Kilsdonk, Norbert Frank

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• Address: Norbert Kilsdonk; Address:
  25 St Charles Place
  Little Chute, WI 54140-2256
• 1930 Census: 1930, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; ED 41, page 01b
• Education - High School: 1939, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1940 Census: 1940, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Military Service: Between 1942 and 1946; WWII, US Army
• WWII Army Enlistment Records: 15 Mar 1943
• Occupation: Bef 1959; Kilsdonk RADIO & TV service
• Occupation: Between 1959 and 1982; Postmaster of Little Chute
• Obituary: 26 Oct 2013; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

1930 Census:
Listed living with parents Frank age 38, Elizabeth age 35, ? daughter ?, ? Daughter ?, Norbert age 8 Rosella age 6 Geraldine age 2 ?/12

Education - High School:
St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1939

1940 Census:
Frank Kilsdonk49
Elizabeth Kilsdonk47
Henrietta Kilsdonk22
Verena Kilsdonk20
Norbert Kilsdonk18
Rosella Kilsdonk16
Geraldine Kilsdonk12
Clestin Kilsdonk5

WWII Army Enlistment Records:
Name:Norbert F Kilsdonk
Birth Year:1921
Race:White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:Wisconsin
State of Residence:Wisconsin

Enlistment Date:15 Mar 1943
Enlistment State:Illinois
Enlistment City:Fort Sheridan
Branch:No branch assignment
Branch Code:No branch assignment
Grade:Private
Grade Code:Private
Term of Enlistment:Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component:Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Source:Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer

Education:Grammar school
Civil Occupation:Unskilled occupations in manufacture of paper and pulp
Height:00
Weight:135

Occupation:
Kilsdonk RADIO & TV service

Occupation:
Served as Postmaster of Little Chute from 2/28/1959-1982

Name:Norbert F Kilsdonk
Post Office Location:Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin
Appointment Date:28 Feb 1959
Volume #:81
Volume Year Range:1930-1971

Name:Norbert F Kilsdonk
Post Office Location:Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin
Appointment Date:30 Jul 1959
Volume #:81
Volume Year Range:1930-1971

Obituary:
Norbert F. Kilsdonk, 92, of Little Chute, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was born August 14, 1921, in Little Chute, son of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Ebben) Kilsdonk. Norb married Mary F. Vander Wielen on June 26, 1948, recently celebrating 65 years of marriage together. Norb graduated from St. John Schools and attended St. Norbert College and Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He operated Kilsdonk RADIO & TV service for several years before becoming Postmaster in Little Chute, retiring in 1982. After retirement, Norb volunteered for more than 25 years at the Salvatorian Mission Warehouse in New Holstein. He was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, and was very active in many different services there including: a member of the Resurrection Choir, communion distributor, usher and was a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 10919. Norb was a past secretary/treasurer of St. John Cemetery, was the editor of "St. John Sesquicentennial" book and co-editor of Little Chute's "One Hundred Years of Progress" book, and was a charter member of the Little Chute Historical Society.
Norb served in the Army Signal Corps form 1942-1946, serving in England, Normandy, France and Rhineland. He received several citations including: the European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 3 bronze battle stars, the American Theater Ribbon and a Victory Medal. Norb was a member of the American Legion Jacob Coppus Post #258, Little Chute, the ARRL and the NARFE. He was Ham radio operator W9SBY.
Norb is survived by his loving wife, Mary; two sons: Frank (Elizabeth) Kilsdonk, Germantown, WI and Tom (Beverly) Kilsdonk, Sunnyvale, CA; eight daughters: Joanne (Dominic) DeLeo, Wellesley, MA, Mary (Paul) Malischke, Madison, WI, Patricia (David) Coles, Pleasant Praire, WI, Susan (John) Danielson, San Antonio, TX, Judy (Mark) Stegman, Littleton, CO, Janet Kilsdonk, Wausau, WI, Betty (Ted) DeMaria, Boulder, CO and Barbara (Nate) Thompson, De Pere, WI; grandchildren: Kristina (Nate) Vack, Kathryn (Joel) Stone, Annina DeLeo, Therese Malischke, Annalise (Jordan) O'Connell, Shaula (Doug) Hutt, David (Daniella) Coles, Dani Stegman, Jacklyn Stegman, Rick Starzinski, Andy Starzinski, Kathryn Thompson and Noah Thompson; great grandchildren: Kaetlyn, Logan, Liliana and Ada Hutt and Cora and Rosemary Vack; sisters and brothers-in-law: Beth Kilsdonk, Joe Van Grinsven, Ruth Vander Wielen, Henry and Pearl Vander Wielen, Ron and Dorothy Thyssen, Mary Ann Porto; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Norb was preceded in death by his parents; sisters: Henriette Lenz, Verena Ritchie, Geraldine Maertz and Rose Knight; brothers: Florian and Les Kilsdonk; brothers-in-law: Edward Knight, Oswald Ritchie, Gearald Maertz, Kenneth Lenz, Joseph Vander Wielen, Ray Rietveld and Ari Rietveld; sisters-in-law: Anna Rietveld, Fran Van Grinsven and Therese Rietveld.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 28, 2013, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, 323 S. Pine Street, Little Chute, with Fr. Ron Belitz officiating. Full military honors will be performed by the American Legion Jacob Coppus Post #258. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery, Little Chute. Visitation will be at the church on Monday from 2:00 p.m. until the time of the Mass. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for the Salvatorian Mission Warehouse in New Holstein.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from Oct. 26 to Oct. 27, 2013

Norbert married VanderWielen, Mary 26 Jun 1948, Holy Name Catholic Church, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA. Mary (daughter of VanderWielen, Peter and Ruijs, Agnes M.) was born 23 Mar 1924, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 24 Sep 2014, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; was buried 29 Sep 2014, St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Frank married Kelderman, Elizabeth (daughter of Kelderman, Jacob and Bons, Elizabeth) [Group Sheet]

Joanne married Deleo, Domenic [Group Sheet]

Mary married Malischke, Paul [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: Kenosha News

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Obituary:
Kenosha News

Editor's note: Each Monday, the Kenosha News takes a look at the life of a Kenosha County resident who recently died. We share with you, through the memories of family and friends, a life remembered.
Pat Coles faced her fears with her faith.
When she struggled with brain cancer, she didn't live for "what if," she lived in the "now."
Rather than dwelling on things to come, Pat wrote, "My job is to use the talents given me by God; to glorify Him, and to live the best life I can possibly live."
"She could smile with her eyes, even when the corners of her mouth were down-turned," said her husband, Dave Coles.
Taking a stand
In My Turn columns for the Kenosha News and in online sharings, Pat also took a stand for others with disabilities that might not always be visible on the outside.
"What I am advocating for is a bit of patience and kindness and thoughtfulness in our everyday interactions."
"The hope that she had was infectious, and others marveled at how bravely she persevered throughout her illness," sid her sister Mary Malischke.
Patricia Coles passed away on March 17, after a four-year battle with brain cancer. She was 64.
Her survivors include her husband, Dave Coles; a daughter Shaula (Douglas) Hutt; a son David Patrick (Daniella) Coles; four grandchildren; siblings Frank (Liz) Kilsdonk; Joann (Dom DeLeo) Kilsdonk; Mary (Paul) Malischke; Judy (Mark) Stegman; Janet Kilsdonk; Sue (John) Danielson; Betty (Ted De Maria) Kilsdonk; Tom (Beverly) Kilsdonk; and Barb (Nate) Thompson.
Appleton to Ann Arbor
Pat was born in Appleton to Norbert Francis and Mary Frances Kilsdonk on July 31, 1953, the fourth of ten children and raised in the Dutch community of Little Chute.
She graduated from St. John's High School in 1971 and from Edgewood College in Madison in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in social studies. She attended graduate programs in counseling at Marquette University in Milwaukee and theology at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Ill.
Pat met Dave in 1983 at at Marquette. They married Aug. 31, 1984 and settled in Ann Arbor, Mich.
While homeschooling her children, Pat worked as a proofreader for Servant Publications, and as a kindergarten aide, academic advisor and Bible teacher at Washtenaw Christian Academy in Saline, Mich.
Recalls Dave, "She loved to bake, especially Dutch specialties during the holidays, such as speculaas, banket, and Dutch apple pie."
Faith in art
Pat folded her faith into many of her creative endeavors. She created, and painted sets for Vacation Bible School and for programs at Packard Road Baptist Church in Ann Arbor, including a life-sized backdrop for Da Vinci's "Last Supper."
Mary says that her sister first discovered her artistic talent while taking a drawing class with her kids at the home school cooperative in Ann Arbor. "She loved it, and continued to teach herself to draw, while interacting informally with some local artists," she said.
In 2003 Pat went to work as a financial aid administrator at Spring Arbor University.
A year later, Dave moved to Kenosha for a job opportunity at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., and Pat stayed in Ann Arbor while their son, David, finished high school.
Move to Kenosha
Rejoining Dave in Kenosha in 2005, Pat went to work in the financial aid department at Carthage College. From 2010 until 2014 she served as director of financial aid at Trinity International University.
In 2014 Pat began her battle with glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer, a treatable but incurable cancer.
"Pat was ever hopeful and had brain surgery radiation and chemotherapy," said Mary. "She and Dave even drove to Duke University in North Carolina in a snowstorm to see if she could qualify for an experimental study where they were putting polio vaccine on these tumors."
Just before her diagnosis, Mary recalls Pat telling her she felt that the Lord was calling her to have a speaking ministry. "Ironically, the tumor was in her speech center," she said.
Turning to writing
Pat turned to writing to communicate her struggles in My Turn columns and in blogs for Caring Bridge, an online journal for those who wish to share their health journey with family and friends.
rom 2015 through 2017 Pat penned seven My Turn columns on topics ranging from the joys of Christmas to her challenges of living with brain cancer. She wrote of "silver linings" including her siblings, her faith, her friends and her physicians.
This January, Pat declined further treatment for her condition, choosing to let the disease run its course.
Mary says that to the end, "Pat remained positive, loving and accepting. About a month before she died, she told me, 'When my time comes, I am going to be so happy to see God's face.'"

Patricia married Coles, David L. [Group Sheet]

Susan married Danielson, John [Group Sheet]

Judith married Stegman, Mark (son of Stegman, Ralph L. and McDonald, Kathryn) [Group Sheet]

Janet married Starzinski, Gary [Group Sheet]

Betty married Demaria, Ted [Group Sheet]

Thomas married Sanford, Beverly [Group Sheet]

Barbara married Thompson, Nathan [Group Sheet]

Kristina married Vack, Nathan [Group Sheet]

Kathryn married Stone, Joel (son of Stone, Jeff and Unknown, UnknownF) [Group Sheet]

Shaula — Hutt, Douglas. [Group Sheet]