Lorrell Burke

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name20 February 1960As of 20 February 1960,her married name was Blau.
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage20 February 1960Lorrell Burke married John A. Blau, son of Frank John Blau and Rose Mary Ruhland, on 20 February 1960.

Paula (?)

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Luetkens.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriagePaula (?) married Dennis Luetkens, son of Emil H. W. Luetkens and Arline E. Schulz.

Isolene (?)

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Spencer.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageIsolene (?) married Donald Spencer, son of Albert J. Spencer and Lucy Ella Brimmer.

Darlene (?)

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Spencer.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageDarlene (?) married Elden Spencer, son of Albert J. Spencer and Lucy Ella Brimmer.

Gerald Victor Vater

M, b. 2 August 1946, d. 2 August 1946
Father*Victor Henry Vater b. 11 Jun 1913, d. 18 May 1999
Mother*Bertha Louise Krueger b. 19 Sep 1922
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Life EventDateDescription
Death2 August 1946Gerald Victor Vater died on 2 August 1946.
Birth2 August 1946He was born on 2 August 1946.
He was the son of Victor Henry Vater and Bertha Louise Krueger.

John Herman Hanusa

M, b. 25 January 1936, d. 27 March 2024
Father*George Ernst Hanusa b. 27 Dec 1907, d. Feb 1978
Mother*Emilia Marta Kile b. 16 Nov 1910, d. 19 Aug 1981
Life EventDateDescription
Birth25 January 1936John Herman Hanusa was born on 25 January 1936.
He was the son of George Ernst Hanusa and Emilia Marta Kile.
Marriage1964John Herman Hanusa married Vail Kenney in 1964.
Death27 March 2024John Herman Hanusa died on 27 March 2024 at age 88 John Hanusa, age 88, passed away peacefully at his home in Celeste, TX on March 27, 2024. He was born to George and Emilia (Kile) Hanusa on January 25, 1936, in Loganville, WI. John was a graduate of Reedsburg High School and served in the Air National Guard. He would later go on to graduate from Milwaukee School of Engineering.

In 1964 he married Vail Kenney and later would adopt two daughters. In 1977, he moved his family from Iowa to Texas to work with Collins Radio, where he enjoyed a brilliant and celebrated career as an aeronautical engineer. He would go on to work for E-Systems, Raytheon, and L3 Harris communications.

He invented and was later awarded a patent for an antenna that uses a very high frequency line of sight to go on the winglet of an aircraft. He was also a FAA representative on certain projects for his company.

John loved flying his Mooney airplane and flew with his family on several vacations. He would later go on to use his plane for several rescue and recovery missions for Civil Air Patrol, in which he was very active. He was an avid gun collector and enjoyed target practice and reloading his own ammunition.

Also, there were a couple of Farmall H tractors he might have been obsessed with during his lifetime.

John is survived by his wife Claudia; daughters Heidi (Larry) Riddle, and Jennifer (Steven) Stewart; sister Donna Bergman; grandsons Jeffrey Williams, Lawson Williams and multiple other grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Vail Hanusa, and his second wife Virginia Johnson.

Funeral services for John will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 11:00 am at the Farber Funeral Home in Reedsburg with Chaplain Mike Amberg officiating. Visitation will also be on Tuesday, at the funeral home from 10:00 am until the time of service. Burial will follow services at St. John's Cemetery in Reedsburg.

Vail Kenney

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name1964As of 1964,her married name was Hanusa.
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage1964Vail Kenney married John Herman Hanusa, son of George Ernst Hanusa and Emilia Marta Kile, in 1964.