VanderVelden, Eugene

1941 - 2016  (75 years)    Has 30 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanderVelden, Eugene
  Born	15 Jul 1941	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1959	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Kimberly High School Class of 1959
  Died	23 Oct 2016	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	26 Oct 2016
  APC
  Vander Velden, Eugene "Gene" - Gene Vander Velden, Kimberly, age 75, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Appleton. He was born on July 15, 1941 in Kimberly to the late Lyle and Estelle (Maciejewski) Vander Velden. He married Grace P. Bongers at St. John Nepomucene Parish on November 4, 1961. She preceded him in death on December 20, 2014 after 52 years of marriage. Gene worked at Thilmany, where he retired. Gene and Grace were Florida "snowbirds" and enjoyed the Cape Coral warmth with many good friends. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, horseshoes and spending time with family and friends at the cottage in Pickerel. As a young man, Gene had set bowling pins by hand, acquired quite a gift for a collection of bird eggs, snared rabbits, tended and cared for a pet crow, and found a way to do old fashioned taxidermy. Gene also loved to fish. Common questions Gene would ask are, "How many perch did you get?" or, "How big was that Northern?" Gene will be sadly missed by his daughters: Sherry Vander Velden, Fort Worth, TX and Barbara (Tom) Van Asten, Freedom; grandchildren: Carissa, Kelsie, Kayla and Carlie Van Asten; brother: Ken (Karen) Vander Velden; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Bonnie Vander Velden, Claire (Tom) Verhagen, Tom (Mary) Bongers, Cynthia (Greg) Mathe and Patricia Bongers-DeGroot. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents and wife, Grace, Gene was preceded in death by his grandson, Eli Thomas Van Asten; step mother, Dina Vander Velden; brothers: Jerry and Jeff (Laurie) Vander Velden; father and mother-in-law: Clarence and Marie (Van Thiel) Bongers; and brother and sister-in-law: Mary Jane and David Bongers. Visitation will be held Friday October 28, 2016 at HOLY SPIRIT PARISH - KIMBERLY CHURCH (600 E. Kimberly Ave. Kimberly) beginning at 1:00 p.m. until time of Funeral Mass at 4:00 p.m. Committal St. John Cemetery. To sign the guest book, please visit oconnellfh.com. A special thanks for the care at St. Paul Elder Services and Theda Care Regional Medical Center for compassionate care. Also a big thanks to an angel of a neighbor, Mark Van Cuyk, who has always looked in on Gene, and would care for his lawn. Thanks to all his good friends at Walmart in Darboy who treated him with such great kindness. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Oct. 26, 2016
  Person ID	I52131	1FamilyTree | CarlaDorow25298
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	VanderVelden, Lyle J.,   b. 22 Jul 1911,   d. 4 Feb 1986  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Maciejewski, Estelle,   b. 28 Aug 1913, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 1951  (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F41594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bongers, Grace,   b. 6 Feb 1942, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 2014, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1961
  Children	1. VanderVelden, Sherry + 2. VanderVelden, Barbara
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F17008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 15 Jul 1941 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1959 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 23 Oct 2016 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1320] Kimberly High School Class of 1959 Yearbook, (Kimberly High School Class of 1959 Yearbook). 52131 - Kimberly High School Class of 1959