FERDON, Chester

1892 - 1982  (90 years)

• Name	FERDON, Chester
  Birth	10 May 1892	Little Suamico, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Baptised	23 Mar 1928
  	St. John's United Church of Christ, Manitowoc
  Death	5 Dec 1982	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1, 2]
  	Address: Memorial Hospital
  Burial	8 Dec 1982	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	Address: Evergreen Cemetery
  	Section U, Block 26, Lot 3, Space 1
  		JI-Ferdon Chester and Ella Ferdon
  Person ID	I564	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Jindra Family Tree (Mike's fraternal/Ellen's fraternal)
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	FERDON, Obadiah Bush,   b. 2 Aug 1848, Sullivan, New York, United States d. 7 Dec 1929, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States (Age 81 years)
  Mother	JINDRA, Katerina A.,   b. 6 Jul 1862, Miletice, Bohemia d. 1928, Oconto, Oconto. Wisconsin, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1885
  Family ID	F181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LAABS, Ella A.,   b. 28 Jul 1893   d. 7 Jul 1995 (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1922	Brookside, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States   [2]
  Children	> 1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] Website - FindAGrave, viewed online; 23 January 2023; Chester Ferdon; memorial ID 95204363; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95204363/chester-ferdon. Chester Ferdon BIRTH 10 May 1892 Little Suamico, Oconto County, Wisconsin, USA DEATH 5 Dec 1982 (aged 90) BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USAPLOT U-26-3-1 MEMORIAL ID 95204363 [S112] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter - 2manitowoc.com, Chester Ferdon; obituary; 6 December 1982; page 3; viewed online; 23 January 2023. CHESTER FERDON Chester Ferdon, 90, a resident of Family Heritage Home, 1205 S. 18th St., Manitowoc, died Sunday afternoon, Dec. 5, at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John United Church of Christ, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gerald Schrankler will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Ferdon was born May 10, 1892, at Little Suamico, Wis., son of the late Obediah and Katherine Jindra Ferdon. He married Ella E. Laabs Oct. 15, 1922, at Brookside, Wis. They moved to Manitowoc in 1923 and resided here since. He retired in 1967 from Mirro Corporation where he had been employed many years. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the United States Army with Battery D of Coast Guard Artillery from 1918 to 1919. Survivors include his wife, Ella E. of Manitowoc; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Glenn and Charlotte Ferdon of Manitowoc and Lloyd L. Ferdon of Big Bend, Wis; two brothers, Frank of Manitowoc and Erwin of Marinette; two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Klingholz of Manitowoc and Mrs. Alice Hedin of Sauk Centre, Minn.; two granddaughters, Mrs. James (Patricia) Keil of Manitowoc and Mrs. John (Judy) Niquette of Sturgeon Bay and two great granddaughters, Mrs. James (Patricia) Keil of Manitowoc and Mrs. John (Judy) Niquette of Sturgeon Bay and two great grandchildren, Scott and Kristin Keil. Four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Friends may call at St. John United Church of Christ after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until the time of service. There will be no Tuesday evening visitation at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, who is in charge of funeral arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, December 6, 1982 P. 3 ******** [husband of Ella Ferdon] ************************ married Ella Laabs in 1922 2 children Glenn Ferdon b. 1924 Lloyd Ferdon b.1930.