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Robert John Gossens

Male 1938 - 1995  (56 years)


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  • Name Robert John Gossens 
    Born 19 Sep 1938  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Graduation 1956  Kimberly High School Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 24 Jun 1995  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I78289  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2019 

    Father Norbert Anton Gossens,   b. 13 Aug 1913, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Mar 2006, Menasha, Winnebago Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Mary Grace Koch,   b. 26 May 1916, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 2006, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 27 Apr 1937  Holy Cross Church, Kaukauna, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F37919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Norbert Lee Gossens,   b. 02 May 1959, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 2023, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. Jere L Gossens,   b. 01 Aug 1962, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1983  (Age 20 years)
     3. Living
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F30455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Robert J. Gossens of Sturgeon Bay, formerly of Kaukauna, age 56, passed away Saturday, June 24, 1995, at St. Vincent Hospital.
      He was born September 19, 1938, in Appleton, son of Norbert and Mary (Koch) Gossens. On April 8, 1958 Bob married the former Barbara Benotch in Kaukauna.
      Bob was very involved with men's amateur sports including softball, basketball and touch football. He was an avid fisherman and owned his own fishing charter business "The Lucky Penny" in Kewaunee. Bob was an avid golfer and had a great love for all music.
      Survivors include his wife, Barbara; two sons, Norb (Linda) and their daughter Ashley of Appleton, Guy (Carrie) and their daughter Emily of Kaukauna, and Sam the Cat; His father and step-mother, Norbert and Toni Gossens, and his mother Mary Gossens of Kimberly; four brothers, John (Susan) of Little Chute, David (Vicki) of Kimberly, Tim (Sandy) of Middleton, Don (Karen) of Kimberly; three sisters, Barbara (Bob) Havel of Combined Locks, Janet (Ray) Wiess of Kimberly, and Gwen (Dan) Pociask of Menasha.
      He was preceded in death by a son, Jere. There were no formal services held. The Wichmann Funeral Home, Appleton, handled the arrangements.