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Catherine Wimmer

Female 1891 - 1956  (65 years)


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  • Name Catherine Wimmer 
    Born 18 Jan 1891  St Nazianz, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 31 Jan 1956  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Holy Family Cemetery (formerly St Mary), Brillion, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I200886  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2019 

    Family Nickolas Edward Keller,   b. 04 May 1892, Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 May 1961  (Age 69 years) 
    Children 
     1. Edward F Keller,   b. 18 Feb 1929, Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 2011, Norwich, New London Co, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Donald Joseph Keller,   b. 24 Jan 1931, Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1989  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F80157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. N. Edward Keller, 65, of 604 Columbus Ave. Brillion, died today at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay following a two-years illness.

      Nee Catherine Wimmer, she was born at St. Nazianz, Jan. 18, 1891, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wimmer.

      Orphaned at the age of seven months she was raised by her foster parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brunmeier. Oct. 15, 1915 she married Edward Keller at St. Gregory church, St. Nazianz and settled in Brillion where her husband was associated with the Mumm Oil Co.

      She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Christian Mothers Society, the Brillion Women’s Club and was a member and gold star mother of the Brillion American Legion Auxiliary.

      Survivors are her husband; five sons, Staff Sgt. Wilfred Keller of Camp Polk, La., Sgt Edward of Camp Carson, Colo., Sgt. First Class Donald of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Joseph of Appleton and Elmer at home; three daughters, Mrs. John (Marcella) Diener of Hilbert, Mrs. Eugene (Lynn Doris) Schaefer, and Mrs. Edwin (Georgianna) Petermann, both of Rt. 2, Brillion; 14 grandchildren; a brother, Anthony J. Wimmer of Seattle, Wash.; a step-brother, Henry Brunmeier, Rt. 1, Kiel and a step-sister, Mrs. Peter Leschke of Osman.

      Preceding her in death were a son, Charles in 1932 and a son, John, a World War II casualty, March 15, 1945.

      Funeral services will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Brillion. The Rev. Raymond Schauer will be celebrant of the requiem Mass at the church and will officiate at the burial in the church cemetery.
      Sheboygan Press – January 31, 1956