Powers, James Richard

1929 - 2015  (86 years)

• Name	Powers, James Richard
  Birth	30 Jun 1929	Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Address	James Richard Powers
  Address: 7398 Murray Rd. Neenah, WI. 54956-4364
  Military Service	Aft 1947
  Korea, US Army
  Letter	Abt 1970
  Per cousin James Vandehey (son of James, Mary's brother) John Powers di ed at a young age in Neenah. 1970 In a letter from David O'Connell to James Powers, David writes "Yes J ames you had a wonderful Father, how sad he passed on so young. You sure ly were young at the time. He was quiet (sic) a lad to be pulling pran ks on people when he was young. ......"
  Occupation	Bef 1991
  Bergstrom-Gladfelter Paper Company in the Employee Relations field
  Death	27 Aug 2015	Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	29 Aug 2015
  Appleton Post Crescent
  James R. Powers, who died on August 27, 2015, was born in Neenah on June 30, 1929 to the late John and Alma (Bredendick) Powers. Following high school he graduated from Ripon College and served in the Army as an officer. A part of his term was served in Korea from 1952-53. He was then employed by Bergstrom-Gladfelter Paper Company in the Employee Relations field, retiring in 1991. He was united in marriage to Mary "Mickie" Smits in De Pere on October 31, 1964. They were blessed with two sons: John (Illa) and Michael (Patti). Besides his sons and wife, Jim is survived by two granddaughters: Cassandra and McKinzie. He was preceded in death by his sister, Marjorie (Richard) Hoffman. For many years, Jim was very active as a volunteer with many local service organizations as well as his church. A Memorial Service for Jim will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 200 N. Commercial St., Neenah, Rev. Paul Holte officiating. A visitation will take place at the church from 9:00 A.M. until the hour of service. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to St. Paul Lutheran Church or SOAR (ARC)Fox Cities - Campership Fund, in Jim's name. Westgor Funeral Home 205 W. Doty Ave. Neenah 722-7151
  Person ID	I28269	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Powers, John William,   b. 15 Jan 1888, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 30 Nov 1932, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Bredendick, Alma Johanna,   b. 1 Aug 1893, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA d. 16 Oct 1973, Brookfield, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F9475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Smits, Mary
  Children	1. Powers, John + 2. Powers, Michael Harold
  Family ID	F3249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

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  Powers, James R. 1929-2015