Summers, Agnes

1907 - 2008  (101 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Summers, Agnes
  Born	7 Jul 1907	Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	3 Oct 2008	Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	5 Oct 2008
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Agnes A. Vander Putten, 101, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at Odd Fellow Home, Green Bay, where she had been a resident for three months. Agnes was born July 7, 1907, in Askeaton, Wis., the daughter of Gertrude and Edward Summers. Siblings were the late Walter, Genevieve and Claire. She attended St. Patrick's Elementary School, Askeaton, and Kaukauna High School, followed by health care work at the Riverside Sanitarium in Little Chute and Deaconess Hospital in Milwaukee. On July 6, 1932, she married R.J. Vander Putten at St. Patrick's Church in Askeaton. In 1960, after many moves, Agnes and her family settled in Green Bay where she became a longtime member of St. Mary of the Angels Parish and its Altar Society and Friendship Club. She gave generously through volunteer work at St. Vincent Hospital, St. Mary's Parish and the Green Bay Senior Center. A highlight of her working years was her compassionate devotion to her patients at Bellin Memorial Hospital in her role as a personal caregiver. Survivors include her children, Carole (John) Deising, Appleton; Wayne (Barbara) Vander Putten, Green Bay; Gerry Vander Putten, Peshtigo; Mary (Walt) Chapman, Janesville; and Peggy Soffian, Grass Valley, Calif.; grandchildren, Lori (Peter) Zarm and their children, Tara and Eric, Rhinelander; Mark (Renee) Schubart and their children, Kai, Kenneth and Raquel, Neenah; John Schubart and his children, Zak and Max, Lomira; Keith (Stacy) Vander Putten and their children, Dakota, Clay R.J., Brooke and Brittnay, Spencer; Mary (Michael) Schoeller and son, Daniel, Suamico; Peter (Jennifer) Nelson and their sons, Zachary, Cody and Casey, Green Bay; Julie Chapman, Green Bay; Joel (Amy) Chapman and their sons, Benjamin and Samuel, Woodstock, Ill.; Ananda (Satya) LoDuca, Santa Cruz, Calif.; Amos Soffian, London, England; and Viva Soffian, Grass Valley, Calif.; special Summers nieces and nephew, Mary Ann, Delores, Phyllis, Patsy, Pauline, Judy and Tom; and nephews, Bob and Don Golden, also survive. Agnes was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph "R.J."; her daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Virgil Bodde; her son-in-law, Kai Paul Schubart; and her grandchildren, Lin and Michelle. Family and friends may call Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, from 10 a.m. until the hour of Mass at St. Mary of the Angels, 645 S. Irwin St., Green Bay. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 12 p.m. Monday at Church, with Fr. Walter Stumpf, great-nephew of Agnes, officiating. Interment will be in Allouez Cemetery. Cotter Funeral Home, De Pere, is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed at www.cotter funeralhome.com. Flowers or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, the Wisconsin Parkinson's Organization, Heartland Hospice, De Pere. Agnes' family thanks the staff at Odd Fellow Home, Harbor Suites and the gentle and loving care of Heartland Hospice staff, Stacy, Kathleen, Heidi, Sister Nancy and Katie. Agnes lived beautifully the following Irish proverbs/toasts: "The light heart lives long." "The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune." And "Time is a great story teller."
  Buried	Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I52584	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Summers, Edmond,   b. Abt 1868, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 2 Mar 1937  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	VanDenzen, Gertrude,   b. 23 Dec 1874, , , , Netherlands ,   d. 14 May 1968  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F6163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	VanderPutten, Rudolph John "R. J. ",   b. 9 Oct 1903, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1981, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1932	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin
  Children	1. VanderPutten, Mary   2. VanderPutten, Peggy   3. VanderPutten, Wayne,   b. 15 Apr 1935, Antigo, Langlade, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 2011, Allouez, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)   4. VanderPutten, Gerald "Gerry",   b. 18 Aug 1942, Shawano, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 2015, King, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2011
  Family ID	F16329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 7 Jul 1907 - Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Married - 6 Jul 1932 - St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin Died - 3 Oct 2008 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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