Berchem, Sylvester

1916 - 2008  (91 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Berchem, Sylvester
  Born	13 Apr 1916
  Gender	Male
  1920 Census	1920	Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Henry J Berchem26 Johanna Berchem23 Slyvester H Berchem3 [3 9/12] William M Berchem1 [1 8/12]
  Died	3 Feb 2008	Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	5 Feb 2008
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Sylvester H. Berchem, age 91, of Chilton, died on Sunday, February 3, 2008, at the Chilton Care Center in Chilton. He was born April 13, 1916, in Calumet County, son of the late Henry and Jenny (Jensen) Berchem. He married Lillian M. Thiel on October 30, 1945, at St. John Catholic Church in St. John. Sylvester and Lillian lived in Brillion from 1945-1951. In August of 1951 they moved to their farm on Faro Springs Road where he and his wife farmed for 53 years. She preceded him in death on June 1, 2004. Sylvester was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hilbert, the Holy Name Society, and an officer for many years of Equity Livestock Co-op. He was an avid football fan who enjoyed watching the Green Bay Packers and his grandchildren play the game. He also enjoyed playing cards, but most of all loved being on the farm, and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include his children: Keith (Barbara) Berchem, Hilbert; Rose Mary (Gary) Schaefer, Hilbert; eight grandchildren: Vicki (Jason) Csida, Darboy; Christine (Peter B.) Goetsch, Chilton; Kimberlee (Jason) Ebben, Appleton; Eric Berchem, Kaukauna; Holly (Alan) Plate, Hilbert; Kevin (Wanda) Schaefer, Hilbert; Tim Schaefer, Hilbert; Dan Schaefer, Hilbert; six great-grandchildren: Ryan Csida, Conner Goetsch, Lilly and Bau Schaefer, and Makayla and Brady Plate; a brother, Alyoisius (June) Berchem; sisters-in-law: Esther Martin, Eleanor Thiel, Sr. Rosilda Thiel, and Mary Lou Thiel; and brother-in-law, Robert Schwabenlander. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 8, 2008, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hilbert with the Rev. Philip Dinh-Van-Thiep officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at Wieting Family Funeral Home (411 W Main St., Chilton) from 4:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2008. Online Condolences www.wietingfuneralhome.com
  Buried	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Hilbert, Wisconsin, USA
  	Bechem, Sylvester St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Hilbert, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I75960	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Berchem, Henry,   b. 23 Sep 1893, Brothertown, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Dec 1988, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Jensen, Johanna "Jenny",   b. Abt 1896,   d. Abt 1976  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Family ID	F49905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thiel, Lillian M.,   b. 26 Jun 1920, St. John, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1 Jun 2004, Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1945	St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, St. John, Calumet, Wisconsin
  Children	1. Berchem, Rose Mary   2. Berchem, Keith
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F24577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	1920 Census - 1920 - Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA Married - 30 Oct 1945 - St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, St. John, Calumet, Wisconsin Died - 3 Feb 2008 - Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Hilbert, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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