Gerritts, Joan M.

1931 - 2012  (81 years)    Has 18 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Gerritts, Joan M.
  Born	13 Jan 1931	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Dec 2012	The Villages, Sumter, Florida, USA
  Obituary	6 Jan 2013
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Joan M. Kabat, 81, passed away peacefully December 26, 2012 in Florida. Joan was born in Black Creek, Wisconsin on January 13, 1931 to Frank and Margaret (Van Treeck) Gerritts. She married Lee Kabat May 24, 1942 and he was the love of her life. They had known each other for 75 years and had celebrated 60 years of marriage last summer. She was originally from Wisconsin but spent the last 21 winters as a resident of The Villages in Florida and summers in Waupaca Joan is survived by her husband, Lee; one son, Dan (Colleen) Kabat, and two daughters, Pat (Jeff) Fletcher, and Julie (Jeff) Layer, her grandsons Brent (Rebecca) Kabat (their daughter, Lucy), and Brian (Kindle) Kabat, and her granddaughters Leah Fletcher, Jessica Fletcher, Holly Layer and Gretchen Layer. She is also survived by one brother, Russ (Dorothy) Gerritts, and four sisters; Ruth Oudenhoven, Joyce Konkle, Janice (Tom) Thyes and Carol Eastman. She is further survived by her loving brother-in-law, Fr. Daniel F. Kabat, a retired Capuchin priest. Joan was preceded in death by her parents, four infant children and two brothers, Vernon and Ronald Gerritts. She was a member of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Waupaca, Wisconsin and St. Timothy Catholic Church in The Villages, Florida. She was an avid volunteer at her churches. She enjoyed golfing, bridge, mahjong and playing cards with friends and loved ones. A Celebration of Life Mass will be held at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Waupaca, Wisconsin, on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. Memorial Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the church prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in her name. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on January 6, 2013 Posted: Saturday, December 29, 2012 8:00 am THE VILLAGES - Joan M. Kabat, 81, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Mrs. Kabat was born in Black Creek, Wis., and has spent the last 21 winters in The Villages. She was a retired bookkeeper for a construction company and a member of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Waupaca, Wis., and St. Timothy Catholic Community. She was an avid volunteer. She enjoyed golf outings, card games and mah-jongg. Survivors include her husband, Lee Kabat; son, Dan, Waupaca, Wis.; daughters Julie Layer, Plymouth, Minn.; Pat Fletcher, Waupaca, Wis.; brother, Russ Gerritts; sisters Ruth Oudenhoven, Joyce Konkle, Janice Thyes and Carol Eastman; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Services will be held in Wisconsin at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the St. Fedelis Friary and Capuchin Priest and Brother Retirement Home in Appleton, Wis. Arrangements are by the Florida Cremation Society, The Villages.
  Person ID	I160914	1FamilyTree | DavidSchlickbernd6337, VicH_andDianeBrochtrup
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Gerritts, Francis Peter "Frank",   b. 28 Feb 1904, Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Apr 1978, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	VanTreeck, Margaret,   b. 6 Nov 1901, Wilson, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Sep 1949, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F33413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kabat, Lee Ignatius
  Children	+ 1. Kabat, Daniel   2. Kabat, Timothy,   b. 27 Jun 1954,   d. 27 Jun 1954  (Age 0 years)   3. Kabat, Mary F.,   b. 15 Aug 1955,   d. 15 Aug 1955  (Age 0 years)   4. Kabat, Lea Ann,   b. 31 Aug 1958,   d. 31 Aug 1958  (Age 0 years)   5. Kabat, Nancy A.,   b. 22 Mar 1961,   d. 22 Mar 1961  (Age 0 years) + 6. Kabat, Patricia + 7. Kabat, Julie
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F38161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 13 Jan 1931 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 26 Dec 2012 - The Villages, Sumter, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Kabat, Joan (Maiden Name: Gerrits)