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Catherine Anne Donker (I7532)
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| Birth | 13 November 1924  29 30 Takoma Park , Montgomery Cty., Md |
| Death of mother | 29 February 1940 (Age 15) Helen Howard (I7530) (Age 45) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Marriage of father | September 1941 (Age 16) 1st Lt. Johann ''John'' Edward Donker (I7526) (Age 46) - [Relationship Chart] Julie Wheat (I7538) (Age 46) - [Relationship Chart] [View Family (F2775)] |
| Marriage | 5 February 1949 (Age 24) Ralph Owen Coplien - [View Family (F193)]
Home of John Donker, Freeport, Steph. Il |
| Death of father | September 1978 (Age 53) 1st Lt. Johann ''John'' Edward Donker (I7526) (Age 83) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death | 13 February 2005 (Age 80) Monroe Manor Nursing Home, Monroe, Green, Wi |
| Reference Number | 3 |
| Universal Identifier | 57E2F623CF89D511973400E02931A9518FC9 |
| Burial | Milton Memorial Lawn, Janesville, Rock, Wi Note: section G |
| Last Change | 10 December 2006 - 11:20:11 Last changed by: dcoplien |
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After the hurricane in 1926, Catherine was without anything other then her bed clothes to wea r. The Red Cross provided her with a blue knit dress. Her sister hated the dress so much that she never in her entire life would wear a blue knit dress. Attended St Mary's School and Freeport HS graduating in 1942. She was called out of class and the parish priest told her of her mother's death. 1942 - In Freeport IL with sister Jeanne at a movie. After the movie, when they went outside, they heard of the attack at Pearl Harbor. First worked for as a telephone operator then WT Rawleigh in Freeport , Lewis Jeson and Author Insurance - Janesville, Adams Gas and then got her Real Estate Liscense. Retired numerous times. She loved to work, do needle point and sew. She loved animals. Her dog as a child was Betty, a boxer. When Betty have birth, Catherine was the first to see the pups. She told her mother that Betty was being eaten by rats. Once she found out they were puppies, she named them Franklin and Elenore after the President and First Lady. Both puppies lived for a short time. Catherine COPLIEN Birth Date: 13 Nov 1924 Death Date: 13 Feb 2005 Social Security Number: 358-18-5950 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Illinois Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 53546 Localities: Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin Sept 11, 2001 - at the office of Dennis Condon when her daugher Dori called to tell her of the 9/11 attack Diabetic |
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Published Tuesday, February 15, 2005 11:21:14 AM Central Time Catherine A. Coplien JANESVILLE -- Catherine A. Coplien, age 80, of 2131 Green Valley Dr., died Sun., Feb. 13, 2005, at the Monroe Manor. She was born in Tachoma Park, MD, on Nov. 13, 1924, the daughter of John and Helen (Howard) Donker and was a 1949 graduate of Freeport, IL, High School. Catherine first worked for WT Rawleigh Co, Freeport. She married Ralph O. Coplien on Feb. 5, 1949. He preceded her in death on March 1, 1999. Catherine moved to Janesville in 1949(was actually 1942), and first worked for the law firm (was an insurance firm) of Lewis Jensen & Aurthur. After receiving her Realtors license, she worked in the real estate business until the winter of 2003. She was an active member of New Life Assembly of God and worked with its Prime Time Program. She is survived by her 3 daughters: Dori Coplien and Margaret Heine both of Janesville, and Kathy (Russ) Szelag of Durango, CO; a sister, Jeanne (Edgar) Trout of Palatine, IL; 3 grandchildren: Chris Heine and Catherine Heine both of Janesville, and Tom Szelag of Durango, CO; a great grandchild, Vincent Heine of Janesville; a nephew, John Trout of Palatine, IL; and her family at New Life Assembly of God, her fellow Rock/ Green Realtors and special friends, the children of Green Valley Drive. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thurs., Feb. 17, 2005, at the NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD with Pastor Mark Kilcoyne officiating. Burial will be in Milton Lawns Memorial Park. Friends may call at the SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME on Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. For on-line obituary and registry: www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com |
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 Multimedia Object |  Ralph and Catherine (Donker) Coplien
Format: JPG Image Dimensions: 450 x 300 Type: tombstone Ralph Owen Coplien - [View Family (F193)] |
Multimedia Object |  Ralph Catherine (Donker) Coplien 50th
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 1381 x 1035 Type: newspaper Ralph Owen Coplien - [View Family (F193)] |
Multimedia Object |  Ralph and Catherine (Donker) Coplien Wedding
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 650 x 929 Type: photo Ralph Owen Coplien - [View Family (F193)] Note: At the home of Catherine's father and step-mother, Freeport, Stephenson, IL |
Multimedia Object |  Catherine (Donker) Coplien
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 108 x 133 Type: photo |
Multimedia Object |  Catherine Coplien - Jeanne Trout
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 850 x 638 Note: On cruise to South America, 2002. Catherine far left, Jeanne far right. |
Multimedia Object |  Ralph and Catherine (Donker) Coplien
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 964 x 1134 Type: photo |
Multimedia Object |  Catherine (Donker) Coplien
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 732 x 1068 Type: photo |
Multimedia Object | Catherine (Donker) Coplien HS Graduation
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 150 x 191 Type: photo |
Multimedia Object |  Catherine (Donker) Coplien
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 363 x 455 Type: photo Note: This was Ralph's favorite photos of Kate. He thought she looked like Merna Loy (movie actress) |
Multimedia Object |  Gertruda (Kruse) Donker and family
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 686 x 492 Type: photo Note: from left to right 1st row: Jeanne Donker, Catherine Donker 2nd row: Gertrude (Kruse) Donker, Paul, Becky, Fannie 3rd row: Meta, Becky, Ferdinand |
Multimedia Object |  Catherine (Donker) Coplien - Am. Legion Award
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 600 x 2103 Type: newspaper Note: St. Mary's Catholic School, Freenport, Stephenson, IL , June 30the 1938. From the Freeport Journal Standard |
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