Jozef Schellekens was born in Turnhout on May 15, 1909, the eldest of the three children of Joannes Ignatius ‘Ignaas’ Schellekens (March 4, 1888 – June 12, 1963), a furniture maker, and Maria Catharina Van Poppel (April 1, 1885 – February 21, 1946).
Jozef Schellekens was born in Turnhout on May 15, 1909, the eldest of the three children of Joannes Ignatius ‘Ignaas’ Schellekens (March 4, 1888 – June 12, 1963), a furniture maker, and Maria Catharina Van Poppel (April 1, 1885 – February 21, 1946).