Damro, John "Jack" H.: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1923 - 2011 (88 years)

Generation: 1

Damro, John "Jack" H. was born 6 Feb 1923, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 24 Sep 2011, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA.

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Education - High School: 1942, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
News Mention: 8 Aug 1945; Kaukauna Times
Military Service: Bef 1946; WWII, Cpl, US Army
Obituary: 26 Sep 2011; APC

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Education - High School:
Kaukauna High School Class of 1942

News Mention:
Corp. John H. Domro is spending a 46-day furlough with his parents on West Fourteen Street, after recently returning from the European theater of operations. He participated in campaigns in France, Austria, Germany and Italy. He was assigned to the 217^th field artillery as a radio reconnaissance man. He received the Purple Heart for injuries suffered at Elmen, Austria. He also wears the ETO ribbon with three battle stars and the good conduct ribbon.

Obituary:
John H. (Jack) Damro, 88, passed away Sept. 24, 2011, after a series of long illnesses. Jack was born Feb. 6, 1923, in Kaukauna, where he was a lifelong resident with his beloved wife and best friend of 65 years, Louise Damro (Berg). In addition to Louise, Jack is survived by his nine children, Dottie (Don) Beeching, Lynda (Bill) Schuh, Carol (George) Miraben, Colleen Maass (friend Jerry Cady), Joyce (Tim) Gaffney, Mark (Mary Beth) Damro, Ken Damro, Mary Mathews and Hollie (Blake) Jersey.
Jack graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1942. He served in the military during World War II as a corporal in the Headquarters Battery 217th Field Artillery Battalion and was a member of American Legion Post 2930. Jack recently celebrated his military service when he was invited to join the Aug. 25, 2011 Old Glory Honor Flight to Washington D.C. with fellow area World War II veterans and his doctor and friend, Dr. Al Cherkasky. Jack had a career in the Kaukauna Postal Service, retiring in March, 1983.
Jack is also survived by his 13 grandchildren, Tim and James Bauer, Rob and J.J. Schuh and Tammy Baylog, Nicole Onesti and Mandy Maass, Caitlin Gaffney, Mike and Natalie Damro, Breana Mathews and Brock and Cole Jersey; by 17 great-grandchildren, and by his brother, Dick Damro; brother-in-law, Roman Berg; and sisters-in-law, Leone Lamers and Marge Berg.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Helmer and Bernice (Guilfoyle) Damro; brother, Charlie Domro and sisters, Alice Berg and Ruth Diedrich; son-in-law, Ron Maass and great-granddaughter, Nevaeh Onesti; niece, Lynne (Tuttle) Domro and nephew, Dan Domro.
Jack will be remembered as a loving, honest, spirited and fun-filled husband, family patriarch, friend, and a God-loving man. He and Louise bowled at The Bowling Bar and Village Lanes, golfed at Countryside Golf Course and were Ranch Bar regulars where Jack was a member of the softball team. When they danced the jitterbug at Cabaret Dance Club the floor cleared as everyone watched and cheered their every swing move.
Jack was an avid sportsman, fisherman and hunter. He was a loyal Packers, Badgers and Brewers fan. He loved games, especially cards with Louise. The two of them were lovers of the outdoors. Jack and Louise took the kids on vacation "Up North" every summer and later had a cabin in Athelstane, Wisconsin. Jack instilled a love of nature in his family: singing and whistling with the birds, tending his backyard purple martin colony and spending family time in natural settings.
Some of Jack's more recent favorite times have been family reunions with kids running everywhere, water fights, games, long talks, an audience for storytelling and lots of laughter. Everyone who has known Jack is familiar with his storytelling, jokes and sense of humor. He was even able to create humor and happiness during his final days in hospice care at St Paul's Senior Services Rehabilitation Center.
Jack's service to Kaukauna continued after his retirement from the Postal Service. He was a St. Vincent DePaul volunteer, a Meals on Wheels volunteer and a proud member of the St. Aloysius Funeral Choir. Jack would ask to be remembered as an honest, just and positive man who made his family and friends feel happy about life and left them smiling.
Funeral Mass followed by military funeral honors for Jack will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at St. Katharine Drexel Parish at St. Aloysius Site, 2401 Main Avenue, Kaukauna. Friends will be received at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of services.
The family asks that memorials in lieu of flowers be made to the Jack Damro Memorial Fund, c/o Boettcher Family Funeral Home, 2401 Fieldcrest Drive, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, 54130 (766-2099).
Jack's family expresses a special thank you to St. Paul Elder and Hospice Services and Dr. Al Cherkasky.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Sept. 26, 2011