VanDera, Theodore Joseph

1922 - 2006  (84 years)    Has 58 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanDera, Theodore Joseph  [1]
  Born	21 Sep 1922	Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	2004  [3]
  Nursing Home
  Died	24 Dec 2006	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 24 Dec 2006	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	27 Dec 2006
  Appleton Post Crescent
  VanDera, Theodore J. CORRECTION: Inadvertently omitted from the survivors were: a sister and brother-in-law, June (Merlin) School; and two step grandchildren, Eric and Casie. Posted December 26, 2006 Theodore J. "The Cat" "Ted" Van Dera, formally of St. John, 84, died peacefully at Parkside Care Center, Little Chute, with his wife and daughter at his side, on Dec. 24, 2006, following a lengthy illness of Parkinson and Alzheimer's. He was born Sept. 21, 1922, in Outagamie County, son of the late William and Mary (Weyenberg) Van Dera. On May 2, 1944, he married Jean Vandenberg at St. Peter and Paul Church in Wrightstown. Ted worked for Oscar Bolt Construction for many years. He retired from Lunda Construction after many years of building bridges throughout Wisc. and Minn. Ted was a member of the Wisc. Carpenters and Laborer's Unions. He and his wife Jean also owned and operated Ted and Jean's Bar in St. John, for 34 years. Ted enjoyed the northwoods as well as crafting wood and working with his hands. The couple moved to the northwoods on Boundary Lake after Ted's retirement and returned to Kaukauna in 1999. Ted will be deeply missed by his wife, Jean of 62 years; a daughter, Pamela Van Dera, New Holstein; a son, Ted Jr. (Jean) Van Dera; three grandchildren, Jason, Justin, and Amanda; a great-grandson on the way; a sister, Loretta Nackers, Kaukauna; brothers, Henry (Blanche) Van Dera, Kaukauna; Peter Van Dera, Appleton; sister-in-law, June van Dera, Appleton. He is further survived by his wife's family, Zita Huisman, Kimberly; Isabella (Gilbert) Vosters, Pearl (Roy) Pleshek, all of Kaukauna; Joan Schultz, Shakopee, Minn.; Jim Hoffman, DePere; and many nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews. Ted was preceded in death by a brother, Robert; a brother-in-law, Victor Nackers; and a sister-in-law, Elaine Van Dera. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 5 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, Little Chute, with Fr. Jim Hablewitz officiating. Friends will be received on WEDNESDAY, at CHURCH from 1:30 p.m. until the time of service. Entombment will take place at Highland Memorial Park in Appleton. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in his name. The Boettcher Family Funeral Home is assisting the family. 920-766-2099. The family would like to express a special Thank You to Parkside Care Center and Hartland Hospice for all that they did to make Ted/Dad comfortable and the attention and care of Dr. Jack Meyer
  Person ID	I30604	1FamilyTree | JulieGonnering112641, NancyGeister131697
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	VanDera, William J.,   b. 11 Jan 1897, Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 8 Mar 1988, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Weyenberg, Mary Ann,   b. 15 Mar 1901, Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 2003, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 101 years)
  Family ID	F5007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vandenberg, Jean Magdalen,   b. 24 Feb 1926, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Jul 2014, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	2 May 1944  [1, 3]
  Children	+ 1. VanDera, Pamela Zeta + 2. VanDera, Theodore William
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F7398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 21 Sep 1922 - Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 24 Dec 2006 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 24 Dec 2006 - Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S7] Gedcom import from JohnVDBandMarySas20040508fromTomDuescher.FTW. [S662] A Strange Twist of Faith, Autobiography, Jean Vandenberg VanDera, Jean Vandenberg VanDera. [S31] Gedcom Import from VandenbergFromTomDuescher.FTW.