Filz, Marvin

1922 - 2017  (95 years)    Has 24 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Filz, Marvin
  Born	28 Jun 1922	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1940	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Appleton High School Class of 1940
  Military Service	Bef 1946
  WWII, US Army
  	Filz, Marvin Military
  Died	24 Dec 2017	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	28 Dec 2017
  APC
  Appleton - Marvin "Phat" C. Filz, age 95, of Appleton, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017. The Funeral Liturgy will be held on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 410 W. Lawrence Street in Appleton. Visitation will be held the night before at Wichmann Funeral Home, 537 N. Superior Street in Appleton on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 starting at 5:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. Visitation will resume the following day at church at 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass with Fr. Jim Leary, O.F.M. officiating. Military Honors will follow the Funeral Mass at church. Interment will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery in Appleton. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established in Phat's name. Online condolences can be shared at www.wichmannfargo.com. A full obituary will be published in Sunday's paper. 12/31/2017 Appleton - Marvin "Phat" C. Filz, age 95, of Appleton, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017. He was born to the late Marvin Sr. and Rozella (Smith) Filz on June 28, 1922 in Appleton. Phat attended Appleton High School West and graduated in 1940. Phat proudly served his country as a Master Sergeant in the U.S Army. His time served spanned through WWII. Recently Phat took part in the Old Glory Flight to Washington D.C. He married the love of his life, Doris Langman, on August 16, 1947 in Appleton at St. Joseph Catholic Church. They were blessed with their two daughters, Debbie and Becky. Phat was employed at Institute of Paper Chemistry and Valley Iron Works. He retired as supervisor and machinist from the Institute of Paper Chemistry in 1988. In his early years Phat enjoyed softball, square dancing, bowling and visiting the YMCA. He and his wife Doris are life-long members of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Appleton. Phat had a creative and imaginative mind and loved to woodwork. He was a life-long Packer Backer and Wisconsin Badger Basketball fan. Above all he cherished being a dad, grandpa, great-grandpa and especially a loving and faithful husband. His survivors are his loving wife, Doris, of whom he shared 70 wonderful years of marriage with; his two daughters, Debbie (Gary) Van Handel of Green Bay and Becky (Thomas C.) Thiel of Appleton; his grandchildren, Michael (Cecilia) Van Handel of Gurnee, IL, Michelle (Daniel) Owen of Madison, WI and Andrew "AJ" Van Handel of Madison, WI; his step grandson, Andrew Thiel (and special friend, Haley Purpus); his great-grandchildren, Jackson Van Handel, Joshua and Caleb Owen; his step great-grandchild, Ahana Thiel. Phat is further survived by his sister, Delores Cowan; and his sister-in-law, Margaret (Jim) Winterfeldt; his nieces and nephews, Rodney Langman, Stacy Kennelly, Scott Winterfeldt, Bob Filz, Tom Filz and Jeff Filz. In addition to his parents Phat was preceded in death by his in-laws, Charlie (Mamie) Langman; two brothers, Merrill and Myron; his brother-in-law, Donald Langman and many other dear relatives. The Funeral Liturgy will be held on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 410 W. Lawrence Street in Appleton. Visitation will be held the night before at Wichmann Funeral Home, 537 N. Superior Street in Appleton on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 starting at 5:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. Visitation will resume the following day at church at 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass with Fr. Jim Leary, O.F.M. officiating. Military Honors will follow the Funeral Mass at church. Interment will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery in Appleton. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established in Phat's name. Online condolences can be shared at www.wichmannfargo.com. Phat's family would like to give a special thanks to the staff of Primary Care Associates, Theda Care Regional Medical Center of Appleton, John Bradley VA Center, and the staff of St. Paul's Elder Care Service for the wonderful care given to Phat and the compassion shown to his family. His family also extends their many thanks to Tony, Erin and Jade Spencer who have been wonderful neighbors through the years. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Dec. 31, 2017
  Buried	St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I59746	1FamilyTree | NancyGeister131697
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Filz, Marvin L.,   b. 11 Jul 1897, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Apr 1979, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Smith, Rozella M.,   b. 23 May 1903, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Nov 1985, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F19664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Langman, Doris,   b. 9 Dec 1926, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 Jan 2018, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Married	16 Aug 1947	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  	Filz, Marvin and Doris (Langman) 1947
  	Filz, Marvin and Doris (Langman) 2012
  News Mention (Family)	2 Sep 2007
  Filz, Marvin and Doris Langman 60th Anniversary News
  	Filz, Marvin and Doris Langman 60th Anniversary News
  News Mention (Family)	16 Sep 2012
  Appleton Post Crescent
  	Filz, Marvin and Doris 65th Anniversary News
  Children	1. Filz, Debbie   2. Filz, Becky
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F60008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 28 Jun 1922 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1940 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 16 Aug 1947 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 24 Dec 2017 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1398] Appleton High School Class of 1940 Clarion Yearbook, (Appleton High School Class of 1940 Clarion Yearbook). 59746 - Appleton High School Class of 1940