Frank Joseph Palen

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Frank Joseph Palen

Birth
Caledonia, Houston County, Minnesota, USA
Death
2 Nov 1953 (aged 88)
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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My Maternal 1st. Great Luxembourger Grandfather, Frank Joseph Palen, son of Leopold "Leo" Frank Palen & Mary "May" Haupert Palen, from Bachleiden, Luxembourg. Grandson of Josef "Joe" Palen and Anna-Catherina Pletschette of Luxembourg.
Married first wife, Emma Elsie (Clausen) Palen on 21 June 1889 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Father of Leo Frank, Phyllis Adele "Eugenia"(Linderman), Hedwig Josephine (Genz), and Felistas "Flossie" Mary (Streuber) Palen.
Frank, a Widower married second wife, Annie Paetsche Nesen, a widow of John Nesen. No children of that marriage.
Devout Catholic.
Resided at 1208 Jackson Street in Dubuque, Iowa.
Frank Palen, attended a Catholic Church, there close to the River, the Cathedral of St. Raphael there on Bluff Street, and that is where his Grandson, Rev. Robert Leon Palen, was ordained on 7 June 1941.
Frank Joseph & Emma Elsie (Claussen) Palen are buried beside each other in the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa. Frank resided in Retirement Home near Mount Calvary Cemetery up until his death. His home was at 1208 Jackson Street, Dubuque, Iowa had been sold.
A world of thanks to LeRoy Amacher for taking the time to go and take this photo of Frank J. & Emma E. Palen's headstone. I was soooo excited to see it for the first time!
Frank & Emma's Granddaughter, my Mother, Jean Marie Linderman (Frederick) (Mancill), resided in Houston, Texas, Jan. 1, 2012. Jean passed away on 9 March 2012 in Rosharon, Texas.
My Maternal 1st. Great Luxembourger Grandfather, Frank Joseph Palen, son of Leopold "Leo" Frank Palen & Mary "May" Haupert Palen, from Bachleiden, Luxembourg. Grandson of Josef "Joe" Palen and Anna-Catherina Pletschette of Luxembourg.
Married first wife, Emma Elsie (Clausen) Palen on 21 June 1889 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Father of Leo Frank, Phyllis Adele "Eugenia"(Linderman), Hedwig Josephine (Genz), and Felistas "Flossie" Mary (Streuber) Palen.
Frank, a Widower married second wife, Annie Paetsche Nesen, a widow of John Nesen. No children of that marriage.
Devout Catholic.
Resided at 1208 Jackson Street in Dubuque, Iowa.
Frank Palen, attended a Catholic Church, there close to the River, the Cathedral of St. Raphael there on Bluff Street, and that is where his Grandson, Rev. Robert Leon Palen, was ordained on 7 June 1941.
Frank Joseph & Emma Elsie (Claussen) Palen are buried beside each other in the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa. Frank resided in Retirement Home near Mount Calvary Cemetery up until his death. His home was at 1208 Jackson Street, Dubuque, Iowa had been sold.
A world of thanks to LeRoy Amacher for taking the time to go and take this photo of Frank J. & Emma E. Palen's headstone. I was soooo excited to see it for the first time!
Frank & Emma's Granddaughter, my Mother, Jean Marie Linderman (Frederick) (Mancill), resided in Houston, Texas, Jan. 1, 2012. Jean passed away on 9 March 2012 in Rosharon, Texas.