Claussen, Reuben Jerome

Male 1926 - 1986  (59 years)


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  • Name Claussen, Reuben Jerome 
    Born 1 Dec 1926  North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence Dec 1954  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • In his grandfather's 1954 obituary, he was identified as Jerry Claussen, of Chicago, Illinois.
    Residence Oct 1955  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • In his father's 1955 obituary, he was identified as Jerry Claussen, of Chicago, Illinois.
    Died 14 Nov 1986  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7

    • The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rueben Jerome Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 November 1986 in the North Platte Telegraph, of North Platte, Nebraska.

           R. Jerome Claussen, 59, of Chicago, Illinois, died Friday in Chicago. He was born 1 December 1926 at North Platte to Reuben and Louise Claussen. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1944 and from the University of Iowa in 1948. He was a veteran of World War II as a member of the United States Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne; three sons, Mark, Dirk and Todd; one daughter, Brooke, all of Chicago; his mother, Mrs. R. J. Claussen of North Platte, two brothers, Dr. Bruce F. Claussen of North Platte and Richard L. Claussen of Denver, Colorado. Services are pending in Chicago.

      The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an notice for Rueben Jerome Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the notice had appeared on 19 November 1986 in the Chicago Tribune, of Chicago, Illinois.

           A memorial service for R. Jerome Claussen, 59, a commodities broker at the Mid-America Commodities Exchange, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Parkside Room of the Drake Hotel. Mr. Claussen, who lived on the North Side, died Friday at home. A native of North Platte, Nebraska, and a graduate of the University of Iowa, he was also a salesman for McGraw-Hill Company for fifteen years. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; three sons, Marc, Dirk and Todd; a daughter, Brooke; and his mother, Louise.
    Person ID I442  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2009 

    Father Claussen, Rueben J.,   b. 28 Feb 1898, Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1955, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Frances Louise,   b. 25 Jun 1902, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1992, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 12 Jul 1921  Springfield, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10, 11

    •      The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of a notice of the wedding of Reuben J. Claussen and Frances Louise Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 14 July 1921 in the Springfield Monitor, of Springfield, Nebraska.

           Out-of-town guests attending the Claussen-Fiegenbaum wedding Tuesday evening were Mrs. R. P. Claussen, mother of the groom and Don Van Arsdale, Beatrice; Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Fiegenbaum and Miss Martha Fiegenbaum, Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fiegenbaum and daughter, Frances, and little son, Billy of Geneva, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller, daughters Kathryn, Wilma and son, of Wathena, Kansas; Mrs. S. O. Lovell and daughter Genevieve of Lincoln and Mr. Paul Griswold of Omaha.

           The following notice was published in the Sunday World-Herald, of Omaha, Nebraska, on 10 July 1921, in a column titled "In Cupid's Net."

      Claussen-Fiegenbaum.

           The wedding of Miss Louise Fiegenbaum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Fiegenbaum of Springfield, Neb., and Reuben J. Claussen of Beatrice, will take place Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's parents. Miss Fiegenbaum, who is an accomplished pianist, is well known here, where she has often visited. Mr. Claussen is a University of Nebraska graduate. The couple will be at home at Beatrice after a honeymoon trip to the Minnesota lakes.
    Residence (family) Dec 1954  North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • In her father's 1954 obituary, she was identified as Mrs. Reuben J. Claussen, of North Platte, Nebraska.
    Family ID F152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Curry, Jeanne,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [13
    • Details of the marriage are not known at this time.
    Children 
     1. Claussen, Marc
     2. Claussen, Dirk
     3. Claussen, Todd
     4. Claussen, Brooke
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 127, 152.
      Reuben Jerome (Jerry) Claussen, child of Reuben J. Claussen and Frances Louise Fiegenbaum, was born on 1 December 1926 at North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 83-84.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Henry Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 9 December 1954 in the Springfield Monitor, of Springfield, Nebraska.
           "He is survived by ...five grandchildren: ...Jerry Claussen of Chicago, Illinois...."

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 127.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Reuben J. Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 12 October 1955 in the Telegraph Bulletin, of North Platte, Nebraska.
           "Survivors include ...three sons, Dr. Bruce F. Claussen of North Platte; Jerry Claussen of Chicago, and Lt. Richard Claussen of Lawrence, Kansas...."

    4. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 126-127.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Frances Louise (Fiegenbaum) Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 21 April 1992 in the North Platte Telegraph, of North Platte, Nebraska.
           "A son, R. Jerome, also preceded her in death 14 November 1986."

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 127, 152.
      Reuben Jerome (Jerry) Claussen died on 14 November 1986 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

    6. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 152.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rueben Jerome Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 November 1986 in the North Platte Telegraph, of North Platte, Nebraska.

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 152.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an notice for Rueben Jerome Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the notice had appeared on 19 November 1986 in the Chicago Tribune, of Chicago, Illinois.

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 127.
      Reuben J. Claussen and Frances Louise Fiegenbaum were married on 12 July 1921 at Springfield, Sarpy County, Nebraska.

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 126-127.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Frances Louise (Fiegenbaum) Claussen. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 21 April 1992 in the North Platte Telegraph, of North Platte, Nebraska.
           "On 12 July 1921 she married Reuben J. Claussen at Springfield."

    10. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 127.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an of the weddign of Reuben J. Claussen and Frances Louise Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 14 July 1921 in the Springfield Monitor, of Springfield, Nebraska.
           "Out-of-town guests attending the Claussen-Fiegenbaum wedding Tuesday evening...."

    11. [S211] Article or notice, "Claussen-Fiegenbaum." 1921.
      Sunday World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska). Sunday, 10 July 1921; Page E2, Column 4. Digital copy accessed in August 2014.
           "The wedding of Miss Louise Fiegenbaum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Fiegenbaum of Springfield, Neb., and Reuben J. Claussen of Beatrice, will take place Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's parents...."
           Tuesday, the day of the marriage, was 12 July 1921.

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 83-84.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Henry Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 9 December 1954 in the Springfield Monitor, of Springfield, Nebraska.
           "He is survived by ...two daughters, Mrs. Reuben J. Claussen of North Platte and Mrs. Clyde W. Martin of Omaha;...."

    13. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 152.
      Reuben Jerome (Jerry) Claussen and Jeanne Curry were married. No date or place given.