| Name |
Esler, Katherine |
| Birth |
1 May 1883 |
Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| 1930 Census |
1930 |
Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
 Death Record - Civil |
12 Aug 1954 |
| Outagamie Vol. 57 Page 566 |
- Mrs. Katherine Kilgas, female, wite, widiwed, housewife, born 5/1/1883 Kaukauna daug of Peter Esler and Frances Reichel. died of Acute coronary thombosis on 8/12/1954 at 917 sullivan ave. Kaukauna. Buried 8/14/1954 Holy Cross.
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| Obituary |
12 Aug 1954 |
| Appleton Post Crescent |
- Mrs. Katherine Kilgas, 917 Sullivan Avenue, Kaukauna, sister of County Board member Sylvester Esler, Appleton, died
unexpectedly at 1:30 this morning. Mrs. Kilgas, 71, was born near Kaukauna, May 1, 1883, and lived in this vicinity all her life.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at St. Mary Catholic Church in Kaukauna, with burial in Holy
Cross cemetery in that city.
Friends may call at the Greenwood Funeral home, Kaukauna, from 7 o'clock tonight until the time of the services. The Rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock tonight and Friday night at the Funeral home.
Survivors include six sons; Norbert, Jerome, Mark, Robert , and Richard, all of Kaukauna, and Walter, Brillion; three daughters; Mrs. Margaret Kilgas, Chicago, Mrs. Kenneth Breitung, New London and Mrs. William Schweitzer, Neenah; one brother Sylvester Esler, Appleton, four sisters; Mrs. Bert Roberts, and Mrs. Emara Weisler, both of Kaukauna, Mrs. Frank Weinkauf and Mrs. Ernest Femal, Appleton, 23 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
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| Death |
12 Aug 1954 |
Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
| Burial |
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA |
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Kilgas, Katherine (Maiden Name: Esler)
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA |
| Person ID |
I46107 |
1FamilyTree | ClarkVerbockel195286 |
| Last Modified |
15 Apr 2018 |
Family  |
Kilgas, Otto, b. 3 Feb 1879, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Dec 1923, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Jun 1904 |
, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA |
| Marriage Record (Family) |
7 Jun 1904 |
| Outagamie Vol 4 page 156 |
- Katherine Esler 07 Jun 1904 Outagamie 04 0156 Ottaa A Kilggas 07 Jun 1 904 Outagamie 04 0156
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| News Mention (Family) |
Triple wedding - Esler Marriage News |
- Brides Come in Threes - by Mrs. Orville C Griese
On June 7th in the year 1904, there occurred in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, a phenomenon never again to be equaled - the marriage of two sisters and a brother, children of Frances and Peter Esler. The event caused a great stir; the city band accompanied the wedding party of twenty-two, to the scene of the wedding at Holy Cross Church.
This photograph shows the three brides and grooms as follows:
The lady to the far left is my mother, former Mary Esler; beside her is the groom, my father, Joseph Derus. The middle bride-to-be is Margaret Hendricks, about to exchange vows with John Esler. The last woman is Katherine Esler, to wed Otto Kilgas. The brides' dresses were hand sewn and quite ornate with lace; ruffles and flowers.
My parents had seven children, as did the John Eslers. The Kilgas duo produced ten children. Through the years, procreation has numbered cousins in the hundreds, as can be witnessed at family reunions.
Only two persons from the original wedding party are now living - one bride, now Margaret Esler, and one attendant, Mike Gerhartz. Descendants still abound in the Kaukauna area and surrounding Fox River Valley.
In the Peter Esler family, there also were two daughters who married two brothers. One was Grace, married to Frank Femal, and Gertrude, married to Ernie Femal.
Not many years later, one of the three who had the triple wedding died, along with my grand-father, Peter, so there was a double funeral. This was the husband of Katherine - Otto Kilgas.
Peter Esler had a son Peter from a first marriage who was raised by his second wife Frances, along with three more sons - John, Henry, and Sylvester. The other daughters were Lena, Emma, and Anne. Anne is now Mrs. Bert Roberts, and lives in Kaukauna. She is in good health and is wonderful to visit with, as she remembers so many interesting stories from the past; it's a real pleasure to talk with her. Also living nearby is the youngest son, Sylvester Esler and his family.
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Kilgas, Otto and Katherine Esler Marriage News
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| Children |
| | 1. Kilgas, Unknown |
| + | 2. Kilgas, Norbert, b. 17 Feb 1905, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 24 Nov 1960, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 55 years) |
| | 3. Kilgas, Walter, b. 18 Jan 1906, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 16 Feb 1968 (Age 62 years) |
| | 4. Kilgas, Margaret E., b. 30 May 1907, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 7 Mar 1994, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 86 years) |
| + | 5. Kilgas, Jerome, b. 25 May 1911, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Oct 1998 (Age 87 years) |
| + | 6. Kilgas, Mark Willis, b. 26 Jul 1913, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 13 Jul 1984, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 70 years) |
| | 7. Kilgas, Mary Ellen, b. 1 Apr 1918, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 1 Apr 1918, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 0 years) |
| | 8. Kilgas, Annaceil "Anna", b. 2 Jan 1920, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 16 Jan 1999, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 79 years) |
| | 9. Kilgas, Robert, b. 12 Oct 1921, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Mar 2000 (Age 78 years) |
| + | 10. Kilgas, Richard C., b. 14 Aug 1923, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 8 Dec 1984 (Age 61 years) |
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| Family ID |
F14744 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
11 Aug 2014 |
1883 - 1954 (71 years)
