CHARLES JOHN FECSKE

1933-2008

23 August 1933 to 04 May 2008

 

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Charles John Fecske

1933-2008

Thanks for teaching me how to "play catch" !

TCT

Photos scanned by TCT - began 02 16 2013

Charles John Fecske
Charles J Fecske and George W Feske

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

George W Feske and possibly Charles J Feske

May 1940

Charles John Fecske at arcade with unknown person
Charles J Fecske

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

Charles J Fecske

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

Charles J Fecske

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

Notice: old baseball gloves on ground.

Charles J Fecske

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

Charles J Fecske? vs. George W Feske

Unknown female - Anna Mae Feske? vs Ellamae Malony?

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

It appears that this photo is reversed horizontally since Great Grandparents home

Joseph and Anna Labuda Feczke, is on the right side and not the left side of the picture.

Also, address on door frame appears to be a mirror image.   TCT

 

Charles J Fecske

portrait photograph

Charles J Fecske with dog in back yard of Joseph and Anna Labuda Feczke
Charles J Fecske

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

Charles J Fecske at picnic with Helen S Feske and others
Charles J Fecske

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

or is this George W Feske?  -TCT

Charles J Fecske

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

Charles J Feczke with dog in back yard of Joseph and Anna Labuda Feczke
Charles J Fecske at picnic with others

May also be Carl T Thornton and Anna Mae Feske Thornton.

Charles J Fecske in row boat with others

George J Feske in bow and friend, Peter Mertes?, in middle

I believe the Mertes family used to live next door to parents on Ellis Avenue, 

opposite side of house from my Great Grandparents, Joseph and Anna Labuda Fecske.  TCT

Charles J Fecske in row boat with other - maybe friend Peter Mertes?

I believe the Mertes family used to live next door to parents on Ellis Avenue, 

opposite side of house from my Great Grandparents, Joseph and Anna Labuda Fecske.  TCT

Charles J Fecske with unknown others
Charles J Fecske and George W Feske and unknown female

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

Charles J Fecske and unknown male

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

Charles J Fecske

at parents home

9147 Ellis Avenue- Burnside Chicago Illinois

Charles J Fecske golfer in back yard of Joseph and Anna Labuda Feczke

Note his grandfather, Joseph Feczke working near fence.

Charles J Fecske golfer in back yard of Joseph and Anna Labuda Feczke
Charles J Fecske golfer in back yard of Joseph and Anna Labuda Feczke

Note his grandfather, Joseph Feczke working near fence.

Front to back:

Joseph C Feczke-Charles J Fecske

unknown-Joseph C Fecske-unknown

Charles John Fecske

date unknown

photo repaired

I believe that this is at his parents home, George J and Helen S. Feske

on Ellis Avenue, Burnside, Chicago, Illinois

TCT

Charles John Fecske

USAF airman

1950's

American Hero

 

Charles John Fecske

Is this in home of Anna Mae Feske Dixon and Richard R Dixon?  _TCT

Charles J Fecske and Rannfrid Klausen Fecske
Airplane photo dated June 1958

Is this the plane the Charles J Fecske and Rannfrid Klausen Fecske took from Europe to US?  - TCT

Charles J Fecske

baseball player

backyard parents home

9147 Ellis Ave Burnside Chicago

Charles John Fecske
Charles John Fecske

airman

hotel room in London England

Charles John Fecske

with his own Two Tone car

Charles John Fecske

Caddy bought

Christmas 1974

Charles J Fecske

and older brother George W Feske

abt 1940s - TCT

Charles John Fecske

One Wild and Crazy Cool Dude - TCT

Charles John Fecske
Charles John Fecske
George W Feske and Charles J Fecske

colorized photo

Charles John Fecske
Charles John Fecske

in grandparents back yard

9145 Ellis Avenue

Burnside Chicago

Charles John Fecske
Charles John Fecske - school photo

Charles Fecske-George Feske

May 1959

Thornton home Perry Ave Roseland Chicago

Left to Right:

Ella Mae and George Feske

Thomas C. Thornton

Charles John Fecske

unknown female on stairs.

Charles Fecske-George Feske

May 1959

Thornton home Perry Ave Roseland Chicago

Left to Right:

George Feske

Thomas C. Thornton (White Sox cap and tie, ugh)

Charles John Fecske

Brian Feske in front

Ella Mae Feske walking away on sidewalk

Unknown little girl behind post.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

Two Houses on Ellis Avenue, Burnside, Chicago

House in the middle: Joseph & Anna Labuda Feczke

(not sure who is standing on steps: Joseph Feczke?)

House on right: George J and Helen S Feske

(9147 South Ellis Avenue, Burnside, Chicago Illinois)

(This house is now a ?preschool - 2011 TCT)

Charles John Fecske as baby and child.
Feske Family

Back: George J and Helen S Feske

Front: Charles Fecske, Anna Mae Feske, George W Feske

Charles J Fecske

Airman (Front row, kneeling, 3rd from left)

Air Base, where?

Charles J Fecske

Steel Guitar Man in band.

Charles J and Rannfrid Klausen Fecske
Charles J and Rannfrid Klausen Fecske
Charles J and Rannfrid Klausen Fecske

(Still in US Air Force)

Charles J and Rannfrid Klausen Fecske

(Still in US Air Force)

(Looks like wedding cake to me?  TCT)

Charles J and Rannfrid Klausen Fecske

(Look at those fancy "new" cars !)

Charles J and Rannfrid Klausen Fecske

(Dancing with the Stars)

Family Meal

Beginning On Left, clockwise:

George J Feske, Charles J Fecske, Rannfrid Fecske, Carl Thomas Thornton, and Robert Allen Thornton.

Beginning in background, clockwise:

Anna Mae Feske Thornton, Anna Samko Hegedus, Helen S Feske, Mrs Molony (Ellamae's mother), 

Ellamae Molony Feske, and Thomas Carl Thornton.

I suspect George W Feske is taking photograph?

This may be at Thornton home at 10046 South Perry Avenue, Roseland, Chicago.

Charles J and Rannfrid Klausen Fecske

(Newborn: Deborah A. Fecske? and nurse?)

Family Standing on steps at home of George J and Helen S Feske

9147 South Ellis Avenue, Burnside, Chicago

From bottom left:

     Deborah A. Fecske, James Sterling Thornton, Nancy K. Fecske, Rannfrid and Charles J Fecske, and

Robert Allen Thornton (holding picture?)

House on left was previously home of Joseph and Anna Labuda Feczke.

Back Row Seated from left:

     ? Sandra Thornton ? name's husband?, Robert Charles Samko, Charles Samko, Charles J Fecske, Robert Allen Thornton

Front Row kneeling from left:

     ? Keith Feske, Brian Feske, Douglas Feske (sons of George W and Ellamae Molony Feske)

From left:

     Robert A Thornton, Anna Mae Feske Thornton, Nancy K Fecske, Charles J Fecske, and Deborah A Fecske.

(This may be at home of George J and Helen S Feske home in Burnside, Chicago?)

Christmas time?

Nancy K, Deborah A, and Charles J Fecske
Charles J Fecske, George J Feske, and Nancy K Fecske at Fecske home.  Where? Fernwood?
Charles J and Rannfrid Fecske home.  Address?

831 Homestead Rd, La Grange Park, IL 60526

Charles J Fecske

Steel Guitar Man

Practice Practice Practice

Charles J Fecske and Bride Deborah A Fecske Holgreen
Charles J Fecske with newborn grandchild ?

Charles J and Rannfrid Fecske (2nd and 3rd from left)

Not sure of others; Holgreen family?

Charles J Fecske (2nd from left)

Not sure of others.

Deborah A Fecske, Charles J Fecske, and ?
Deborah A Fecske Holgreen, Charles J and Rannfrid Fecske

and grandchildren?

Charles J Fecske at head of table
Front Row from right:

Charles J and Rannfrid Fecske, Nancy K Fecske, others?

Charles J and Rannfrid Fecske
Charles J and Rannfrid Fecske

Debbie Fecske

in the newspaper

Suburban Life

December 9th 1971

 

Information found by TCT 10 January, 2013

England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Jozsef&gsln=Fecske&mswpn__ftp=Illinois%2c+USA&mswpn=16&mswpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3247%7c16%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msbdy=1890&msbpn__ftp=Bodvanvendegi&msdpn__ftp=Chicago%2c+Cook%2c+Illinois%2c+USA&msdpn=36829&msdpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3247%7c16%7c0%7c730%7c36829%7c0%7c&uidh=uv4&gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&gst=&ghc=20&fh=80&fsk=BEFHrhMIgAAG-47-AbSUwo-61-

U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
about Charles J Fecske

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Jozsef&gsln=Fecske&mswpn__ftp=Illinois%2c+USA&mswpn=16&mswpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3247%7c16%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msbdy=1890&msbpn__ftp=Bodvanvendegi&msdpn__ftp=Chicago%2c+Cook%2c+Illinois%2c+USA&msdpn=36829&msdpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3247%7c16%7c0%7c730%7c36829%7c0%7c&uidh=uv4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=249685211&recoff=10+11&db=2000WP&indiv=1

U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
about Charles J Fecske
Name: Charles J Fecske
Address: 831 Homestead Rd
City: La Grange
State: Illinois
Zip Code: 60525-1622
Phone Number: 708-579-1713
Residence Years: 1993 1994 1995
View Neighbors: View neighbors

Source Citation: City: La Grange; State: Illinois; Year(s): 1993 1994 1995.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: 1993-2002 White Pages. Little Rock, AR, USA: Acxiom Corporation.

 

831 Homestead Rd, La Grange Park, IL 60526

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/831-Homestead-Rd-La-Grange-Park-IL-60526/3786152_zpid/
  • Bedrooms:2 beds
  • Bathrooms:1.0 bath
  • Single Family:1,120 sq ft
  • Lot:5,550 sq ft
  • Year Built:1947
  • Last Sold:Jan 2012 for $168,000
  • Parking:Garage

 

   

 

Information found by TCT 27 December, 2012

US Federal Census - 1940 

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&indiv=try&h=143368211

Name: Charles Feske
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1934
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
View Map
Street: Ellis Avenue
House Number: 9147
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 4B
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 1st grade
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George Feske 35
Helen Feske 30
Anna Mae Feske 10
George Feske 8
Charles Feske 6

 

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Anna+Mae&gsln=Feske&msbdy=1929&msbpn__ftp=Chicago%2c+Cook%2c+Illinois%2c+USA&msbpn=36829&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3247%7c16%7c0%7c730%7c36829%7c0%7c&msrpn__ftp=Illinois%2c+USA&msrpn=16&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3247%7c16%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msypn__ftp=Illinois%2c+USA&msypn=16&msypn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3247%7c16%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&uidh=5vk&msbdp=1&_83004003-n_xcl=m&pcat=NEWYEAROFFER&h=143368208&db=1940usfedcen&indiv=1
These records may also be relevant to Anna Mae Feske:
 
   

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Charles Fecske Guest Book | View 2 of 2 Entries:

"To my Grandpa Charles Fecske, who I loved more and more all the time...a unconditional friend and awesome Grandfather. Someone who I could talk to about my problems, to a man whose heart never grew..." - Tiffany Holgreen
"To my beloved father whom my everlasting wil never end. You are my hero and my father. I love you daddy and I always will." - Nancy Karyn Fecske

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=charles-john-fecske&pid=109188556&fhid=2225

Charles John Fecske

1933-2008

 

Charles John Fecske, devoted husband of Rannfrid, nee Klausen; cherished father of Deborah A. (Douglas) Holgreen and Nancy K. Fecske; treasured grandfather of Lyndsey, Tiffany, Whitney, Rebecca and Michelle Holgreen; loving uncle of many. Retired employee of General Motors with over 22 years of service. Member of the Teamsters Union Local #710. Proud Korean War Air Force Vet. Visitation Thursday 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Chapel Hill Gardens West Funeral Home, 17W201 Roosevelt Rd., Oakbrook Terrace. Lying in state Friday, 10 a.m. until time of Service 11 a.m., at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1550 S. Haase, Westchester. Burial Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery. 630-941-5860 .

Chicago Tribune Obituary:  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=charles-john-fecske&pid=109188556&fhid=2225

Published in Chicago Tribune on May 7, 2008

Chapel Hill Gardens West
Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery, Mausoleum & Funeral Home 17w201 Roosevelt Road Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(630) 941-5860
Fax: (630) 941-7496

http://www.chapelhillgardenswest.com/

Chapel Hill Gardens West
Oakbrook Terrace, IL   6309415860
 
Charles FECSKE 
    Birth Date: 23 Aug 1933 
    Death Date: 4 May 2008 
    Social Security Number:  339-28-3255 
    State or Territory Where Number Was Issued:  Illinois
 
  Death Residence Localities
    ZIP Code: 60526 
    Localities:  La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois
  La Grange Pk, Cook, Illinois
  La Grng Pk, Cook, Illinois
 

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/SSDI/individual_record.asp?recid=339283255&lds=3&region=-1&regionfriendly=&frompage=99

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ancestorsearchresults.asp?last_name=Fecske

Information found by TCT - began 18 April 2013
England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005

http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/print_u.aspx?dbid=8753&iid=ons_m19564az-0357&pid=&autoprint=true&imageonly=true&client=SUI&version=0PtsvhEVzwg

England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005

Fakenham, Norfolk, England

Name: Charles J Fecske
Spouse Surname: Klausen
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1956
Registration district: Fakenham
Inferred County: Norfolk
Volume Number: 4b
Page Number: 908
Find Spouse: Find Spouse

 

   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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