Powers, Mary E.

1914 - 2000  (85 years)

• Name	Powers, Mary E.
  Birth	1 Nov 1914	Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  1920 Census	1920	Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Page 02b
  Listed living with grandparents and mother age 5.
  News Mention	Abt 1939	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Green Bay Press Gazette
  from Glimpses of the past 8/13/2009 - 70 years ago this week - 1939; Marriage — Mary Powers and Alvin Zirbel, Wrightstown.
  Occupation	Bef 1 Jul 2000
  Home Maker
  Home Maker
  Death	1 Jul 2000	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  	Cause: Unk in Wis., Brown
  Obituary	Aft 1 Jul 2000
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Mary E. Zirbel, WrightstownAge 85, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her si de on Saturday, July 1, 2000. The former Mary Powers was born on Novemb er 1, 1914 to the late William H. and Sadie Powers. On August 8, 1939 s he married Alvin C. Zirbel at St. John's Church in Green Bay and they enjo yed over 60 years of marriage. Mary was a member of St. Paul Catholic Chur ch in Wrightstown where she was alsoa member of the church's Altar Society. She was also a member of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary, Unit #436 in Wrightstown. She attended grade scho ol in Askeaton, Wisconsin before graduating from high school in Chicago, I llinois. Mary's most important and gratifying job in life was working in h er home caring for her family. Home and family were very important to h er but when working outside the home, she enjoyed her job at the Greenleaf -Wayside State Bank. Among her favorite hobbies were crocheting and knitti ng. Mary will be sadly missed by her husband, Al; her children: Bonnie (Ho ward) Tietler, Carlsbad, California; Kenneth J. (Mary) Zirbel, Kaukauna; T homas L. (Karen) Zirbel, Wrightstown; Judy (Bruce) Ludke, Wrightstown; Pat rick M. (Marie) Zirbel, Wrightstown; grandchildren: Sue Zirbel-Helms, Kenn eth J. Zirbel Jr., Anna Ludke-Coussons, Paul Ludke, David Zirbel, Sarah Zi rbel, Mollie Zirbel, Michael Zirbel; 10 great-grandchildren, her brother s: Sherman Powers, Denten, Texas; Richard Powers, Appleton; Wilfred Power s, Kaukauna; a sister, Lorraine Powers-Damro, Kaukauna; and several niec es and nephews. Mary was preceded in death by her parents: William H. a nd Sadie Powers; and two brothers: Kenneth and Joseph. Friends may ca ll at DeWane/Cotter Funeral Home, 711 Main Street, Wrightstown on Tuesda y, July 4, 2000 from 4 to 8 p.m. The American Legion Auxiliary will ha ve a short prayer service at 6:45 p.m. followed immediately by the Pari sh Prayer Service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The visitation will conti nue Wednesday after 9 a.m. at the funeral home until the cortege leaves f or church.Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, July 5, 2000, 10:30 a.m. at S t. Paul's Catholic Church with Father Robert Kabat of St. Mary's Cathol ic Church - Greenleaf celebrating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Catholic C hurch Cemetery, Wrightstown. The family would like to extend a special tha nk you to the staff of Unity Hospice for their wonderful care during Mary 's illness.
  Tombstone	St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery, Askeaton, Wisconsin, USA
  Mary Powers Zirbel donated the cost for the cemetery sign in dedication to her grandparents.
  Burial	Aft 1 Jul 2000	St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Wrightstown, Wisconsin, USA
  		Zirbel, Mary E. (Maiden Name: Powers) St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Wrightstown, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I1523	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Powers, William Harold,   b. 1 Jan 1889, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 Apr 1947, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Powers, Sadie "Sarah",   b. 25 Jun 1892, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 Jul 1968, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zirbel, Alvin C.,   b. 29 Aug 1913, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 27 Apr 2006 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1939	St. John Catholic Church, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
  Marriage Record (Family)	8 Aug 1939
  1939 Brown County Marriage records Vol 31 page 781
  Children	1. Zirbel, Bonnie + 2. Zirbel, Kenneth J.,   b. 28 Apr 1942, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 Jul 2019, St. Paul Villa, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 77 years) + 3. Zirbel, Thomas L. + 4. Zirbel, Judy + 5. Zirbel, Patrick M.,   b. 6 Apr 1948, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Dec 2009, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F4803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 May 2012