Killian, Esther M.

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• Education - High School: 1935, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Military Service: Bef 1946; WWII - US Army
• Obituary: 18 Jan 2003; Appleton Post Crescent

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Education - High School:
Kaukauna High School Class of 1935

Obituary:
Killian, Esther M. KaukaunaAge 85, passed away Friday, January 17, 2003 at a local nursing home. Esth er was born in Kaukauna on May 17, 1917, daughter of the late Louis and Au gusta (Schmitz) Killian. Esther attended Mercy School of Nursing in Oshkos h, and graduated in 1938. Following graduation, she worked at Mercy Hospit al in Oshkosh. In 1942, she joined the Army and served in the 44th Gener al Hospital Unit. She did her basic training in California, then served f or twenty-eight months in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippine s. As a service veteran, she was automatically a Red Cross Nurse. Her affi liation with the Red Cross meant that she was first in line to help with p ublic health emergencies. After her military service, Esther was assign ed to the Tuberculosis ward at Denver's Fitzsimmons Hospital, and later mo ved to Madison General Hospital where she was asked to help with the pol io epidemic. Theda Clark Regional Medical Center in Neenah was Esther's ne xt employment. Here she worked as the head nurse on a surgical floor for e ight years. When Kaukauna built their own hospital, Esther became the dire ctor of nursing. However, at the age of thirty-nine, she left the nursi ng field to attend anesthesia school in Oshkosh. Upon graduation, she retu rned to Kaukauna as nurse anesthetist and director of nursing. In 1987, s he retired from the hospital setting and began work for the Community Blo od Center in Appleton where she functioned as nurse supervisor, instructo r, and staff nurse.Esther is survived by eight brothers and sisters: Mildred Gokey of La Joll a, California; Francis (Elaine) Killian of Menasha; Carol School of Freepo rt, Illinois; Joan (Peter) Gaigg of Greenville; Virgie Meulemans of Kaukau na; Charles (Barbara) Killian of Appleton; Thomas (Dawn) Killian of Kaukau na; Daniel (Judy) Killian of Kaukauna. She is also survived by numerous ni eces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in dea th by a sister Lorraine (Clayton) Van Asten, a brother Leo Killian, and br others-in-law Joe Gokey, Richard School, and Vernon Meulemans.The funeral liturgy for Esther will be held on Monday, January 20, 20 03 at 10 a.m. at HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 309 Desnoyer Street in Kaukau na with Fr. Jack Mullarkey officiating. Interment will be in the parish ce metery where Electric City Post #3319 of the FVW will provide military hon ors. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 4 - 8 p.m. and ag ain Monday at the church from 9 a.m. until the hour of the service.Greenwood Fargo Funeral Home500 Hendricks AvenueKaukauna 766-6201www.fargo funeralhomes.com