Bolwerk, Willard J.

1931 - 2009  (77 years)    Has 6 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Bolwerk, Willard J.
  Born	22 Jun 1931	Combined Locks, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  News Mention	26 Jun 1931
  Kaukauna Times
  Baby Boy Boy to Mr. & Mrs. Martin Bolwerk Kaukauna Times | Date: 06/26/1931 | Page: 2 | Type: Birth
  Died	19 May 2009	Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	20 May 2009
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Bolwerk, Willard J. "Willie" Willard Bolwerk, 77, Neenah, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009, following a short illness at Theda Clark Medical Center. He was born June 22, 1931, in Combined Locks, son of Martin and Adrianna (Hurkman) Bolwerk. Willie married Virginia Kessler, May 11, 1957, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Menasha. He was employed at American National Can for 31 years prior to his retirement. During this time he also operated his own painting business. Following retirement Willie drove for Bergstrom Auto. He was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Neenah and the Knights of Columbus Neenah Council #5514. Willie was a regular cook for many of their cookouts. He was a fast pitch softball pitcher. Willie enjoyed fishing, playing cribbage and spending summer vacations at Birches Resort with his family. Willie is survived by his wife, Ginny; his children: Mary (Christopher) Volkman, Appleton; Patricia (Tom) Smith, Kaukauna; Martin (Debbie), Neenah; Kristi (Andy) Yates, Wallace, MI; Jane (Gary) Kattau, Gardner, MA; Jon (Dawn), Neenah; grandchildren: Peter (fiancee, Leslie Iverson) Volkman, Kati (Russell) Stacey, Elizabeth (Nathan) Frailey, Adam and Matthew Bolwerk, April and Kyle Yates, Emily, Jonah, Jarrod and Noah Kattau, Jacqueline and Gabrielle Bolwerk; brothers and sisters: Theodore (Mary), Harlow, England; Gerald (Carmen), Appleton; Mary Jo (Vernon) Lamers, Combined Locks; Clair (Nancy), Kimberly; Joseph, Winchester; Julie (William) Van Hout, Roswell, GA; Roger, Kimberly; sisters- and brothers-in-law: Leah Bolwerk, El Cajon, CA; Sister Donna Marie Kessler, Manitowoc; Lawrence (Donna) Kessler and John (Sally) Kessler, both of Neenah; Robert (Nancy) Kessler, Exeland, WI; Thomas (Joyce) Kessler, Turtle Lake, WI and Donna Kessler, Green Bay. Willie was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, James Bolwerk and two sisters-in-law: Frances and Judy Bolwerk. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2009, at St. Margaret Mary Church, 620 Division Street, Neenah with Fr. Michael L. Ingold officiating. Interment will be in St. Margaret Cemetery. Friends may call at the Kessler Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and at the church from 10 a.m. Saturday until the time of the mass. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and the Knights of Columbus Neenah Council #5514 will pray the rosary at 10:15 a.m. Saturday in the church. A memorial has been established. Kessler Funeral Home & Cremation Services Neenah 920-722-6464 www.kesslerfh.com
  Buried	St. Margaret Catholic Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I155096	1FamilyTree | VicH_andDianeBrochtrup, DougDietzen123958
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Bolwerk, Martin A.,   b. 27 Nov 1900, Schijndel, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 2 Jun 1981  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Hurkman, Adrianna J.,   b. 19 Nov 1908, Robbinsdale, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 7 Sep 1983  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F38748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kessler, Virginia,   b. 10 Oct 1934, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 2016, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	11 May 1957
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F39530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 22 Jun 1931 - Combined Locks, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 19 May 2009 - Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. Margaret Catholic Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Bolwerk, Willard J. Jun 22, 1931 - May 19, 2009