Ames, Stephen Walter (1928 - 2004): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1928 - 2004 (76 years)

Name	Ames, Stephen Walter
Birth	20 Feb 1928	Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	AMES.S001
_FGRAVE	116356764
Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army [1]
		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
		United States Army
		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		World War II (1939-1945)
Death	16 Oct 2004	West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin [1, 2]
Burial	Holy Angels Cemetery, West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin [1, 2]
		Headstone, Ames, Stephen W and LaVerne M
		Headstone, Ames, Stephen W
		Headstone, Ames, Stephen W and LaVerne M.
Person ID	I50533	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	24 Oct 2022

Family Gundrum, LaVerne, b. 5 Aug 1928 d. 2 Mar 2011 (Age 82 years)

Marriage Y [2]

Children

	1. Ames, J.
	2. Ames, R.
	3. Ames, R.
	4. Ames, J.
	5. Ames, E.

Family ID F18244 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

[West Bend Daily News, West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin, 19 Oct 2004, Obituaries.]

Stephen W. Ames

Stephen W. Ames, 76, of West Bend, died on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004 at the Subacute Unit of the Samaritan Health Center.
He was born on Feb. 20, 1928 in Danville, Ill. to the late Thomas and Lyda (nee Prosser) Ames.
Shortly after graduation from Danville High School in January, 1946, Steve entered the U.S. Army, serving with the Occupational Forces following World War II.

After his discharge, he settled in West Bend and married LaVerne Gundrum on Nov. 24, 1951 at Holy Angels Catholic Church.
He was employed as a mechanic for his brother-in-law at Seefeld Motors for a short time. In 1958 he started working for the city of West Bend as a vehicle mechanic until retiring in 1990.

As a hobby, Steve built and repaired musical string instruments.

He was a member of the Teamsters Union and was a charter member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church where he served on the parish council.

Survivors include his wife; five children, Julie (Gary) Halom of Superior, Russell (Stacy) of Beverly, Mass., Roy (Mary) of Broken Arrow, Okla., Janice (Brad) Lamers of Brookfield and Ellen (Dan) Hintz of Sussex; 10 grandchildren; a sister, Darlene (Tony) DaCosta of Acton, Mass., seven brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ruth Nennig, Walter (Helen) Gundrum, Paul (Carole) Gundrum, Mercia Gundrum, Norbert Hartmann, all of West Bend, Arlene Gundrum of New-hall, Calif. and Bruce McCray of Houston; other relatives and friends.

Preceding him in death were three sisters and a brother.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church.
Father Jeffrey Haines will be the presider, and burial will follow in Holy Angels Cemetery.
Visitation at the church only will be Thursday from 10 until 11:15 a.m.

Those who wish may give memorials to "Blessed and Called" building fund at St. Frances Cabrini.
The Schmidt Funeral Home, West Bend, is serving the family.

Stephen's family would like to extend a special thank you to the nurses and staff at St. Joseph's Community Hospital and the sub-acute Unit of the Samaritan for the kind and loving care given to Stephen during his illness

Sources

[S2974] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ames, Stephen W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116356764/stephen-walter-ames), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S3026] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ames, Stephen W and LaVerne M, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116356764/stephen-walter-ames), none. (Reliability: 2).