Individual Details
Edmund Francis CHEVALIER
(26 May 1920 - 7 Jun 2008)
Edmund F. Chevalier
(May 26, 1920 - June 7, 2008)
Edmund F. Chevalier, loving husband, father, grandfather and uncle passed away peacefully Saturday, June 7, 2008, at his home. He was born May 26, 1920, in Virginia, Minn., to the late Telesphore and Odile (Champeau) Chevalier. He moved to Green Bay as a child and later graduated from East High School in 1940. During World War II, Ed served in the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 324th Fighter group, the 316th Fighter Squadron (Hell's Belles) and had been stationed in North Africa, Italy and France. Upon returning home from the War, Mr. Chevalier enrolled in the University of Wisconsin. On May 10, 1947, he married Margaret Kelliher in Green Bay. He was a member of the Baylanders Barbershop Chorus for over 50 years and was an original member of the Four Clips Barbershop Quartet. Mr. Chavalier had been employed as an engineer for many years and retired in 1982 after working for 25 years at Paper Converting Machine Co. Ed had a clever wit and dry sense of humor. Years ago, he was involved in Community Theater and had the comic lead in the musical "Naughty Marietta".
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Margaret; seven children and their spouses, Gordy (Kathy) Chevalier, De Pere; David (Patti) Chevalier, Maui, Hawaii; Cathy Chevalier and her husband, Tom Berzinski, Green Bay; Patrick Chevalier, Green Bay; John (Lynn) Chevalier, Burnsville, Minn.; Ed Jr. (Laurie) Chevalier, Green Bay; Amy (Dino) Efantis, Cheverly, Md.; 17 grandchildren, Anmarie (Matt) Meeuwsen, Jenny Chevalier, Sarah (Troy) Williquette, Matt Chevalier (Tammy Roffers), Aaron Chevalier (Peggy VanPay), Luke Chevalier (Jolene Dalebroux), Malia Chevalier, Emilie Smith (Barry Kalpinski), John Chevalier Jr., Meg Chevalier, Alex Hall, Dylan Chevalier, Eric Chevalier, Alyson Chevalier, KiKi Efantis, Theo Efantis and Catherine Efantis; eight great-grandchildren, Sarah and Patrick Meeuwsen, Cody Chevalier, Dylan, Alec, Sam and Sophie Williquette, Paige Chevalier; one sister and brother-in-law, Eleanor (George) Schneider, Marshfield, Wis.; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Chevalier, Green Bay; numerous special nieces and nephews; and a special family friend, Mary Murphy.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Michael; his brothers, Elmer, Emil and Adelore Chevalier; his sisters, Jeanne Johnson, Leona Donovan, Clarice Olson; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, John Kelliher, Byron Shaw, Evelyn Shaha, Patricia Murphy, Mary Zita Watson; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, John and Catherine Kelliher.
Friends may call at St. Jude Catholic Church, 1420 Division St., from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church with the Rev. Andrew Kysely officiating.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in his name.
Blaney Funeral Home is assisting the family. To send online condolences, please go to www.BlaneyFuneralHome.com.
Events
| Birth | 26 May 1920 | Virginia, Saint Louis, Minnesota, United States |  |  | |
| Census | 1 Apr 1940 | 803 Crooks Street, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Military | 1941 - 1945 | Army Air Corps -- World War II: 324th Fighter Group, 316 Fighter Squadron (Hell's Bells) | | | |
| Marriage | 10 May 1947 | Allouez, Brown, Wisconsin, United States - Margaret L. "Marge" KELLIHER | |||
| Death | 7 Jun 2008 | Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Burial | 12 Jun 2008 | Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret L. "Marge" KELLIHER (1927 - 2014) |
| Father | Telesphore "Tel" CHEVALIER (1877 - 1920) |
| Mother | Odile "Odelia" CHAMPEAU (1877 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Elmer J. CHEVALIER (1904 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Eugenie Marie "Jeanne" CHEVALIER (1906 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Emil Oliver CHEVALIER (1908 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Leona Veronica CHEVALIER (1910 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Clarice Odile CHEVALIER (1913 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Adelore James CHEVALIER (1915 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
Age 10 in 1930. Age 19 in 1940.Military
Enlisted 17 Nov 1941; discharged 4 October 1945.Endnotes
1. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Wisconsin, Brown, Green Bay, Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 5-21, sheet 9B, image 18, household 200, lines 59-63, Dehlia Chevalier and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 4 March 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
2. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Brown, Green Bay, enumeration district (ED) 27, sheet 10A, image 19, dwelling 14, family 21, lines 21-29, Eugene Davidson and household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 4 March 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
3. Social Security Death Index, Edmund F. Chevalier.
4. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 : accessed 5 March 2015), Edmund F. Chevalier; ARMY.
5. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Wisconsin, Brown, Green Bay, Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 5-21, sheet 9B, image 18, household 200, lines 59-63, Dehlia Chevalier and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 4 March 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
6. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 : accessed 5 March 2015), Edmund F. Chevalier; ARMY.
7. Social Security Death Index, Edmund F. Chevalier.
8. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 : accessed 5 March 2015), Edmund F. Chevalier; ARMY.