VanAbel, James Eugene

1930 - 2018  (87 years)    Has 30 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanAbel, James Eugene
  Born	11 Oct 1930	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1948	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Kaukauna High School Class of 1948
  Land Record	Abt 1950
  Bought the Campbell Family Farm in the 1950's and farmed the land until about 1966, then sold it to neighbor Roy Lamers. The Lamers property had been the Finnegan farm in the 1800's.
  Died	4 Jan 2018	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	7 Jan 2018
  APC
  Kaukauna - James E. Van Abel, age 87, of Kaukauna, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 4, 2018. He was born on October 11, 1930, son of the late Albert and Mary (Campbell) Van Abel. Jim married Marlene DeLeeuw and together they have celebrated over 61 years of marriage. Jim ran the family farm until 1965, and then enjoyed serving his insurance clients for over 30 years until his retirement. Jim was an active member at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Kaukauna for many years, and was in the choir and an usher for 50 years. Jim had a lifelong passion for bowling that started as a pin setter at VanAbel's of Hollandtown at the age of 16. He was an avid sports fan and especially enjoyed attending his grandchildren's sporting events. Jim most valued spending time with his family whether just visiting, or playing a good game of sheephead or cribbage. Jim is survived by his loving wife, Marlene Van Abel; children: Gary (Elizabeth) Van Abel, Dick (Sue) Van Abel and Karen (Joe) Meyer; grandchildren: Carolyn (Kyle) Coleman, Mary (David) Lenz, Michael Van Abel, Luke (Michelle) Van Abel, John (Kelsey) Van Abel, Leah (Aaron) Williams, Laura Taggart and Bryan Meyer; great grandchildren: Ella and Adeline Coleman, Elijah Lenz, Joy and Sariah Van Abel and Isla Williams; brothers and sisters-in-law: Betty Courtney, Rosemary Kraus, Clarence (Lois) DeLeeuw and Joyce DeLeeuw; nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Mary, and his brother, Tom (Jacque) Van Abel. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at St. Katharine Drexel Parish, St. Mary's Church, 119 W. 7th Street, Kaukauna, with Fr. Willie Vande Loo officiating and Pastoral Leader Deacon Steve Vande Hey assisting. Visitation will be at the church on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the Mass. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Jim's name. For online condolences, please visit www.verkuilenfh.com. The Van Abel family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Fresenius Dialysis Center and to the staff at Cherry Meadows Hospice for all of the compassionate care given to Jim. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Jan. 7, 2018
  Buried	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I16354	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	VanAbel, Albert,   b. 25 Apr 1886, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Nov 1946, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Campbell, Mary Helen,   b. 27 Mar 1900, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 28 Jan 2002, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 101 years)
  Family ID	F5331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DeLeeuw, Marlene
  Children	+ 1. VanAbel, Gary Lee + 2. VanAbel, Richard Joseph + 3. VanAbel, Karen Ann
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F5023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 11 Oct 1930 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1948 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 4 Jan 2018 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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