Obituary of Peter DeGreef - March 15, 1958

Green Bay Presss Gazette - March 16, 1958.


Peter DeGreef Rites Tuesday
Funeral Services for Peter DeGreef, 86, 726 Phoebe St. will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Willebrord's Church, with the Rev. David Rondou in charge.  Burial will be in Allouez Cemetery. Friends may call at Schauer and Schumacher Funeral Home, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 0'clock tonight.  Mr. DeGreef died Saurday in a local hospital after a long illness.  He was a life‑long resident of Green Bay.  He workded as a carman for teh Chicago and North Western Railway for many years until his retirement.  Mr. DeGreef was a member of the Holy Name Society at St. Willebroards and the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen of America, Local 424.  His wife, Elizabeth, died in July of 1956.  Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Theodore Beernsten, Green Bay, five grandchildren; seven great‑grandchildren; and s sister, Mrs. Frank Kreischer, Northville, Mich.

Submitted by:Ron Renquin