St. John, Emil J.

1928 - 2008  (80 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	St. John, Emil J.
  Born	18 May 1928
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Bef 1946
  WWII US Navy
  Died	21 May 2008
  Obituary	29 May 2008
  The Mining Journal
  Emil J. St. John, age 80, of Kaukauna, passed away Wednesday evening, May 21, 2008. He was born May 18, 1928, to the late Fred and Louise St. John in Marquette, Michigan. Emil served with the U. S. Navy during WWII for 4 years and was stationed in the South Pacific. He moved to Kaukauna in 1952 and was employed as a stone mason for numerous contractors. Emil was an avid gardener and enjoyed wood working. Emil was proud of being a 45 year blood donor at the Community Blood Center, and in the end when he needed platelets, was very thankful for those who donated. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and a 50 year member of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Jane (VanderBloomen) St. John; four children, Val (Charlie) Fischer, Kaukauna; Tony St. John and Ann St. John, Kaukauna; Tom (Mary) St. John, Little Chute; Lee (Joy) St. John, Darboy; 12 grandchildren, Courtney (Craig) Peterson, Kara (Mike) Brochtrup, Jordan Fischer, Betsy (Nathan) Frailey, Stephanie St. John, Tommy St. John, Nick St. John, Emily (Tim) Opacich, Danny St. John, Adam VanDynHoven, Luke VanDynHoven and Isabelle St. John; brothers and sisters, Fred (Lyrel) St. John, Marquette, MI; Betty (Bob) Parks, Portage, MI; Tom St. John, Marquette, MI; and his aunt, Ferne Vermeulen. He is further survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law, Alma (Tony) Gazzana, West Allis; Jean VanderBloomen, Kaukauna; Joan (Joe) Lewandowski, Kimberly and Lucille Hopfensperger, Oregon; many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary (Ray) Thyssee, a niece, Martie McGrail, his uncle, Victor Vermeulen, an aunt, Gabriella (August) Merckx, his father and mother-in-law, Fred and Louise VanderBloomen, brothers and sisters-in-law, Floyd and Richard VanderBloomen, Alice (Bob) Nack, Carol (Lawrence) Van Cuyk, Jerry (Marie) VandenBloomen, Fred VanderBloomen, nephews, James VanderBloomen, Ted VanCuyk and a niece, Nan Rogers. Funeral Services were held Saturday, May 24 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kaukauna, WI. Thank you to Dr. Joseph Graunke and staff at the Kaukauna Clinic, Dr. Avi Bar-Lev and staff at the Martha Siekman Cancer Center and the staff at outpatient treatment center of Appleton Medical Center.
  Person ID	I144571	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	St. John, Fred,   b. Bef 1910,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Unknown, UnknownF
  Family ID	F57388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	VanderBloomen, Jane
  Children	+ 1. St. John, Val   2. St. John, Tony   3. St. John, Tom   4. St. John, Lee
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F57406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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