Kestel-Kautzer Family Tree-Descendants of Melroy Nicholas Kestell


KESTELL - KAUTZER

Descendants of Melroy Nicholas Kestell


Generation No. 1

1. MELROY NICHOLAS4 KESTELL (JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born December 21, 1913 in Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi., and died March 15, 1958 in Plymouth, Wi. He married HELEN GAHAGAN October 21, 1936 in St. Ann's, St. Ann, Wi.

Notes for MELROY NICHOLAS KESTELL:
On October 21 1936, Melroy married Helen Gahagan at St. Ann Catholic Church, St. Ann. They had a wedding reception at the home of the bride's mother in the township of St. Ann, and then had a Wedding dance at Rhine Center. Howard Kraemer and his band played for the dance. Melroy and Helen lived in an apartment at Kiel for a short time while Melroy worked at Kiel. Then they went to work for a farmer for a year or so before they bought a farm in the town of Rhine. The summer of 1942, Melroy broke his leg while cutting hay and was unable to do his work so they had a hired man for about six months. In 1947, they sold the farm in the town of Rhine and bought a larger farm on county trunk 'N' in the town of Lyndon, Sheboygan County - near Waldo, WI. In March of 1958, Melroy was in a serious car accident that took his life. He died 15 March 1958, about 10 days after the accident. He is buried on St. Mary's Cemetery in Cascade, WI. They had eleven living children, the youngest about two years of age at the time of Melroy's death.

Notes for HELEN GAHAGAN:
Helen raised her large family by herself after Melroy's untimely early death. She had lots of hard struggles, including having the barn burn down. She had the barn rebuilt so that she could keep farming with the children as that was her means of support.

Children of MELROY KESTELL and HELEN GAHAGAN are:
2. i. JOHN MELROY5 KESTELL, b. May 21, 1937, Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi.
3. ii. KATHLEEN MAE KESTELL, b. May 01, 1938, Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi.
        iii. DIANE M. KESTELL, b. December 16, 1939, Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi.; d. August 22, 1946, Plymouth, WI.

Notes for DIANE M. KESTELL:
Diane was injured in a farm accident and injured her foot. Dr. Brickbauer from Plymouth forgot to give her a Tetanus shot and she died from Lock Jaw about 10 days later. The injury was not that severe, but the Tetanus germ got into it.

4. iv. RICHARD RAYMOND KESTELL, b. April 04, 1941, Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi.
5. v. KAREN C. KESTELL, b. September 24, 1942, Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi.
6. vi. EILEEN R. KESTELL, b. June 02, 1944, Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi.
7. vii. VIRGINIA ELIZABETH KESTELL, b. February 11, 1946, Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wi.
8. viii. DONNA A. KESTELL, b. March 05, 1947, Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi.
9. ix. THOMAS J. KESTELL, b. July 13, 1948, Waldo, Wi.
        x. WILLIAM J. KESTELL, b. March 20, 1950, Plymouth, Wi.; d. March 21, 1950, Plymouth, Wi.
        xi. DONALD M. KESTELL, b. February 18, 1951, Waldo, Wi.
10. xii. CHARLES D. KESTELL, b. June 07, 1953, Waldo, Wi.
11. xiii. STEVEN G. KESTELL, b. June 15, 1955, Waldo, Wi.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN MELROY5 KESTELL (MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born May 21, 1937 in Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi. He married SHARON LANE March 21, 1960 in Los Vegas, NV.

Children of JOHN KESTELL and SHARON LANE are:
        i. AMANDA DIANE6 KESTELL, b. July 22, 1982, Sturgeon Bay, Wi.
        ii. PATRICK LANE KESTELL, b. February 16, 1984, Billings, MT.

3. KATHLEEN MAE5 KESTELL (MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born May 01, 1938 in Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi. She married AMBROSE SCHMITZ February 04, 1961 in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Plymouth, Wi.

Children of KATHLEEN KESTELL and AMBROSE SCHMITZ are:
        i. DANIEL6 SCHMITZ, b. December 22, 1961; m. JANICE M. ROGERS.
Children of Daniel and Janice: i. Jacob Schmitz B. Sept. 15,1998 @ Green Bay, WI
        ii. Jushua Schmitz B. Jan. 27, 2005 @ Green Bay, WI

        ii. DARREN SCHMITZ, b. June 13, 1966.
        iii. DAVID SCHMITZ, b. July 05, 1968; m. ANN MARIE RAAB, February 20, 1988, St. Louis Catholic, Fond du Lac, WI.
Children of David and Ann: i. Kari Ann B. Dec. 9, 1991 Waupun, WI
        ii. Kaitlin B. Dec. 22, 1993 @ Waupun, WI.

4. RICHARD RAYMOND5 KESTELL (MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born April 04, 1941 in Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi. He married ROBERTA LARONGE February 17, 1968 in St. Mary's, Sheboygan Falls, Wi., daughter of DUDLEY LARONGE and ?.

Children of RICHARD KESTELL and ROBERTA LARONGE are:
        i. JAMES6 KESTELL, b. September 24, 1968.
        ii. DEE ANNE KESTELL, b. May 11, 1970.
12. iii. ADAM KESTELL, b. March 25, 1972.
        iv. MATTHEW KESTELL, b. March 26, 1974.

5. KAREN C.5 KESTELL (MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born September 24, 1942 in Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi. She married RALPH HAUSLER November 11, 1961 in St. Mary's Catholic, Cascade, Wi.

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Children of KAREN KESTELL and RALPH HAUSLER are:
13. i. KIM6 HAUSLER, b. November 22, 1962.
14. ii. SCOTT HAUSLER, b. July 02, 1964.
15. iii. HEIDI HAUSLER, b. December 14, 1965.
16. iv. ANNE HAUSLER, b. August 13, 1967, Plymouth, Wi.
17. v. TRISHA HAUSLER, b. January 24, 1970.

6. EILEEN R.5 KESTELL (MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born June 02, 1944 in Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi. She married KENNETH KIESOW October 02, 1965 in St. Mary's Catholic, Cascade, Wi., son of KENNETH KIESOW and ELEANOR CHRISTOFFERSON.

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7. VIRGINIA ELIZABETH5 KESTELL (MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born February 11, 1946 in Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wi. She married RICHARD SCHMITZ August 27, 1966 in St. Mary's Catholic, Cascade, Wi., son of LARRY SCHMITZ and MARCELLA SIPPEL.

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8. DONNA A.5 KESTELL (MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born March 05, 1947 in Town Rhine, Sheboygan Co., Wi. She married (1) ROBERT YAZELL August 01, 1970 in St. Mary's Catholic, Cascade, Wi. She married (2) MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN December 01, 1979.

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9. THOMAS J.5 KESTELL (MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born July 13, 1948 in Waldo, Wi. He married JEANNINE GEHR March 03, 1973 in Sheboygan, Wi.

Children of THOMAS KESTELL and JEANNINE GEHR are:
        i. JOEL6 KESTELL, b. August 07, 1974. married 14 July 2007 to Julie Ann Kraus at Holy Cross Church, Mount Calvary, WI
        ii. CLAYTON J. KESTELL, b. October 22, 1975, Waldo, Wi.; d. July 18, 1998, Sheboygan, Co.
        iii. CHRIS KESTELL, b. June 04, 1977.

10. CHARLES D.5 KESTELL (MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born June 07, 1953 in Waldo, Wi. He married MONIKA SCHIRING THOMAS October 16, 1981 in Sheboygan, Wi.

Children of CHARLES KESTELL and MONIKA THOMAS are:
        i. CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH6 KESTELL, b. January 15, 1983, Sheboygan, Wi.
        ii. HALEY KESTELL, b. November 04, 1986, Plymouth, Wi.

11. STEVEN G.5 KESTELL (MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born June 15, 1955 in Waldo, Wi. He married LUANNE VOSS December 20, 1975.

Notes for STEVEN G. KESTELL:
Steve Kestell won the race to become a Republican to represent the states 27th Assembly district in Wisconsin in the fall of 1998, winning by 57.4 percent of the votes.

Children of STEVEN KESTELL and LUANNE VOSS are:
        i. JOSHUA6 KESTELL, b. June 04, 1975.
        ii. BENJAMIN KESTELL, b. July 21, 1977.
        iii. TRAVIS KESTELL, b. December 01, 1979.

Generation No. 3

12. ADAM6 KESTELL (RICHARD RAYMOND5, MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born March 25, 1972. He married SHARON.

Child of ADAM KESTELL and SHARON is:
        i. ADAM JOSEPH7 KESTELL, b. November 27, 1992.

13. KIM6 HAUSLER (KAREN C.5 KESTELL, MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born November 22, 1962. She married (1) CLAY JOHNSON 1985. She married (2) BRIAN PAGEL August 10, 1996.

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Divorced: 1992

Children of KIM HAUSLER and CLAY JOHNSON are:
        i. TRYSTAN7 JOHNSON, b. August 25, 1988, Reedsport, OR.
        ii. GARETH JOHNSON, b. April 21, 1990, Reedsport, OR.

14. SCOTT6 HAUSLER (KAREN C.5 KESTELL, MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born July 02, 1964. He married SANDY RUESINK April 03, 1993.

Children of SCOTT HAUSLER and SANDY RUESINK are:
        i. ABIGAIL7 HAUSLER, b. January 21, 1995, Milwaukee, WI; d. February 09, 1995, Milwaukee, WI.
        ii. NATHAN HAUSLER HAUSLER, b. December 21, 1995, Milwaukee, WI.
        iii. BREANNA HAUSLER, b. March 10, 2000, Milwaukee, WI.

15. HEIDI6 HAUSLER (KAREN C.5 KESTELL, MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born December 14, 1965. She married (1) BRIAN JAZEK 1985. She married (2) TODD ADAIR October 22, 1993.

More About HEIDI HAUSLER:
Divorced: 1992

Children of HEIDI HAUSLER and BRIAN JAZEK are:
        i. MADALYN7 JAZEK, b. July 17, 1986, England.
        ii. NATASHA JAZEK, b. December 11, 1988, England.
        iii. ANDREA JAZEK, b. August 01, 1990, South Dakota.

Child of HEIDI HAUSLER and TODD ADAIR is:
        iv. ZACHARY7 ADAIR, b. May 22, 1994, South Dakota.

16. ANNE6 HAUSLER (KAREN C.5 KESTELL, MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born August 13, 1967 in Plymouth, Wi. She married JEFFREY SCOTT KALAND October 08, 1994 in Plymouth Alliance Church, Plymouth, Wi.

Children of ANNE HAUSLER and JEFFREY KALAND are:
        i. MITCHELL7 KALAND, b. May 14, 1996, Sheboygan, WI.
        ii. LUCAS KALAND, b. October 31, 1998, Sheboygan, WI.
iii. JENNA KALAND, b. Dec. 7, 2001.

17. TRISHA6 HAUSLER (KAREN C.5 KESTELL, MELROY NICHOLAS4, JOHN GEORGE3, JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANN BAPTIST1 KASTEL) was born January 24, 1970. She married SCOTT FLATH June 06, 1992.

Children of TRISHA HAUSLER and SCOTT FLATH are:
        i. ETHAN7 FLATH, b. December 29, 2000, Madison, WI.
        ii. ASHLEY FLATH, b. December 29, 2000, Madison, WI.

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