Hoks, Ethel Mae

1927 - 2011  (83 years)    Has 34 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Hoks, Ethel Mae
  Born	23 Oct 1927	Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Jul 2011	Galesville, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	19 Jul 2011
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Galesville, Wisconsin, Formerly of Appleton Ethel Mae Abel, age 83, died Monday, July 18, 2011 at Marinuka Manor, Galesville, Wisconsin. She was born October 23, 1927 in Neenah to the late Lester and Mabel (Herzfeldt) and Lester Hoks. She married Marvin A. Abel on January 29, 1944 in Appleton. Together Marvin and Ethel operated Cecil Hardware and later Abel Heating and Cooling. They moved to Galesville during Marvin's illness and Ethel enjoyed living in the 'Garden of Eden' the past thirteen years. She made many new friends and enjoyed sharing her apartment in Western Wisconsin with her Appleton friends. Ethel was an avid reader and even with failing eyesight she kept finding ways to read her Portals of Prayer daily. Ethel is survived by three children: Joan (Tom) Marohl of Green Bay; Don (Mary) Abel of Appleton; and Karen "Kate" (Jim) Hardt of Galesville; and four grandchildren. She is further survived by her South Dakota "sister" Angie Bjorklund and her family. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin and two grandchildren Maggie and Michael Hardt. Funeral services will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011at the Wichmann Funeral Home, Appleton with the Rev. Bryant Haney of Zion Lutheran Church, Galesville officiating. Friends may call directly at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 p.m. until the time of services. Interment will be in Highland Memorial Park. Wichmann Funeral Home 537 N. Superior Street Appleton 739-1231 Online Condolences www.wichmannfargo.com Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on July 19, 2011
  Person ID	I187021	1FamilyTree | MaryLangenhuizenClose78556
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Hoks, Lester,   b. 8 Mar 1909, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1 Jan 1995, Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Herzfeldt, Mabel,   b. Abt 1909,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F62682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abel, Marvin,   b. 28 Nov 1924, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 May 2000  (Age 75 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1944	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Abel, Joan   2. Abel, Donald M.,   b. 15 Nov 1946,   d. 25 Mar 2023  (Age 76 years)   3. Abel, Karen
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2011
  Family ID	F62681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 23 Oct 1927 - Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Married - 29 Jan 1944 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 18 Jul 2011 - Galesville, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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