Powers, Catharine Elisabeth "Elsie"

Other Events:

• Birth - Civil Record: 15 Feb 1890
• 1900 Census: 1900, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; page 01a
• 1905 State Census: 1905, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; Page 415
• News Mention: 6 Mar 1908; Kaukauna Times
• News Mention: 17 Sep 1909; Kaukauna Times
• News Mention: 14 Oct 1909; Kaukauna Sun
• 1910 Census: 1910, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; ED 25 Page 20b
• News Mention: 5 Aug 1910; Kaukauna Times
• News Mention: 18 Aug 1910; Kaukauna Sun
• Residence: 1915, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
• 1920 Census: 1920, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; ED 10 Page 18B
• Occupation: Bef 14 Aug 1967; Unknown
• Death Record - Civil: 15 Aug 1967
• Obituary: 15 Aug 1967; Kenosha News

Notes:

Birth - Civil Record:
1890 Outagamie County Birth records Vol 5 page 310; Elsie Powers daught er of John & Ellen Rhoan (sic) born on 2/15/1890.

1900 Census:
Listed living with par ents age 10, born Feb 1890

1905 State Census:
Listed living with parents age 15

News Mention:
1908 Kaukauna Times dated 3/06/1908; Miss Elsie Powers is home from Fo nd du Lac to visit her mother Mrs John Powers.

1908 Kaukauna Sun dated 3/05/1908; Holland - Miss Elsie Powers of Fond du L ac is visiting her mother Mrs John Powers at Holland.

1907 Kaukauna Times dated 11/29/1907; Miss Elsie Powers of Fond du L ac is home for a visit.

News Mention:
1909 Kaukauna Times dated 9/17/1919; Pat Clune, Will Powers and Elsie Powe rs were in Milwaukee this week to attend the state fair.

News Mention:
1909 Kaukauna Sun dated 10/14/1909; Powers- Vandenberg wedding at the ho me of the brides Aunt Mrs Pat Keehan.

1910 Census:
on Crate? St.; L isted living with husband age 19.

News Mention:
1910 Kaukauna Times dated 8/05/1910; Mrs J.J. Vandenberg of Kenosha is t he guest of her parents Mr & Mrs John Powers.

News Mention:
1910 Kaukauna Sun dated 8/18/1910; The stork called on Mrs John Vandenbe rg of Kenosha at the home of her mother Mrs John Powers where she is visit ing, on Monday leaving a son.

Residence:
1915 Was listed as Elsie Powers Vandenberg of Kenosha on her mothers Probate Records.

1920 Census:
on Newell St .; Listed living with husband and two children, age 29, born in Wisc.

Occupation:
Unknown

Death Record - Civil:
Individual: Vandenberg, Elsie Social Security #: 391-22-9956 SS# issued i n: WisconsinBirth date: Feb 15, 1890 Death date: Aug 1967 Kenosha, Kenosha, WI.

Obituary:
See Image Long Illness claimes Mrs. Elsie Vandenberg. Mrs. Elsie Vandenberg, 77, formerly of 6621 22nd Ave., died at the Sheridan Nursing Home, early this morning after a long illness.She was born Feb. 14, 1890 in Buchanan, Wis., daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. John Powers. She received her early education in Holland Township, Wis ., and came to Kenosha in 1908. On Oct. 12, 1909 she married John J. Vandenberg in Fond du Lac, and he preceded her in death on Oct 4, 1922.Mrs. Vandenberg was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and the Altar Society. She is survived by two sons, Oral H. and Howard, both of Kenosha; one brother, Edward of New York City; a sister, Mrs. Eleanor Hansen of Green Bay, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Eugene; one daughter, Miss Evelyn; three brothers and three sisters.

Catharine married Vandenberg, John J. 12 Oct 1909, St. Patrick Catholic Church, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. John (son of Vandenberg, Henry and Vanderheiden, Deleana Adriana) was born 14 Feb 1880, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA; died 4 Oct 1922, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , St. James Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 15 Aug 1910
• 1920 Census: 1920, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; Ed 10 Page 18b
• Occupation: Bef 26 Jul 1996; Unknown
• Death Record - Civil: 26 Jul 1996
• Obituary: Aft 26 Jul 1996

Notes:

Baptism:
1910 Baptised at St. Francis Catholic Church 8/15/1910.; Baptismal Sponso rs were John Powers and Bardine Wilpolt

1920 Census:
on Newell St .; Listed living with parents age 9

Occupation:
Unknown

Death Record - Civil:
Individual: Vandenberg, Oral Social Security #: 391-14-3691 SS# issued i n: WisconsinBirth date: Aug 8, 1910 Death date: Jul 26, 1996 ZIP Code of last known r esidence: 53224Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Obituary:
Missing text or image.

Oral married VanDyke, Laurene 6 Nov 1937, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. Laurene (daughter of VanDyke, Philo and Bluske, Augusta) was born 13 Apr 1915, Hamburg Twp, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA; died 10 Jul 1979, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , ?, Unknown Location. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Marriage Status: Never Married
• 1920 Census: 1920, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; Ed 10 Page 18b
• Military Service: Bef 17 Aug 1942; WWII
• Occupation: Bef 17 Aug 1942; Unknown
• Obituary: Aft 17 Aug 1942
• News Mention: 8 Jul 2003

Notes:

1920 Census:
Listed living with parents age 1 11/12

Military Service:
Died in service WWII in the Makin Islands.Briefly, he was killed in a raid on Butartari Atoll in the Makin Island s, now known as Kirabati. CILHI goes all over the world searching for t he bodies of missing military personnel from all wars. With the he lp of a native islander who recalled where the mass temporary grave was f or these 19 men, and the efforts of their fellow former Marine Raiders, CI LHI located the grave in 1998 or 1999. We heard about this in Decemb er of 1999. That is when the remains were returned to Hickam Air Force Ba se and the identification process began. It turns out that Eugene's dog t ags were found and his remains could be identified from dental record s. He was buried with 13 of the other Marines in Arlington National Cemete ry on August 17, 2001. The Marine Raiders held their annual conventi on in D.C. at that time and it was really interesting to be there and ta lk to some of these men and the archeologists from CILHI.

Occupation:
Unknown

Obituary:
Missing text or image.

News Mention:
United States Department of Defense - News Release- No. 714-00 -IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2000
WWII MARINE RAIDERS IDENTIFIED, RETURNING HOME The remains of 19 World War II Marine Raiders killed in action on Butaritari Island (Makin Atoll) and listed as missing in action since August 1942 were recently identified, and will be returned to their families for burial. The remains are those of:
Capt. Gerald P. Holtom, Palo Alto, Calif.
Sgt. Clyde Thomason, Atlanta, Ga.
FM1C. Vernon L. Castle, Stillwater, Okla.
Cpl. I.B. Earles, Tulare, Calif.
Cpl. Daniel A. Gaston, Galveston, Tex.
Cpl. Harris J. Johnson, Little Rock, Iowa
Cpl. Kenneth K. Kunkle, Mountain Home, Ark.
Cpl. Edward Maciejewski, Chicago, Ill.
Cpl. Robert B. Pearson, Lafayette, Calif.
Cpl. Mason O. Yarbrough, Sikeston, Mo.
Pfc. William A. Gallagher, Wyandotte, Mich.
Pfc. Ashley W. Hicks, Waterford, Calif.
Pfc. Kenneth M. Montgomery, Eden, Wis.
Pfc. Norman W. Mortensen, Camp Douglas, Wis.
Pfc. John E. Vandenberg, Kenosha, Wis.
Pvt. Carlyle O. Larson, Glenwood, Minn.
Pvt. Robert B. Maulding, Vista, Calif.
Pvt. Franklin M. Nodland, Marshalltown, Iowa
Pvt. Charles A. Selby, Ontonagon, Mich.The Marines were members of the Marine Corps' 2nd Raider Battalion, killed during the August 17-18, 1942, raid on Japanese-held Butaritari Island, during which an estimated 83 Japanese soldiers were killed.Lt. Col. Evans F. Carlson commanded the Raiders during the operation, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's son, Capt. James Roosevelt, was the operation's second-in-command. Ferried to the island by submarine and landing on and departing Butaritari by rubber boats, the Marines were unable to evacuate the bodies of their fallen comrades.With the assistance of island inhabitants, including a man who assisted in the burial of the Marines in 1942, a recovery team from the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii (CILHI) uncovered a mass grave and excavated the remains in November and December 1999. That operation was preceded by an initial investigation in August 1998 and an unsucces sful recovery effort in May 1999. The U.S. Marine Raider Association provided invaluable assistance with firsthand information and documentation about their combat on Butaritari. In late 1999, the CILHI began an exhaustive forensic identification process, including the use of mitochondrial DNA, to confirm the identities of the Marines. Marine Corps officials, using historical military records and more modern search techniques, located the next of kin of each of the Marines. Arrangements for the transportation and burial of the Marines are underway, in consultation with the families. The first burial is expected to be that of Cpl. Yarbrough in Sikeston, Mo. in December. Among the remains recovered are those of Sgt. Clyde Thomason, the first enlisted Marine awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.The identification of these Marines contributes to the ongoing effort by the Department of Defense to locate and identify more than 88,000 American service members who remain missing in action from World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
United States Department of Defense - Press Advisory No. 157-P August 1 4, 2001
Makin Island Raiders to be Honored at Arlington The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James L. Jones, will speak at a memorial service for Marines of the 2nd Raider Battalion who were killed during a raid on Butaritari Island in 1942. The service and subsequent burial will take place at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, Aug. 17 at 11 a.m. EDT.The remains are those of Capt. Gerald P. Holtom, Palo Alto, Calif.; Sgt. Clyde Thomason Atlanta, Ga.; FM1 Vernon L. Castle, Stillwater, Okla.; Cpl. Daniel A. Gaston, Galveston, Texas; Cpl. Edward Maciejewski, Chicago, Ill.; Cpl. Robert B. Pearson, Lafayette, Calif.; Pfc. William A. Gallagher, Wyandotte, Mich.; Pfc. Kenneth M. Montgomery, Eden, Wis.; Pfc. John E. Vandenberg, Kenosha, Wis.; Pvt. Carlyle O. Larson, Glenwood, Minn .; Pvt. Robert B. Maulding, Vista, Calif.; Pvt. Franklin M. Nodland, Marshalltown, Iowa; and Pvt. Charles A. Selby, Ontonagon, Mich.The families of six other Marines killed during the raid elected to have private burials. A casket containing co-mingled remains will be interred during the ceremony in addition to the 13 individual caskets.The 19 Marines were killed during a raid on Butaritari Island, in the Makin Atoll, Aug. 17-18, 1942. They were members of the 2nd Raider Bn., a Marine unit organized and trained to conduct commando and guerrilla-style attacks behind enemy lines. The unit was led by then-Lt. Col. Evans Carlson and his second-in-command, Maj. James Roosevelt, son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Sgt. Clyde Thomason, whose remains will be among those interred Friday, was the first enlisted Marine to earn the Medal of Honor in World War II.During the two-day battle, the Raiders killed an estimated 83 Japanese soldiers, but their attempts to leave the island were bedeviled by a high and crashing surf and they were unable to evacuate the bodies of their fallen comrades.In November 1999, a recovery team from the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii (CILHI), uncovered a mass grave on Butaritari Island and excavated the remains. The remains were transported to CILHI where an exhaustive process led to the identification of the Marines and the subsequent notification of their families.The remains will arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Thursday at 9: 30 a.m. An arrival ceremony will be conducted by Marines from Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. and the President's Own, United States Marine Band. For media access to the arrival at Andrews or the ceremony at Arlington, contact Marine Capt. Joseph Kloppel at (703) 614-4309.
See this website for more stories and photos http://www.usmcraiders.com/return.htm

Buried:
2001 - His body has finally been found, returned to the USA and buri ed at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Aft 1960; Careful.Cleaners, Snap-On Tools Corporation
• Obituary: Aft 15 Mar 1992

Notes:

Occupation:
Howard owned a business in Kenosha named Careful Cleaners in the 1960's. He later worked at Snap-On Tools Corporation.

Obituary:
Missing text or image.

Howard married Hould, Dolores E. 28 Dec 1948, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. Dolores (daughter of Hould, Napoleon and LaJeunesse, Mary) was born 18 Jan 1928, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; died 4 Jan 2008. [Group Sheet]

Rita married Daas, Joseph F. [Group Sheet]

Linda married Seidel, Anthony Ray "Tony" [Group Sheet]

Catherine married Andersson, Karl (son of Andersson, Carl Gustav and Ohlsson, Maria) [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth married Jaecks, Joel Lyle [Group Sheet]

Patricia married Wesela, Edward M. III [Group Sheet]

Susanne married Rogers, Steven [Group Sheet]