VandenHeuvel, Clarence b. 5 Jul 1925 Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 May 2014 Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1925 - 2014 (88 years) Has 62 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.

Name	VandenHeuvel, Clarence [1]
Born	5 Jul 1925	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Gender	Male
Military Service	Bef 1946
WWII, U. S. Army Air Corps
	VandenHeuvel, Clarence Military
Died	10 May 2014	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Obituary	12 May 2014
Appleton Post Crescent
Clarence N. "Jiggs" Vanden Heuvel, Little Chute, age 88, died peacefully Saturday May 10, 2014. He was born July 5, 1925 in Little Chute to the late Peter J. and Dora (Hietpas) Vanden Heuvel. Clarence observed his existence through a lens of enviable simplicity that made calling him dad, grandpa, brother, uncle, or friend an honor. His wife, Urs, and his four daughters were the loves of his life and anyone who was lucky enough to have spent time with him knew it. He married Urs Van Handel on October 21, 1950 at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church and was in love with her every day since. Clarence was a master plumber starting with Elmer Coonen and retiring with August Winter & Sons. After his retirement, Clarence found ways to stay busy by helping out his two nephews Peter and Bobby Vanden Heuvel at Great Lakes Mechanical. His years of retirement brought stories of his and Urs' time at the "Holland Hilton," their trailer in Fort Myers, Florida. It's where he honed his skills on the golf course and where "teeing it up" in the fairway was not only fair play but recommended practice in many of his tales. He had an affinity for telling stories, many of them about his time served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Clarence, a member of the Jacob Coppus American Legion Post 258, was a tail gunner with the 461st Bomber Group and his time spent overseas provided a lifetime of engaging stories that held family members captive on many a night. What really made Clarence special was the admiration that his grandchildren had for him. There wasn't a single recollection of him ever raising his voice in anger or a bad word spoken about another human being. He was truly a gentle soul and an example of how to love a woman. Though he will be deeply missed, he will live on in the stories that he told and through the euphemisms he used to tell them. On the day before he passed, he was able to have one last cocktail in bed with a smile on his face. Clarence is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ursula; daughters: Jackie (Jim) Van Grinsven; Dori (Steve) Dercks; Ann (Scott) Vanden Heuvel, all of Little Chute; Carla (Scott) Schmalz, Menasha; grandchildren: Kurt Van Grinsven, Beth (Ryan) Driessen, Craig (Stacey) Van Grinsven; Nick, Michael (Katie), Charlie Dercks; Abby (Manny) Vasquez, Shea (fiancé Nick) Vanden Heuvel, Carly Vanden Heuvel; Sam, Lexi, Chelsea Schmalz; great grandchildren: Kayla, Jake, Lucas, Peter, Hannah, Claire, Grace, Reid, Alexis, Isaac, Anna, Dominic, Colton, Avery, Dane, Isaac, Isabel; siblings: Delores Machurick, Donna (Bob) Welsh, Ken Vanden Heuvel and Barbara (Mike) Kons; and sisters and brothers-in-law: Jane Vanden Heuvel, Noreen Vanden Heuvel, Yvonne Rusk, Laverne Vanden Heuvel, Rich (Grace) Van Handel and Lorna Van Handel. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, Clarence was preceded in death by his sons, Alan and Tommy; brothers: Lloyd, Jerome, Gene and Paul Vanden Heuvel; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Anne Vanden Heuvel, Mike Machurick, Catherine (Mike Micke, Jerome Van Lanen), Marie (Reuben Van Lanen, Butch Dobrinski), Matt (Marion, Janet) Van Handel, Agnes (Al) Smudde, Irene (George) Stoffel, Art (Bernice) Van Handel, Bill Van Handel, Audrey (Fabe) Van Camp, Erv (Bonnie, Ruth) Van Handel. Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE CATHOLIC CHURCH (323 Pine St. Little Chute) beginning at 2:00 p.m. until time of Mass at 5:00 p.m. The Rev. Ronald Belitz will officiate. Military rites conducted by the Jacob Coppus American Legion Post 258 will immediately follow. Committal St. John Cemetery. To sign the guest book, please visit oconnellfh.com. Should the question ever arise as to whether or not Clarence is happy and in heaven we can simply use the same question he used when asked if he'd like to have that last cocktail: "Is the Pope Catholic"? Love, Mum and the Girls Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from May 12 to May 13, 2014
Buried	14 May 2014	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
Person ID	I23168	1FamilyTree \| PaulWest45278
Last Modified	4 Nov 2016

Father	VandenHeuvel, Peter J., b. 25 Jun 1894, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 2 Mar 1985, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 90 years)
Mother	Hietpas, Theodora "Dora", b. 20 Jun 1899, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 1 Apr 1938, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 38 years)
Family ID	F7999	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family VanHandel, Ursula Allegonda, b. 28 Mar 1927, Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 31 Oct 2016 (Age 89 years)

Married 21 Oct 1950 Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

VandenHeuvel, Clarence and Ursula 1950

VandenHeuvel, Clarence and Ursula 2010

News Mention (Family) 31 Oct 2010

Appleton Post Crescent

VandenHeuvel, Clarence and Ursula 60th Anniversary News

Children

	1. VandenHeuvel, Jackie
	2. VandenHeuvel, Carla
	3. VandenHeuvel, Dorine A.
	4. VandenHeuvel, Alan, b. 19 Aug 1955, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 28 Mar 1956 (Age 0 years)
	5. VandenHeuvel, Thomas P., b. 28 Jan 1958, d. 8 May 1960 (Age 2 years)
+	6. VandenHeuvel, Ann Marie

Last Modified 3 Aug 2014

Family ID F8001 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 5 Jul 1925 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Married - 21 Oct 1950 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Died - 10 May 2014 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Buried - 14 May 2014 - St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA