Pennings, Arthur Gregory

1912 - 1995  (83 years)

• Name	Pennings, Arthur Gregory  [1, 2]
  Birth	19 May 1912	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	29 May 1912  [2]
  Alt. Birth
  Freedom, Outagamie, WI.
  1920 Census	1920	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Listed living with parents age 7
  1930 Census	1930
  Listed living with sister Josephine and her family in 1930 Census ED 44-27 page 4B;
  Family History Researcher	possibly have this family wrong. According to Joyce Pennings Abts, Via h er daughter Barbara Abts VandenBush, she does not recognize these childre ns names of Art and Bernice. She has names of Shirley, Elaine, Anita, Marl ene, Kay, Nancy, Wayne and Collen.
  Occupation	Bef 30 Aug 1995
  Fairmont Foods Co. for 26 years
  Fairmont Foods Co. for 26 years
  Death	30 Aug 1995	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  	Cause: Cancer Basil Cell (skull) - Aged 83 Years
  Obituary	31 Aug 1995
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Arthur G. Pennings, age 83, was born to eternal life August 30, 1995 at 11:22 a.m. following a cour ageous battle with cancer. He entered life in Freedom, Wisconsin on May 2 5th, 1912 the 12th of 14 children born to the late Theodore and Henriet ta (Romanesko) Pennings. He married the former Bernice Widmar on August 1 8th, 1934. They celebrated 56 years of marriage prior to her death on Nov ember 19th, 1988. Mr. Pennings was employed by Fairmont Foods Co. f or 26 years and then by Neenah Menasha Credit Bureau until his retireme nt in 1978, when he relocated to Glendale Arizona. Survivors include eig ht children: Shirley (Ed) Hartfiel, Appleton; Elaine (Ernie) Flunker, Frem ont; Anita (Wayne) Sawall, New London; Marlene Gruetzmacher, Menasha; Ka te (Jack) Williams, Osseo, Nancy Pennings, Neenah; Wayne (Barbara) Penning s, Appleton; Colleen (David) Baehnman, Appleton; 20 grandchildren, 15 grea t-grandchildren, a brother in law, Wallace (Vi) Widmar, Chilton. Arth ur is survived and numerous nieces and nephews, and other relatives and fr iends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, seven brother s, six sisters, a grandson, Greg Crane; and a great-grandson, Eric Delze r. The mass of resurrection will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday Septe mber 1st, 1995 at St. Bernard Catholic Church with Father Orville Jansen o fficiating. Friends may call Friday directly at the church from 9:00 a. m. until the hour of services. The family wishes to thank the Visiting Nur se Association and the Fox Cities Committee hospice, especially Betty f or her help and thoughtful care, it was greatly appreciated by the famil y. Our father, who went to heaven, Arthur was his name. Was in May 25 th of which he came upon this earth a small lad. He wasn't always perfec t, but he gave it all he had. There were many hardships in this family; so me made us very sad. But through all those times of trouble we always lea ned on Dad. Now he's gone to heaven, to meet our mother Bernie. We ha ve to lean on each other and leave the Lord in charge. Now it's time to s ay goodbye there's one thing we must say, Dad, we really love you and wi ll miss you more each and every day. Your journey is ended. Till we me et again, peace to you, Dad. Your loving family.
  Burial	?, Unknown Location
  Person ID	I2008	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, WeslieBougie82821, MaryLangenhuizenClose78556, PatrickKempen16182, JulieGonnering112641
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Pennings, Theodore,   b. 7 Sep 1868, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 May 1937, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Romenesko, Henrietta,   b. 24 Feb 1872, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 27 Jul 1946, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F7593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Widmar, Bernice,   b. 8 May 1916, Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA d. 19 Nov 1988, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1934	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Pennings, Shirley Ann,   b. 3 Nov 1935, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 07 May 2025 (Age 89 years) + 2. Pennings, Elaine Kay + 3. Pennings, Anita + 4. Pennings, Marlene E.,   b. 9 Mar 1940, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 Feb 2002, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA (Age 61 years) + 5. Pennings, Kay   6. Pennings, Nancy + 7. Pennings, Wayne Carlton,   b. 9 Jun 1947, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Mar 2025, Clintonville, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA (Age 77 years) + 8. Pennings, Colleen
  Family ID	F1231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

• Sources

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