also had the help of good friend, Merrill Vanderhoof, for several years coaching the St. Mary's Raider teams. He enjoyed spending time with his three children, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Don was a big sports fan and loved to play basketball. He played many years on the Brillion City team and Hilbert's team. He also loved to play tennis. You could even find him on the court when he was 79 years young, swinging a racket with his children and grandchildren. Matches even involved his nephew and Godson Mike. There might have been a few occasional questionable line calls from Don, mixed in the many matches through the years! Even though he couldn't swim, he enjoyed the water and boating. Don and Lila enjoyed visiting cottages of relatives and had a cottage of their own on Long Lake. He loyally followed the Brillion sports teams, along with being an avid Green Bay Packer fan and Ice Bowl survivor. Survivors include his wife Lila, his children, Cindy (Gene) Sievert of Reedsville, Don Mike Sommers of Oshkosh, Dave (Laurie) Sommers of Brillion, his grandchildren Dana (Chris) Hoyer and their children Ethan and Sevanna of Brillion, Briana (Nick) Abel of Brillion, Samantha Sommers, Alyssa Sommers, and Amanda Sommers all of Brillion, 2 sisters Ann (Frank) Petrie of Fremont CA, Gerry (Roger) Weber of Hilbert, 2 sisters-in-law Phyllis (Harlan) Krahn of Brillion, Dorothy (Otto) Rusch of Washburn WI, and many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister-in-law and brother-in-law Sandy & Kenley Krueger. Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday May 12 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Brillion. The Rev. Timothy Brandt will officiate. Burial will be in Brillion Community Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Friday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. and then again on Saturday from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. with mass to follow at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Don's name. Online condolences may be made at www.wieting-funeralhome.com
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on May 10, 2012

Donald married Krueger, Lila Elenor [Group Sheet]

Joanna — Peerenboom, Paul. (son of Peerenboom, Robert V. and Diny, Rosalie) [Group Sheet]