Froeming, Bernice

1913 - 1993  (79 years)    Has 10 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	Froeming, Bernice
  Born	22 Sep 1913	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Family History Researcher	Jay, First off, I apologize for having Bernice's birthday wrong. I had 9/12/1913 and it should be 9/22/1913. Bernice is and will continue to be somewhat of a mystery to me. While I believe she is Gertrude's daughter, I have doubts that her father is Edward Froeming. In the 1920 census, Edward Froeming was living with the Kohasky family. Bernice carried the last name Kohasky at that time and is listed as Bernard's granddaughter. This was two years before Gertrude and Edward were married. When Laura and William Kohasky died in 1920 Bernice is listed as a sibling, which would make her Gertrude's sibling. I doubt that Bernice is their sibling. They may have written is that way to keep up "appearances", but that's just a guess on my part. Bernice is listed as Gertrude and Edward Froeming's daughter after they are married. This may have been done for social purposes as Edward would have been Bernice's step-daughter. Bernice's 1993 obituary listed Edward and Gertrude Kohasky Froeming Sr. as her parents. No matter who her biological father was, Edward would have been the one she recognized as her father. Gertrude may have had Bernice while out of town, possibly with other family members, but have no fully explored this angle yet as there are a few places to chose from. Honestly, I'm not sure where to start and don't know what it would prove to find her birth record at this point. I tried unsuccessfully to find her birth record at the Outagamie County register of deeds. First I looked up all "K" names for 1913, then looked for all birth records for September 1913 under every letter in the alphabet and found 2 people were born on that date in Outagamie County, one was male and the other record bore wasn't even close to what I was looking for. I did check the entire month for any Bernice and Agnes under every letter in the alphabet and came up with nothing. Edward and Gertrude Froeming are buried at Highland Memorial Park in Appleton, Outagamie, WI. Bernice is buried with both of her husbands at St. Mary Cemetery in Menasha, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. All three share the same headstone. I have a feeling that finding more about Bernice's parentage could lead to more problems than it's worth. If Edward is her biological father, then that would make him about 14 when she was born. Which even back then would have been frowned on as Gertrude was about 20. If Edward isn't her biological father then that would make for some unpleasant surprises for descendents in that family line. I don't feel it's my place to change the family tree that much and will leave it up to that family to make those changes. Either way, it feels like something that could cause a lot of hard feelings and I don't want that to happen. Will be sending other headstone pictures either today or tomorrow. Thank you again for everything you do. Lori
  Residence	1932	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Residence	1934	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Died	25 Jul 1993	Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	Aft 25 Jul 1993
  Appleton Post Crescent
  	Weiss, Bernice Obituary Formerly Mrs. Raymond Shoepel Unsure if Maiden Name is actually Kohasky or Froeming?
  Buried	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA
  	Weiss, Bernice St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA Formerly Mrs. Raymond Schoepel (Maiden Name: Kohasky or Froeming)
  Notes	Description: Her Parents married in 1922 years after her birth so Bernice is either a child from another relationship or a previous marriage or another mother named Gertrude who married a Froeming or she changed her name from Kahosky to Froeming & referred to Ed & Gertrude as her parents. . But then why does she not show as Froeming in 1930 census? Notice HERE: 1920 Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find a place location associated with a Birth, Death, Burial, Marriage, Divorce, or other Event, it is associated with your specific person record. Ben Kohasky64 Frances Kohasky55 William J Kohasky30 Gertrude Kohasky26 Laura Kohasky24 Rene Kohasky22 Bernice Kohasky6 Edward Froenning20 THERE IS NO BERNICE FROEMING--HER SUPPOSED FATHER WAS NOT MARRIED YET. when you go to 1930 census it shows no Bernice Froeming. I checked 1930 census for any Bernice Froeming b betw 1911 & 1915 living in WI--None listed. I cannot look up marriage of 1934 since papers stop at 1932. Cannot look up any obit pre 1999 for Appleton.
  Person ID	I99937	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Froeming, Edward,   b. 21 Nov 1899,   d. 16 Mar 1950  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Kohasky, Gertrude "Agnes",   b. 23 Apr 1893, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Dec 1948, , Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F61985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Schoepel, Raymond,   b. 21 Sep 1907, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1947, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 39 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1934	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Marriage Record (Family)	2 Jun 1934
  County:Outagamie Volume:21 Page:157 Wedding Date:06/02/34 Groom's Name:Raymond Schoepel Groom's Age:26 Address:732 Broad St., Menasha, Wis. Color:white Marital Status: Place of birth:Menasha, Wis. Occupation:printer Father, guardian or curator:Louis Schoepel Father's Place of Birth: Mother's Name Before Marriage:Dora Nettekoven Mother's Place of Birth: Bride's Name:Bernice Kohasky Bride's Age:20 Occupation:telephone operator Address:1010 W. Wisconsin Ave., Appleton, Wis. Color:white Marital Status: Place of birth:Appleton, Wis. Father, guardian or curator:Edward Froeming Father's Place of Birth: Mother's Name Before Marriage:Gertrude Kohasky Mother's Place of Birth: Witnesses:A. L. Schoepel, Loraine, Wis. Officiating:John E. Hantschel License Number:157
  	Schoepel, Raymond and Bernice Kohasky Marriage Record
  Children	1. Schoepel, Gerald Raymond,   b. 07 Jul 1944, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 04 Nov 2022, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F32390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Weiss, Roland A.,   b. 2 Jun 1899, Mayville, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 May 1987, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1953	, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
  Marriage Record (Family)	22 Sep 1953
  County:Winnebago Volume:63 Page:408 Groom's Name:Roland A Weiss Address:Neenah, Winnebago, WI Color:white Husband's birth date:06/02/99 Place of birth:Neenah, Winnebago, WI Occupation:partsman in garage Father's Name:William Weiss Father's Place of Birth: Mother's Name Before Marriage:Martha Qualman Mother's Place of Birth: Bride's Name:Bernice Schoepel Address: Color:white Marital Status:widowed Place of birth:Outagamie County, Wisconsin Occupation: Father's Name:unknown Father's Place of Birth: Mother's Name Before Marriage:Gertrude Kohasky Mother's Place of Birth: Witnesses:Hubert F Kurkowski, Hilda Kurkowski Officiating:Joseph A Backer License Number:486 License Date:09/22/53
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F58636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 22 Sep 1913 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1932 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1934 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 2 Jun 1934 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 22 Sep 1953 - , Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA Died - 25 Jul 1993 - Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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