FICTUM, Anton John Jr.

1922 - 2000  (78 years)

• Name	FICTUM, Anton John
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	26 Jan 1922	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Male
  Military	1945	United States Navy
  	Address: World War II
  Death	4 Oct 2000	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  Burial	7 Oct 2000	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Mishicot Public Cemetery/Holy Cross Cemetery
  Person ID	I1326	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Chaloupka (Ellen's paternal)
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	FICTUM, Anton Sr.,   b. 1 Nov 1891, Wisconsin, United States d. 3 Jan 1984, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 92 years)
  Mother	SKUBAL, Emma Katerina,   b. 7 Nov 1894, Franklin Township, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States d. 13 May 1956, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1920	Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States
  Family ID	F892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CHALOUPKA, Gladys Pearl,   b. 30 Jun 1921, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 11 Jul 1991, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1942	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [2, 3]
  	Address: Holy Cross Catholic Church
  	Jan 24, 1942 Couple Wed In Rites At Mishicot The parsonage of Holy Cross Church at Mishicot was the scene of the wedding of Miss Gladys Chaloupka, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Chaloupka, Mishicot, Route 1 and Anton Fictum, 925 North 22nd street, Manitowoc at 3 p.m. today. The Rev. Van Bogart officiated. Mrs. William Chaloupka Jr. was matron of honor and William Chaloupka Jr. brother of the bride, was best man. The bride was dressed in a dress of soldier blue crepe with a lace yoke and blue velvet bows. Her accessories matched and she carried a bouquet of white carnations. The matron of honor wore a dress of shell pink with a tucked bodice and wore a corsage of white carnations. Dinner will be served this evening at the bride's home at 6 o'clock to the immediate families and close friends, and the couple will greet their friends later at a reception. The couple will make their home in Manitowoc at 1003 North 21st street. The groom is a welder at the Manitowoc Ship Building Co. and a graduate of Lincoln High School. The bride is a graduate of the Mishicot High School and of the Bureau of Home Nursing in Milwaukee. Before he marriage she was employed in that city. Among the showers at which the bride was honored was one on Wednesday evening at her home. Guests were Mrs. Quirin Zeman, Mrs. Frank Kunz, Mrs. James Kunz, Mrs. Ed Chaloupka, Mrs. James Novak, Mrs. Walter Dirkman, Mrs. Albert Reynolds, Mrs. Joseph Gohr, Mrs. Adoph Cherney, Mrs. George Komorowski, Mrs. Edward Grenier, Mrs. George Junk, Mrs. John Rhein, Mrs. Edward Greycarek, Mrs. Alvin Hagenow, Mrs. Anton Fictum, Sr., Mrs. William Chaloupka, Jr., Mrs. Charles Robinson, Mrs. Frank Radey, Miss Marion Paulson, Miss Lucille Dirkman, Miss Julia No......rest unreadable
  Children	1. FICTUM, Margie Ann,   b. 22 Oct 1953, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 21 Jan 1954, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 0 years) + 2. Living
  Family ID	F485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Anton J. Fictum Anton J. Fictum, age 78, of 2900 Prairie St., Two Rivers, died Wednesda y, October 4, 2000, at the Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers. Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2000, at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot. Deacon Clarence Naidl of St. James Catholic Church, Cooperstown will officiate with burial in the Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery, Mishicot. Anton was born January 26, 1922, in Manitowoc, son of the late Anton and Emma Skubal Fictum. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Manitowoc. Anton served in the United States Navy during World War II. He married the former Gladys Chaloupka on January 24, 1942. She preceded him in death on July 11, 1991. The couple farmed in Maribel from 1948 to 1978 while he was working at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company as a welder, retiring in 1978. Anton and his special friend, Rosemary enjoyed many hours of dancing with their friends. From the Herald Times Reporter Oct. 6, 2000

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times - 2Manitowoc, Anton J. Fictum; obituary; 6 October 2000; viewed online; 7 January 2023. ANTON JOHN FICTUM, SR. Anton J. Fictum (Edited for living) Anton J. Fictum, age 78, of 2900 Prairie St., Two Rivers, died Wednesday, October 4, 2000, at the Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers. Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2000, at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot. Deacon Clarence Naidl of St. James Catholic Church, Cooperstown will officiate with burial in the Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery, Mishicot. Anton was born January 26, 1922, in Manitowoc, son of the late Anton and Emma Skubal Fictum. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Manitowoc. Anton served in the United States Navy during World War II. He married the former Gladys Chaloupka on January 24, 1942. She preceded him in death on July 11, 1991. The couple farmed in Maribel from 1948 to 1978 while he was working at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company as a welder, retiring in 1978. Anton and his special friend, Rosemary enjoyed many hours of dancing with their friends. Herald Times Reporter Oct. 6, 2000 ******** (Anton J./26 Jan 1922/04 Oct 2000/SSDI). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4-8-114]-Anton/1922-2000 Survivors only- put in the obit. at the end. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Anton G. and Eileen Wilfert Fictum, Maribel; three grandchildren, Karl Fictum, Mishicot, Rudy and Sara Fictum, at home; one brother and sister-in-law, Francis and Evelyn Fictum, Mishicot; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary Ann and Guido Barbarossa, Manitowoc, Pauline and Andrew Rosik, Whitelaw; one sister-in-law, Louise Knizak, New York; a very special friend, Rosemary Lindstrom, Two Rivers; many nieces, nephews and special friends. [S106] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times - Newspaper Archives, Couple Wed in Rites at Mishicot; news article; 24 January 1942; viewed online. [S198] Vital Records - Wisconsin, U.S. Marriage Records, 1820-2004 - Ancestry, viewed index online; 19 January 2023; Gladys Chaloupka and Anton J. Fictum marriage.