Demerath, Joseph

1923 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	Demerath, Joseph
  Birth	29 Jul 1923	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1942	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1942
  Military Service	WWII, US army
  Death	11 Jul 2012	Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	Aft 11 Jul 2012
  Joseph E. Demerath, age 88, of Janesville, died on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at Mercy Hospital & Trauma Center. He was born in Appleton on July 29, 1923, the son of Frank and Anna (Koestler) Demerath. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in Company F 534th Battalion with the Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment. Joseph married Janet A. Drives in Madison on Sept. 20, 1947, and she preceded in death on March 11, 2000. He had been employed by Piggly Wiggly and Eagle Foods on Milwaukee and State Street locations. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with family. He will always be remembered as the "Cookie Grandpa". Joseph is survived by his 7 children: Tim (Maureen) Demerath of Nekoosa, Tom (Lynn) Demerath of Janesville, Terry (Kevin) Kaveney of Chicago, Cindy (Kent) Weber of Rockton, Marcy (Doug) Johnson of Janesville, Dick (Darlene) Demerath of Janesville and Amy (Daniel) Dawdy of Dwight, IL; 15 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; 3 brothers: Al Demerath of Marinette, Mike (Dee) Demerath of Seymour and Leon (Rosalee) Demerath of Mt. Pleasant, MI; and sister, Betty (Dave) Maas of Appleton. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; 2 grandchildren; and 8 siblings: Francis, Edith, Rita, Mary, Ann, Teresa, Peter and Gloria. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 20, 2012, SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY. A visitation will be held on Friday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY.
  Person ID	I80567	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Demerath, Frank,   b. 18 Aug 1887, Saukville, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, USA d. 14 May 1975, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Koestler, Anna M.,   b. 14 May 1893, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 Oct 1985, Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, USA (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F16499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Drives, Janet,   b. 14 Nov 1924   d. 11 Mar 2000 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1947	Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA
  Family ID	F67155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015

  
  

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