Grebe, Edgar G.

1911 - 2015  (103 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Grebe, Edgar G.
  Born	21 Feb 1911	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1928	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Kaukauna High School Class of 1928
  Died	19 Jan 2015	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	22 Jan 2015
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Edgar G. Grebe, age 103, of Kaukauna, died on Monday, January 19, 2015 at the American Grand in Kaukauna. He was born February 21, 1911 in Kaukauna to the late Edward and Lydia (Brenner) Grebe. He graduated from Kaukauna High School with the class of 1928. On June 23, 1956, Ed was united in marriage to Ruth J. Trettin at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kaukauna. After attending a radio telegraphy school in Milwaukee, Ed was examined by the Federal Radio Commission and granted a license as a Radio Operator. Electronics with influence in growth of communication and transportation paralleled Ed's experience step by step. He was a wireless operator on Great Lakes steamboats, an engineer and announcer on early broadcast stations, and a mobile radio operator in the U.S. Army where he also was a wartime radar technician with the Pacific Fleet of the U.S. Navy. Ed was a 10 year aircraft communication and navigation operator with the EAA/FAA in Alaska. He spent 20 years with FAA as an engineer and supervisor in the Continental U.S., ending up in the Chicago Air Route Communication Center, the world's busiest. He then took a journey from the crude crystal receivers and spark transmitters through the radio vacuum tribe era to radar, complex communication and navigation systems, and ending up in the early computer. Ed is survived by his wife of over 58 years, Ruth J. Grebe, Kaukauna; daughter Debbe (Joe) Reckinger; son Michael Grebe; 5 grandchildren: Daniel Reckinger, Steven (Amanda) Reckinger, Christy (Jeff) Laczynski, Jason (Lisa) Grebe, Emily (Chad) Mykel; and 8 great grandchildren: Haley, Madisyn, Ty, Dylan, Ezra, Owen, Kc, and Myles. He is further survived by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, 5 sisters, 3 brothers, and a grandson Tony. A funeral service will take place at 2 pm on Friday, January 23, at the Star of Hope Chapel at Highland Memorial Park, 3131 N. Richmond St., Appleton, with the Rev. Aaron Rosenau officiating. Friends may visit at Highland Memorial Park on Friday from 1 pm until the time of service. Entombment will follow. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at the Appleton Retirement Community and the American Grand in Kaukauna for the compassionate care shown to Ed.
  Buried	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I167054	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Grebe, Edward,   b. 18 Apr 1878, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1931  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Brenner, Lydia,   b. 31 May 1877, Hustisford, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Feb 1957  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F52225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Trettin, Ruth J.,   b. 13 Nov 1915, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 18 May 2015, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 99 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1956
  Children	1. Grebe, Debbe   2. Grebe, Michael
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F66236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 21 Feb 1911 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1928 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 19 Jan 2015 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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