Hafeman, Caroline "Kelly"

1921 - 2011  (90 years)

• Name	Hafeman, Caroline "Kelly"
  Nickname	Kelly
  Birth	29 Jun 1921	Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Nov 2011	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	11 Nov 2011
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Caroline Kersten, Appleton, age 90, passed away Wednesday evening, November 9, 2011 at a local care center. She was born in Wausau on June 29, 1921, the tenth of fourteen children born to the late Joseph and Amelia (Utech) Hafeman. She attended McKinley Elementary School in Appleton and in August of 1943 married Sylvester "Sonny" Kersten. Sonny preceded her in death in 1993. Kelly began working at the switchboard at the Post Crescent in 1944, and retired from that position in 1986. She and Sonny lived in the same home for nearly fifty years, and though they never had children, they enjoyed the company of their dogs over the years. Kelly is survived by many nieces and nephews, other relatives, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers: Herman (Clarice) Hafeman, Oscar Hafeman, Gustav (Catherine) Hafeman, Andrew (Lucille) Hafeman, and Robert (Mildred) Hafeman; and her sisters: Erna (Harry) Herkowski, Rose (Robert) Angel, Leona (Clarence E.) Whiteaker, Laura (Connie) Van Handel, Hilda (Edmund) Schelfout, Mary Hafeman, Emiline "Mike" (Albert) Raymaker, and Marjorie (Albrecht) Hafeman. Funeral services for Kelly will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME, 537 N. Superior Street in Appleton, with Rev. Kurt Kovanen officiating. Interment will be in Highland Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday afternoon from 3 p.m. until the time of the service. Wichmann Funeral Home 537 N. Superior Street Appleton 739-1231 Online condolences www.wichmannfargo.com Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from November 11 to November 13, 2011
  Burial	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I145271	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Hafeman, Joseph,   b. 26 Oct 1876, Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, USA d. 6 Feb 1950 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Utech, Amelia,   b. 12 Mar 1881, Cooperstown, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA d. 13 Apr 1951 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F49121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kersten, Sylvester "Kelly",   b. 15 Jun 1913   d. 10 Jan 1993 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt Aug 1943
  Family ID	F68451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015

  
  

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  Kersten, Caroline (Maiden Name: Hafeman)