DeCoster, Louis

1889 - 1938  (48 years)

• Name	DeCoster, Louis  [1, 2]
  Birth	21 Dec 1889	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bef 8 Mar 1938
  Truck driver - Combined Locks Paper company
  Truck driver - Combined Locks Paper company
  Death Record - Civil	8 Mar 1938
  Outagamie County Death Records V 33 pg 183
  1938 Outagamie County Death Records V 33 pg 183; Louis Decoster born Gra nd Chute, Truck driver at Paper Mill, cause of death; cancer of liver, bur ied Little Chute. V33, P182
  Family History Researcher	From Penelope Miller genealogy;Louis was born December 21, 1889, and attended school through the eighth g rade at a Catholic School in Freedom, WI. Mary Verhagen was born January 1 8, 1891, and attended school through the sixth grade at a Catholic Scho ol in Kaukauna, WI. They were raised in families who had recently immigrat ed from Holland. Emphasis was on obtaining a basic education in reading, w riting, mathematics, and religion. The families worked in agriculture a nd the paper mills. Family ties were strong and supportive. There we re no drugs, divorces, or abused family members. Education was seen as a w ay to be successful at work and in the family.
  Family History Researcher	genealogist working on another Decoster line in Wisconsin Terry Decoster R oemer email SewUnique9980@aol.com
  Military Service	Unknown
  Death	8 Mar 1938	Combined Locks, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Cancer of Liver - Aged 49 Years
  Obituary	9 Mar 1938
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Louis DeCoster, 49, died at h is Home at Combined Locks at l0:30 last night after a 3-week illness. Bo rn in Freedom, he lived in Combined Lock's the last 13 years. He was emplo yed as a truck driver at the Combined Locks Paper company. Survivors are t he widow; six sons, Clarence, Richard, Joseph, Ray, Robert, Chester; two d aughters, Lucina and Marion, all of Combined Locks; the parents, Mr. and M rs. Andrew DeCoster Little Chute; four brother; Nick, George, Kaukauna; Le onard, John, Little Chute; four sisters, Mrs. Peter Aweyenberg, Seymour; M rs. William Evers. Mrs. Joseph Plauck, Little Chute; Mrs. George Huss, Kau kauna. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Saturday morning at S t. Paul's church, Combined Locks. Burial will be in St. John's cemetery, L ittle Chute.
  Burial	Aft 8 Mar 1938	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  		DeCoster, Louis St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I11644	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, WeslieBougie82821, JillvdWyngaard142662, PatrickKempen16182
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	DeCoster, Andrew,   b. 4 Jul 1859, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 12 May 1940, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lanser, Elizabeth,   b. 10 Mar 1864, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 20 Apr 1940, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F8048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Verhagen, Mary B.,   b. 18 Jan 1891, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 12 Aug 1973, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	15 Apr 1913	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. DeCoster, Clarence Joseph,   b. 20 Oct 1914, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 19 Mar 1986, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 71 years) + 2. DeCoster, Richard Andrew "Rich",   b. 23 Nov 1915, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 12 Aug 1998, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 82 years)   3. DeCoster, Joseph,   b. 27 Nov 1917, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 29 Sep 1975, Combined Locks, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 57 years) + 4. DeCoster, Raymond Richard "Dick",   b. 1 Sep 1919, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 15 Sep 2005, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 86 years) + 5. DeCoster, Lucina Marie,   b. 27 Mar 1921, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 3 Sep 1992, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA (Age 71 years)   6. DeCoster, Lester,   b. 8 Jul 1923, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Sep 1925, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 2 years) + 7. DeCoster, Robert Stephen Arthur "Windy",   b. 25 Dec 1924, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 3 Dec 1988, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 63 years)   8. DeCoster, Chester,   b. 9 Jan 1926, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 2 Nov 2001, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years)   9. DeCoster, Marion,   b. 20 Aug 1929, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 Aug 2006, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F1243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Gedcom import from Burke.FTW. [S11] Gedcom import from Denis & Lynn Verhagen2.FTW.