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- [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Joseph Kirchgessner
Home in 1930: Prairie, White, Indiana
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Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1927
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: AL
Mother's Name: Louise
Race: White
- [S927] Obituary.
Joseph A. Kirchgessner
Thu, May 22 2008
? WINAMAC ? A funeral mass for Joseph A. Kirchgessner, 80, Winamac, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Peter?s Catholic Church in Winamac.
Kirchgessner died at 12:42 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2008, in St. Vincent Medical Center in Indianapolis.
Born Aug. 8, 1927, in Lafayette, he was the son of Al and Louise Becker Kirchgessner. He was married on May 14, 1955, in Lafayette, to Mary E. Stonebraker, who survives.
He lived most of his life in the Winamac area. He was a retired farmer and a former employee of Alcoa in Lafayette.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II.
He was a member of St. Peter?s Catholic Church and VFW Post 1728, both of Winamac, and American Legion Post 268 in Chalmers.
He also belonged to the Pulaski County Farm Bureau.
He liked fishing, gardening, camping and hunting mushrooms.
Surviving are wife Mary E. Kirchgessner, Winamac; brother Charles R. and wife Dorothy Kirchgessner, Winamac; sister Dolores and husband Jim Kelly, Monticello; and several nieces and nephews.
His father, Al Kirchgessner; mother, Louise Becker Kirchgessner; sister, Helen Zeigler; and brother, Lee N. Kirchgessner, preceded in death.
Rev. Martin Sandhage will officiate at the services. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Church in Winamac.
Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Frain Mortuary. A scriptural wake service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Military graveside services will be conducted by the VFW and the American Legion.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Stroke Association.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.frainmortuary.com.
Joseph A. Kirchgessner
August 8, 1927 to May 15, 2008
WINAMAC - Joseph A. Kirchgessner, 80, 4581 N 250 W, Winamac, passed away at 12:42 p.m., Thursday, May 15, at St. Vincent Medical Center in Indianapolis.
He was born Aug. 8, 1927, in Lafayette, to Al and Louise Becker Kirchgessner.He married Mary E. Stonebraker on May 14, 1955, in Lafayette. She survives.
Joseph Kirchgessner
Survivors include:
Charles R. (Dorothy) Kirchgessner, Winamac, Brother
Dolores (Jim) Kelly, Monticello, Sister
Several Nieces and Nephews
Preceded in death by:
Helen Zeigler, Sister
Lee N. Kirchgessner, Brother
Mr. Kirchgessner spent most of his life in the Winamac area. He was a retired farmer. He was a former employee of Alcoa in Lafayette. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving in World War II. He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, and VFW Post #1728, both of Winamac, and American Legion Post #268, Chalmers. He also belonged to the Pulaski Co. Farm Bureau.
Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m., Sunday, at Frain Mortuary. A scriptural wake service will begin at 6:30 p.m., in the funeral home. The funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m., Monday (May 19), in St. Peter's Catholic Church, Winamac, with Rev. Martin Sandhage officiating. Burial will be in the St. Peter's Catholic Church, Winamac. Military graveside services will be conducted by the VFW and the American Legion.
Memorial donations may be given to the Stroke Association.
- [s807] Indiana, Index to Select Marriages, 1780-1992.
Name: Alaysious Kirchgessner
Spouse Name: Louise K Becker
Marriage Date: 14 Apr 1926
Marriage County: Tippecanoe
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1899
Age: 27
Source Title 1: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record Jan. 1, 1921 to Dec. 31,
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: M-41
OS Page: 168
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