VandeHey, Roland

1919 - 2008  (88 years)    Has 41 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VandeHey, Roland
  Born	11 Nov 1919	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Feb 2008	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 10 Feb 2008	St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Wrightstown, Wisconsin, USA
  	VandeHey, Roland St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Wrightstown, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	14 Feb 2008
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Vande Hey, Roland A. "Rolly the Hammer" Roland A. Vande Hey, Wrightstown, age 88, died Sunday, February 10, 2008, at Franciscan Care Center. He was born in Wrightstown on November 11, 1919, to the late Henry and Patronella (Kerkhoff) Vande Hey. Roland married Mary Rita School on Sept. 26, 1944, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Hollandtown, Wis. He was a lifelong member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Wrightstown and was a member of the Holy Name Society. Roland farmed and did construction work most of his life. He helped start Badger Northland from its beginning in the basement of an old cheese factory in Askeaton. After farming, he worked at Schmidt Farm Equipment in Hollandtown until his retirement. Before and after his retirement, he spent many hours knocking down silos. Later, his sons joined him, even traveling out of state to knock them down. That is how he eventually became known as "Rolly the Hammer." Later he took great pride in keeping lawns at the Wrightstown schools trimmed and neat until his illness prevented him from continuing. Roland's hobbies included bowling, fishing, golfing and playing cards with his family and friends. Roland loved his family dearly. He was loved and will be sadly missed by his wife of 63 years Mary Rita; his five children: Gene (Sandy), Wrightstown; Dennis, Greenleaf; Gary (special friend Laurie Beaudet), Madison; Allan, De Pere; Ron (special friend Jill Van Groll), and his extended family Al (Susan) Christensen, Wrightstown; ten grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers and sister: Orville, Virgil (Sandy), Mary Ellen Sprangers, and Gerald "Butch" (Jean); sisters and brothers-in-law: Lauretta Vande Hey Sanderfoot, Beverly Vande Hey and Art Van Handel; Mary Rita's family Eleanor Micke, Louis (Arlene) School, Bob (Elaine) School and Art (Marie) School. Roland is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, Roland was preceded in death by his infant granddaughter, Mary; brothers and sisters: Howard and wife Johanna, Ralph, Gordon and wife Margaret, Mark and wife Florence, Myron "Mike" and wife Murilla, Aloysius, Eugene, Hilary, Clayton, Vivian and husband Ray Eisenman, Marleene and her first husband Lawrence Sprangers, and her second husband LeRoy Griesbach and Bernice Van Handel; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Leonard Sprangers, Patricia Vande Hey, Ray Micke, Howard (Evelyn) School, Florence (Potter) Budzinski and Paul (Gladys) School. Visitation will occur Friday, February 15, 2008, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at ST. PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH, Wrightstown. A Rosary will be said at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will continue Saturday after 10:00 a.m. until time of Mass at 11:00 a.m. at church. The Rev. Msgr. John H. Schuh will officiate. Internment will be at St. Paul Cemetery, Wrightstown. The family would like to thank all of the people at Franciscan Care, Unit 2, in Appleton, for the excellent and loving care Roland was given during his stay there. They were like a part of his family and he loved them all. O'CONNELL FUNERAL SERVICES 2020 E. Main Street Little Chute 920-759-2951
  Person ID	I16834	1FamilyTree | DavidSchlickbernd6337, VicH_andDianeBrochtrup
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	VandeHey, Henry,   b. 6 Jul 1890, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1969  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Kerkhoff, Petronella,   b. 15 Mar 1894, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 8 Jan 1967, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F6048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	School, Mary Rita,   b. 7 May 1925, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 May 2012, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1944	St. Francis Catholic Church, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. VandeHey, Eugene H.   2. VandeHey, Dennis   3. VandeHey, Gary   4. VandeHey, Ron + 5. VandeHey, Allen
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F9805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 11 Nov 1919 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Married - 26 Sep 1944 - St. Francis Catholic Church, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Died - 10 Feb 2008 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 10 Feb 2008 - St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Wrightstown, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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