Kersten, Joan

1945 - 2009  (63 years)    Has 18 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Kersten, Joan
  Born	12 Oct 1945
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Jul 2009
  Obituary	5 Jul 2009
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Schumacher, Joan S. Nee: Kersten Today we lost our mom, wife, sister and best friend to brain cancer. Joanie was born Oct. 12, 1945, to the late Ernest and Frieda (Behnke) Kersten, in Appleton. Joanie married Robert M. Schumacher in May of 1969. She was a devoted Mom to son, EJ, and daughter, Carrie, Grammy to grandsons, Clint and Garrit. Joanie was a true friend and always ready to lend a helping hand. Her passions were quilting, playing cards and building things. Joanie created a Packers quilt for herself, a pattern which she repeated in 2007 to raise funds for the Heart of the Valley Relay for Life. Her special Packers quilt raised several hundred dollars. She took great pride in the fact that she built her own home. Joanie was employed by Zwicker's from her 18th birthday until they closed. After, she was employed by Jack's Pizza of Little Chute, until her diagnosis in 1995. She was proud and fiercely independent and will be greatly missed by her husband, Robert; her son, EJ (Jessica) Schumacher and grandsons, Clint and Garrit, Wrightstown; and her daughter, Carrie, at home. She is further survived by a sister, Audrey (Melvin) Schultz; brothers, Les (Marian) Kersten and Glenn (Dianne) Kersten; brothers-in-law, Ray Schumacher, Don (Willy) Schumacher and Joe (Cindy) Schumacher; sisters-in-law, Evelyn (Duane) Romenesko, Irene (Dan) Horn, Delores (Ron) Sedo and Margaret (Tim) Strutz. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Jeanine Schmaling; her brother, Gary; her parents-in-law, John and Agnes Schumacher; and a sister-in-law, Darhl Schumacher. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 6, 2009, from 4 to 8 p.m. at O'CONNELL FUNERAL HOME (201 E. Main St., Little Chute) with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Msgr. James Vanden Hogen will officiate. Committal Highland Memorial. For online condolences, please visit www.oconnell funeralservices.com. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. The family would like to say a special thank you to Drs. Wm. Guenther, Editha Krueger, Jack Swanson, Philip Yazbak and their staff, the caring staff at AMC on 3 South, Thedacare @Home, special caretakers, son, EJ, daughter, Carrie, nieces, Sandie Hinc and Jodi Schmaling, sister-in-law, Willy, and others, so that Joanie could stay at home during her final days. O'CONNELL FUNERAL HOME 201 E. Main Street Little Chute 920-788-6237 Oconnellfuneral Services.com
  Buried	Aft 4 Jul 2009	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I84254	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Kersten, Ernest A.,   b. 13 Jun 1910,   d. 27 Apr 1979  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Behnke, Frieda M.,   b. 17 Aug 1917, Manawa, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1995  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F39341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Schumacher, Robert M.,   b. 31 Dec 1939, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 2010  (Age 70 years)
  Married	Abt May 1969
  Children	1. Schumacker, John   2. Schumacker, Carrie Jean
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F27247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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