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Dorthea Harriet Ebben

Female 1899 - 1977  (78 years)


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  • Name Dorthea Harriet Ebben 
    Born 08 Mar 1899  Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 06 Aug 1977 
    Buried St Joseph Cemetery, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8354  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2014 

    Father Jacob E Ebben,   b. 17 Aug 1867, Town of Kaukauna, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1941, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Petronella Mary West,   b. 20 Jun 1874, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Jan 1955, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1891  St Nicholas Church, Freedom, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lawrence Augustine Steffens,   b. 22 Dec 1894, Black Creek, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1967, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1919  Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Cecelia Petronella Steffens,   b. 02 Apr 1920, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 2007, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Edward Albert Steffens,   b. 26 Jan 1922, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 2004, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Charles Joseph Steffens,   b. 31 Dec 1923, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 2002, Punta Gorda, Charlotte Co, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     4. Margaret Ann Steffens,   b. 11 Dec 1925, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 2014, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     5. Florian Francis Steffens,   b. 15 Dec 1930, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1978, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     6. Mary Therese Steffens,   b. 09 May 1933, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 2009, Chandler, Maricopa Co, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. Lawrence George Steffens,   b. 15 Mar 1938, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 2007, Suring, Oconto Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     8. Eugene Paul Steffens,   b. 08 Jul 1939,   d. 19 Apr 2016, Ocala, Marion Co, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     9. Kenneth Ledgard Steffens,   b. 27 May 1942, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Aug 2010, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F2762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Back row L to R:

    Cecelia P. (Steffens) Smith - born 4/2/1920 in Freedom, WI, died 11/23/2007 in Little Chute, WI

    Edward A Steffens - born 1/26/1922 in Kaukauna, WI, died 7/16/2004 in Santa Barbara, CA

    Charles Joseph Steffens - born 12/31/1923 in Kaukauna, WI, died 3/27/2002 in Port Charlotte, FL

    Margaret (Steffens) Baer - born 12/11/1925 in Kaukauna, WI, died 4/21/2014 in Appleton, WI

    Florian Francis Steffens - born 12/15/1930 in Appleton, WI, died 7/1/1978 in Culver City, CA

    Mary Therese (Steffens) Keller - born 5/9/1933 in Appleton, WI, died 11/10/2009 in Chandler, AZ

    Lawrence G. Steffens - born 12/18/1935 in Appleton, WI, died 10/20/2007 in Surrey, WI

    Front Row L to R:

    Eugene Paul Steffens - born 7/4/1939 in Appleton, WI, still alive and living in Neenah, WI

    Dora Harriet (Ebben) Steffens - born 3/8/1899, died 8/6/1977 in Appleton, WI

    Lawrence August Steffens - born 12/22/1894 in Freedom, WI, died 7/27/1967 in Appleton, WI

    Kenneth Ledgard Steffens - born 4/27/1942 in Appleton, WI, died 8/2/2010 in Appleton, WI

  • Notes 
    • APPLETON POST CRESCENT
      Sunday August 7,1977

      Mrs. Lawrence A. Steffens (Dora Ebben) 118 N. Hall Ave., Appleton, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Saturday following a lengthy illness. She was born March 8, 1899, in Freedom, where she lived until moving to Appleton in 1828. Mrs. Steffens was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Christian Mothers Society, Third Order of St. Francis, the Monte Alverno Retreat Guild, the Golden Agers Club, the AARP, the World War I Veterans Auxiliary and was a past president of the Catholic War Veterans Auxiliary.

      She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Cecilia Smith, Mrs. Donald (Marge) Baer abd Mrs. Donald (Mary) Keller, all of Appleton; six sons, Edward of Santa Barbara, Calif., Charles, Lawrence Jr. and Kenneth, all of Appleton, Florian, of Culver City, Calif., and Eugene, of Madison; one brother, Joseph Ebben, Appleton; four sisters, Mrs. Harold (Mary) Sachs and Mrs. Josephine Feavel, both of Appleton, Mrs. George (Rose) Schelbe, Freedom, and Mrs. Jerome (Agnes) Heindel of Kaukauna; 30 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.

      She was preceded in death by her husband in 1967 and also by two brothers and two sisters.

      The complete funeral will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. The Rev. Gerald S. Falk will officiate. Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call at the Wichmann Funeral Home from 3-9 p.m. Monday and after 8 a.m. Tuesday until the cortege leaves for the church. There will be prayer and scripture services at 8 p.m. Monday.