DeCoster, Mark P.

1931 - 2002  (70 years)    Has 44 ancestors and 22 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	DeCoster, Mark P.
  Born	29 Oct 1931	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Aft 1947
  Education - High School	1950	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1950
  Died	3 May 2002	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 3 May 2002	St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA
  	DeCoster, Mark P. St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin
  Obituary	6 May 2002
  Appleton Post Crescent
  See Image De Coster, Mark P. "Hot Dog ", Town of FreedomAge 70, died Friday, May 3, 2002, at his home with his family by his sid e. Mark was born October 29, 1931, in Little Chute, son of the late Leona rd and Ann (Hietpas) De Coster. He married Anna Schommer October 23, 195 4, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Freedom, where he was a long-time memb er. Mark was a U.S. Army veteran and served his country in the Korean Wa r. He belonged to the Jacob Coppus American Legion, Post 258, Little Chut e, for 47 years. For the past 25 years, he was the Officer of the Day a nd he was also on the firing squad. Mark belonged to the V.F.W. and w as a charter member of the volunteer fire department in Freedom. He w as a meat cutter by trade but he also had talents in his garden and artwo rk (painting), both of which he shared with his family and friends. Mark w as a generous man and enjoyed spending time with his family, especially h is grandchildren.Mark is survived by his wife, Anna; nine children: Dennis (Char) De Coste r, Freedom; Christy (Doug) Hinkens, Wausau; Mike (Carrie) De Coster, Freed om; Robert "Twink" De Coster, Freedom; Dave (Rose) De Coster, Freedom; Ken neth (Joann) De Coster, Hobart; Tom (Dawn) De Coster, Kaukauna; Kathy De C oster, Appleton; Jeff (Maggie) De Coster, Freedom; 18 grandchildren; thr ee brothers: Norbert (Ruth), Leo (Bev) and Jerome (Peggy) De Coster; two s isters: Evelyn (Willard) Carlson and Marie Sievers; brothers-in-law and si sters-in-law: Bob Van De Loo, Francis Demerath, Ann De Coster, Ray (Bett y) Schommer, Fran (Tom) Thompson, Hazel Schommer, Marcy (Henry) Seidl, Chu ck (Betty) Coppus and Helen Schommer; also survived by many nieces, nephe ws and friends.He is preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence De Coster, and two sister s, Lorraine Demerath and Della Van De Loo; brothers-in-law and sisters-in- law: Bob Sievers, Muriel De Coster, Gladys (Henry) Anschutz, Merle and Ja ck Schommer.Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at St. Ni cholas Church, Freedom, with Rev. Dennis Ryan officiating. Interment wi ll be in St. Nicholas Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Jac ob Coppus American Legion, Post 258, Little Chute. Friends may call at t he Verkuilen Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and at the church fr om 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until the time of the mass. A military service wi ll be held at 7 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. In li eu of flowers a memorial fund has been established.The family would like to extend a special thanks to Carol Peterson and Aff inity Hospice, especially to Peggy, Melissa and Sandy for their care and s upport. VERKUILEN FUNERAL HOME 101 Canal St. Little Chute 788-3321
  	DeCoster, Mark Obituary
  Person ID	I36610	1FamilyTree | JillvdWyngaard142662, MaryLangenhuizenClose78556, JulieGonnering112641
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	DeCoster, Leonard,   b. 24 Feb 1897, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 7 Dec 1985, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Hietpas, Annie,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Oct 1972, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F7885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Schommer, Anna Mae
  Children	+ 1. DeCoster, Dennis + 2. DeCoster, Christy + 3. DeCoster, Michael   4. DeCoster, Robert + 5. DeCoster, David Leo + 6. DeCoster, Kenneth   7. DeCoster, Thomas   8. DeCoster, Kathy   9. DeCoster, Jeff
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F11797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 29 Oct 1931 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1950 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 3 May 2002 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 3 May 2002 - St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1342] St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1950, (St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1950).