Lemmens, Bernard

1934 - 2015  (80 years)    Has 28 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Lemmens, Bernard
  Born	18 Nov 1934	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Mar 2015
  Obituary	Aft 24 Mar 2015  [1]
  Bernard "Chief" Lemmens, 80, Green Bay, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, following a short illness. He was born November 18, 1934, in Black Creek, WI to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lemmens. Bernard served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After returning from the service, he married Arlene Challe. On March 20, 1966, Bernard married Kathleen Kurowski at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Green Bay. He began his career in 1971 with Brown County and worked for many years in the Maintenance Department at Austin Straubel Airport. Bernard retired from Brown County in 1995. In 1999, he began working for St. Vincent Hospital as a parking attendant. Bernard again retired in January of 2015. In his free time, he enjoyed watching John Wayne movies, listening to country and western music, and watching the Packers. Bernard was a hardworking but "simple kind of man." Bernard is survived by his wife, Kathleen; his children from his first marriage: Debbie, New York; Mike, Nevada; William, Roxanne, and Kelly, all of the Green Bay area; his children with Kathleen: Paul (Lisa) Lemmens, Green Bay; Michelle (Karl) Pavlowski, Green Bay; Karie (Dan) Trojan, Denver, CO; Bernard's stepchildren: Connie (Russ) Wagner, Suamico; Jenny Woelz and her special friend, Randy, Seymour; Cindy (Herbie) Hullings, California; Laurie Douglas, Luxemburg; many grandchildren; his special grandchildren, Kelsey, Bryan, Katie Jo, and Will; two great-grandsons, Walker and Carter; two brothers and a sister-in-law: Arnold and Verna Lemmens, Black Creek; John "Flash" Lemmens, Poland, WI; four sisters, Marie Hoes, Sally Able, Harriet Rolkowski, Esther Gerrits, all of the Green Bay area; many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Arlene; his parents; a granddaughter, Maggie; and three sisters, Anna, Jo, and Martha. Friends may call at Blaney Funeral Home, 1521 Shawano Ave., from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 27. The Memorial Service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, March 27 at the funeral home, concluded with Veteran Honors. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery in Kaukauna. To send online condolences, please go to www.BlaneyFuneralHome.com. A memorial fund has been established in Bernard's name. The Lemmens family extends a special thank you to the nurses and staff of St. Vincent Hospital for their care and compassion. They also express their gratitude to Katie Jo Davis for always being by Grandpa's side.
  Buried	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I108229	1FamilyTree | JulieGonnering112641, NancyGeister131697
  Last Modified	8 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Lemmens, Martin,   b. 26 Jun 1888, Oploo, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 1 May 1975, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Derks, Elizabeth,   b. 23 Feb 1895, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 1939, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F60516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 18 Nov 1934 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1324] Blaney Funeral Home, Green Bay, Wisconsin, (Blaney Funeral Home, Green Bay, Wisconsin Website online at Blaney Funeral Home Obituaries online at Blaney Funeral Home Obitaries).