DeBruin, Clarence J.

1916 - 1996  (79 years)    Has 14 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	DeBruin, Clarence J.
  Born	20 Dec 1916	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1935	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Kimberly High School Class of 1935
  Military Service	World War II - Army
  Military Service	Korea
  Died	5 Feb 1996	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	6 Feb 1996
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Clarence J. DeBruin, 605 Ma es Ave. Kimberly, age 79, died unexpectedly Monday February 5, 1996 at App leton Medical Center. He was born December 20th 1916 in Kimberly, the s on of the late John and Delia (Erst) DeBruin. He graduated from Kimberly H igh School in 1935 and was Valedictorian of his class. He attended Lawren ce College and the old Outagamie Rural Normal school. Clarence served wi th the Army Air Corps during World War II and the Korean conflict. His emp loyment was with Kimberly-Clark Midtec for 45 years, retiring in 198 1. He married Betty McMahon in 1946 and she preceeded him in death in 195 6. In 1964 he married Esther Kuborn, she preceded him in death in 197 6. In 1978 he married Irene Krueger. Clarence was very proud of his mil itary service and was an active member and held many offices in the Willi am Verhagen Post 60 of the American Legion, Kimberly and the Outagamie Cou nty Voiture 1140 of the 40 et 8, were he was awarded the Community Servi ce Award in 1987. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 44 89 and Kimberly Kiwanis and received the Kiwanas "Man of the Year" in 198 5. Clarence served as treasurer of the KRA for 25 years until 1972 and w as a 30 unit plasma donor at the Community Blood Center. He was a memb er of Holy Name Catholic Church Kimberly. Besides his wife of 18 years, Ir ene, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law: Mary DeBruin of App leton and Barbara and Mickey Hungerford, of Hortonville. Three grandchildr en Jeffrey and Melanie Hungerford, Heidi Hungerford, and Libby Hungerfor d. Two great-granddaughter's Bridget and Kristen Hungerford. A brother a nd sister-in-law Harold and Ceil DeBruin, Kimberly; nieces and nephew s. He is also survived by three stepchildren Gary Kuborn of Kimberly, Mari lyn and Robert Stark of Kimberly; Kathy and Dennis Kiffe of Austin TX; st ep grandchildren Joe and Nancy Kuborn, Brian Stark; Chad and Kevin Kiff e; and a step great-granddaughter Stephanie Stark and a special neighborho od buddy, Alicia.He was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law R ichard and Grace DeBruin; a stepdaughter-in-law, Shirley Kuborn. The ma ss of resurrection will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Name Cathol ic Church Kimberly. Burial will be in the Holy Name a Catholic cemetery.
  Buried	Aft 5 Feb 1996	Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA
  	DeBruin, Clarence J. Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I25437	1FamilyTree | JocelynThyssen170579, BrendaC_andPaulCoenen
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	DeBruin, John Peter,   b. 15 May 1872, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1 Jun 1945, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Erst, Everdina C. "Delia",   b. 24 Aug 1876, , , , Netherlands ,   d. 18 Apr 1949, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F19518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	McMahon, Elizabeth Lee "Betty Lee",   b. Abt 1920,   d. Abt 1956  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Married	Abt 1946
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F19512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Coenen, Esther M.,   b. 26 Sep 1919, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1976, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Married	Abt Sep 1964	, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F8720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Meshke, Irene M.,   b. 19 Sep 1923, New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 2011, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Abt 1978
  Children	1. DeBruin, Barbara
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2011
  Family ID	F19519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 20 Dec 1916 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1935 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - Abt Sep 1964 - , Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA Died - 5 Feb 1996 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 5 Feb 1996 - Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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