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.
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.
Family Members
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Anna "Annie" Palen Molitor
1865–1945
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Mary A. "May" Palen Borth
1869–1954
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Charles Palen
1871–1871
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Nicholas Frank "Nichloo" Palen
1873–1952
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Franziska "Frances" Palen Fuos
1875–1959
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Johanna "Jennie" Palen Gaspard
1875–1932
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Henry Palen
1877–1959
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Anna Catherine Palen
1878–1879
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John Palen
1880–1880
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Lucille N. "Lucy" Palen Koel
1885–1942
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Josephine Gertrude Palen Hamm
1887–1954