THEOJEAN "Jean" ALICE CATHERINE KAMPA
(née ERNST)

Born: May 23, 1922    Clearlake, Sherburne, Minnesota
Died: March 26, 2018    Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin


Parents:
 
 
Marriage:
 
 
 
Frank Ernst
Mary Feser
 
Harry Steven Jerome Kampa
St. Marcus Parish Church
Clear Lake, Sherburne, Minnesota
 
Jean Ernst Kampa  

Children: Marilyn    
  Wayne Francis Feb. 19, 1943 † Jan. 2, 1992
  William "Bill" Oct. 14, 1948  
  Gerald A. Nov. 2, 1950  
  Kathleen J. June 29, 1953  
  James Russell Mar. 19, 1957  
  Carol Ann Apr. 12, 1964  

Notes: Theojean "Jean" Alice Catherine Ernst was born on May 23, 1922, in Sherburne, Minnesota, to Mary Feser, age 39, and Frank Ernst, age 45.
 
Her brother Ronald was born in 1926 in Minnesota when Theojean Alice Catherine was 4 years old.

According to the 1930 U.S. federal census, Jean was living with her parents and siblings in Palmer, Sherburne, Minnesota, on April 17, 1930.

Jean Ernst was living in Palmer, Sherburne, Minnesota, as of April 1, 1935.

Jean was living in Palmer, Sherburne, Minnesota, on April 2, 1940 according to the 1940 U.S. federal census.

Jean Ernst married Harry (Steven Jerome) Kampa at St. Marcus Church in Clear Lake, Minnesota. They moved to Milwaukee shortly after they married.

Their son Wayne Francis was born on Feb. 19, 1943, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her father Frank passed away on Jan. 19, 1945, in Clear Lake, Minnesota, at the age of 68.

Her son William J. was born on Aug. 25, 1947. Her son Gerald A. was born on Nov. 2, 1950.

Her sister Marcella died at the age of 45 on Dec. 16, 1952, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when Jean was 30 years old.

Her daughter Kathleen J. was born on June 29, 1953. Her son James Russell was born on Mar. 19, 1957, and her daughter Carol Ann was born on Apr. 12, 1964.

Her brother Ronald died in 1972 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when Jean was 50 years old. Her mother Mary passed away on Sept. 3, 1974, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the age of 92. Her brother Edwin J. died in 1991 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when Jean was 69 years old. Her son Wayne Francis passed away on Jan. 2, 1992 at Great Lakes VA hospital in North Chicago, Lake, Illinois, at the age of 48. Her sister Rosella Mary died on Dec. 17, 1992, in Mequon, Wisconsin, when Jean was 70 years old. Her brother John W. died on Mar. 21, 1994, in Elm Grove, Wisconsin, when Jean was 71 years old. Her sister Norine I. died on Oct. 12, 1994, when Jean was 72 years old.

Jean's husband Harry (Steven Jerome) passed away on Oct. 19, 2000, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the age of 79. They had been married 60 years.

Her sister Marie (Alethea) died on Oct. 23, 2002, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when Jean was 80 years old. Her brother Cletus Francis died on July 4, 2008, in Tampa, Florida, when Jean was 86 years old. Her sister Ermina J. died on Jan. 20, 2010, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when Jean was 87 years old. Her brother Alred H. died on July 22, 2011, in Boyd, Wisconsin, when Jean was 89 years old. Of the 11 children of Frank and Mary (Feser) Ernst, she was the last surviving one.

Jean Ernst Kampa died on Mar. 26, 2018, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when she was 95 years old. She was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin next to her husband Harry.

Ancestry: The Franz Kampa Line [through marriage]
  The Johann "Hans" Kempa Line [through marriage]
   
Obituary of Jean A. Ernst Kampa

Jean Ernst as a baby
Jean Ernst as a baby

Jean and Harry Kampa
Jean and Harry Kampa

Jean and Harry Kampa on the farm
Jean and Harry Kampa on the farm

Jean Ernst Kampa with her cat, Gracie
Jean Ernst Kampa with her cat, Gracie

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Last modified: September 2, 2018
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