Esther Ida Beilke

Female 1905 - 2000  (94 years)


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  • Name Esther Ida Beilke 
    Born 23 Jun 1905  Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 01 Jan 2000 
    Person ID I454506  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2015 

    Family Herman C Behnke,   b. 17 Jul 1895,   d. 18 Jun 1970, Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 20 May 1925  Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Karen Behnke
     2. Orlando Herman Behnke,   b. 31 May 1926, Maple Grove, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1997, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Orville Behnke,   b. 15 Oct 1930,   d. 23 Dec 1951  (Age 21 years)
     4. Carol Joyce Behnke,   b. 02 Dec 1934, Brillion, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 2018, Neenah, Winnebago Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. James H Behnke,   b. 21 Jul 1939, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 2019  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F168366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Esther I. Behnke, age 94 of Beverly Health Care, Chilton formerly of Brillion, died on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000 at Calumet Medical Center, Chilton.

      She was born June 23, 1905 in Brillion, daughter of the late Albert and Bertha (Mahnke) Betlke. On May 20, 1925, she married Herman C. Behnke in Menominee, Mich. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Brillion, American Legion Auxiliary, and was a Gold Star Mother, and the Brillion Sr. Citizens.

      Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Betty and Delmar Zarnoth, Reedsville, Carol Beyer. Brillion, Karen and Leon Boettcher, Brillion, Marvyn Boettcher, Brillion, and a son and two daughters-in-law-, James and Florence Behnke, Brillion, Barbara Behnke, Appleton. Twenty-five grandchildren and thirty-two great grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother-in-law, Margaret and Vilas White, Two Rivers, Josephine Hoffrnan, Manitowoc, two sisters-in-law; Viola Beilke, New Holstein, Laurel Nett, Darboy, a very special friend Liese Wolf, nieces, nephews, relatives and many friends.

      She was preceded in death by her husband on June 18, 1970, two sons, Orville and Orlando, daughter, Ellen Boettcher, two sons-in-law, Richard Doughty and Lloyd Beyer, a daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Elton stichert, three grandsons, a great-granddaughter, and six brothers.

      Funeral services were held Sat. Feb. 5 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brillion with Rev. Ross Henzi as officiant. Burial will be in the Brillion Community Cemetery
      The Wieting Funeral Home, Brillion assisted the family with arrangement.