Hammen, Eugene M.

1931 - 2002  (70 years)    Has 52 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Hammen, Eugene M.
  Born	30 Jul 1931	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	Abt 1949	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  St. John High School Little Chute Class of 194_
  Education - High School	1949	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1949
  Died	21 Jun 2002	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 21 Jun 2002	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  	Hammen, Eugene M. St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin
  	Hammen, Eugene M. St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin
  	Hammen, Eugene M. St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin
  Obituary	24 Jun 2002
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Hammen, Eugene M. "Puna", Lit tle Chute Age 70, died on Friday, June 21, 2002, at his home due to emphysema and lung cancer. He was born in Little Chute on July 30, 1931, to John J. and Cora (Van Handel) Hammen. He was a lifelong member of St. John Nepomucene Parish in Little Chute and graduated from St. John High School. He married the former Josephine Steckbauer in Oshkosh on June 3, 1961. He was employed in Advertising at The Post-Crescent in Appleton, and its affiliate, Twin-City News-Record. He also worked at Behnke Clothing, Reynebeau Clothing and, most recently, Reynebeau Floral where he loved to deliver flowers. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Council #4489 of Kimberly, the former Kaukauna/Little Chute Barbershoppers, and sang baritone in the Four Flats Quartet. He enjoyed golf and was a member of Fox Valley Golf Club where he was a past president and won the President's Cup trophy in 1957. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean Conflict and was a proud and active member of American Legion Post #258, where he was a past Commander and persistent raffle ticket salesman. He is survived by his wife, Jo, and three daughters and their families: Cori and Dan Romenesko and their children, Nick and Caitlin, Little Chute; Beth and Scott Schuh and their children, Jamie and Cassidy, Freedom; and Meg Murphy (special friend, Dennis Steinke) and her children, Tim and Katie, Fond du Lac, and their father, Pat Murphy. Gene is also survived by a brother, Gordon (Margaret) Hammen; four sisters, Elizabeth VanThiel, Grace Hoffman, Marion (Harold) VandenHeuvel, and his twin sister, Jane Hammen; a brother-in- law, Orville Bongers; and a sister-in-law, Betty Hammen. He is further survived by his wife's family: Mary Thompson, Margaret Steckbauer, Rita (To m) Medland, William Steckbauer, Paul (Mary) Steckbauer, Virginia (Ernst) L isek, and James Steckbauer. Also surviving are many special friends, nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Cora (Van Handel) Hammen; his wife's parents, William and Mary (Binder) Steckbauer; a sister, Barbara (Hammen) Bongers; two brothers, Roger Hammen and Carl Hammen; and three brothers-in-law, Dr. Elmer "Doc" Hoffman, Joseph VanThiel, and Marvin " Lou" Thompson, as well as some very dear friends.The Celebration of Life with Military Rites will be at St. John Nepomucene Church in Little Chute on Wednesday, June 26, at 11 a.m. Friends may call at the Verkuilen Funeral Home is Little Chute on Tuesday, June 25, from 4-8 p.m., with a parish prayer service and Military Honors at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, June 26, from 10-10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established. VERKUIL EN FUNERAL HOME 101 Canal Street Little Chute 788-3321
  Person ID	I38828	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Hammen, John J. "Jack",   b. 5 May 1888, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 1951, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	VanHandel, Cornelia "Cora",   b. 2 Oct 1890, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1946, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F11394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Steckbauer, Josephine
  Children	+ 1. Hammen, Corinne Mary + 2. Hammen, Beth + 3. Hammen, Marguerite Mary
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F12535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 30 Jul 1931 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - Abt 1949 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1949 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 21 Jun 2002 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 21 Jun 2002 - St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1340] St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1949, (St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1949). 38828 - St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1949