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Floyd R Kessler

Male 1896 - 1965  (68 years)


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  • Name Floyd R Kessler 
    Born 02 Sep 1896  Duluth, St Louis Co, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Jul 1965  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I100102  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2006 

    Family Christena Weyenberg,   b. 08 Jan 1898, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1994, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 21 May 1921  St Joseph Church, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Bruce Kessler,   b. Feb 1922,   d. 20 Apr 1944, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 22 years)
     2. Joyce Kessler,   b. 18 May 1924, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 2015  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F41931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Wednesday, July 28, 1965

      Floyd R. Kessler 1707 Driscoll St.

      Age 68, passed away at 4 p.m. Tuesday at his home on Lake Winneconne. He was born September 2, 1896 in Duluth, Minnesota, and had been a resident of Appleton most of his life. He was employed at Consolidated Papers Inc., all of his adult life prior to his retirement two years ago. He was a member of the First Congregational Church; a veteran of World War I, having served with the Rainbow Division in France and a member of the American Legion.

      Mr Kessler is survived by his wife, Christena; one daughter, Mrs. Edward [Joyce] Schleis, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; one sister, Mrs. Harold W. Miller, Appleton; four grandchildren.

      One son, Robert, preceded his father in death in World War II.

      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from the Brettschneider-Trettin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Thursday. Military services will be held at the graveside. A memorial has been established for the First Congregational Church.