VanRoy, Harry John b. 9 Sep 1915 Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 19 Feb 2012 Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1915 - 2012 (96 years) Has 12 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	VanRoy, Harry John
Born	9 Sep 1915	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
Gender	Male
Died	19 Feb 2012	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Obituary	21 Feb 2012
Appleton Post Crescent
Harry John Van Roy, age 96 of Kimberly, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on February 19, 2012. He was born on September 9, 1915 in Wrightstown to John and Mary (Manders) Van Roy. Harry grew up on a farm, attended school through fifth grade, and worked on other farms to help his family during the depression. In 1939 and 1940 he lived in Detroit and worked at Ford Motor Company. In 1940 he purchased a dairy farm in the town of Buchanan from his brother Martin. Harry was united in marriage to Delia Spierings at St John's Catholic Church in Little Chute on May 7, 1942. They raised a family of 10 children. They were members of Holy Angels/Holy Name/Holy Spirit Parish for their entire married life. They enjoyed playing sheephead, traveling, and square dancing. He was a member of the town of Buchanan volunteer fire department and served on the town of Buchanan board as supervisor. After their children were grown, he stopped dairy farming and started to cash crop and to work at Keller Structures doing jobs as welding, flashing, and pouring concrete. Harry enjoyed the many acquaintances and friendships that developed while working at Keller Structures. Later he drove tractor for Bill Van Handel for spring planting, corn picking, and fall plowing. After that, he worked at Goldin Iron & Metal Recycling. At age 90 he fully retired but continued to help his family nurture their gardens and repair items for his children and grandchildren. At age 95 Harry and Delia moved into American Grand Assisted Living Suites. Harry liked to be busy, was thrifty, and had a strong work ethic. Harry is survived by his wife Delia; seven sons: Ronald (Linda), John (Joan), Roger (Ann-former spouse and good friend), James (Sharon), Denis (fiance Jeanie), Donald (Kristine), Richard (Amy); three daughters: Carol (James) Van Stippen, Diane (James) Novak, Joann (Jeff) Wyngard; 29 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; sisters-in-law: Joyce Van Roy, Rose Zita Spierings, Martha Kerry; brother-in-law, Robert Kerry; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson Robby Van Roy; brothers and sister-in-law: Martin (Angeline), John Jr., Bernard; sisters and brothers-in-law: Lucy (Alfonse) Ver Bust, Harriet (Edward) Menting, Marie (Leo) Menting, Delia (Oscar) Wiesman; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Henry (Edna) Spierings, Elizabeth (Norbert) Micke, Joseph (Gertrude) Spierings, and George Spierings. Visitation is on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at HOLY SPIRIT PARISH, DARBOY which will be followed by Mass at 11:30 a.m. celebrating Harry's life with Father David Beaudry officiating. Burial will follow Mass. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for Holy Spirit Parish. The family extends a sincere thank you to Karen, Ellen, and Julie of St Paul Hospice and to the staff of American Grand Assisted Living Suites for the care and compassion shown to our Dad. Jansen Fargo Funeral Home 204 E. Kimberly Ave. Kimberly 788-6202 Online Condolences www.wichmannfargo.com Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on February 21, 2012
Buried	Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin, USA
	VanRoy, Harry Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin, USA
Person ID	I179675	1FamilyTree
Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

Father	VanRoy, John, b. 21 Aug 1880, Herpen, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands , d. 23 Oct 1962, West De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 82 years)
Mother	Manders, Mary Ann, b. 26 Sep 1878, Schaijk, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands , d. 22 Feb 1950 (Age 71 years)
Family ID	F42239	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Spierings, Delia, b. 23 Feb 1922, Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 29 Jul 2013 (Age 91 years)

Married 7 May 1942 Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

News Mention (Family) 13 May 2007

VanRoy, Harry and Delia Spierings 65th Anniversary News

Children

+	1. VanRoy, Ronald J.
	2. VanRoy, Jack
	3. VanRoy, Roger
	4. VanRoy, Carol
	5. VanRoy, James "Jim"
	6. VanRoy, Diane
	7. VanRoy, Denis
	8. VanRoy, Donald
	9. VanRoy, Joanna
	10. VanRoy, Richard J. "Rick"

Last Modified 21 Feb 2012

Family ID F59686 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 9 Sep 1915 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
	Married - 7 May 1942 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Died - 19 Feb 2012 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Buried - - Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin, USA