VanHandel, Helen Frances

1915 - 2008  (92 years)    Has 34 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanHandel, Helen Frances
  Born	3 May 1915	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Education - High School	1932	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1932
  Died	9 Apr 2008	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	13 Apr 2008
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Helen F. Mc Cormick, Little Chute, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at the age of 92 and went into the arms of Jesus and her beloved husband, Lewis. Helen was born May 3, 1915, in Little Chute, to the late John J. and Antoinette (Van Dommelen) Van Handel. She graduated in the first class of St. John High School in 1932. Helen was married in 1937 to Lewis Mc Cormick. They retired to Kelly Lake from 1979-1996, then returned to Little Chute. He preceded her in death Jan. 16, 1997. Helen loved her family and friends. The door was always open to everyone to play cards, shake dice, enjoy a meal, an old fashion or spend the night sharing stories of the past. Helen showed us all how to enjoy life and taught us all that the most important riches in the world are not material things, but love, caring and sharing of our self with others. She made a lot of traditions in our households that will last forever. Helen was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, Little Chute, a lifetime member of the Kelly Lake Sportsman Club and a member and past president of the Jacob Coppus American Legion Auxiliary Post 258. She was also a member of the Golden Agers, Union Retirement Club of the Fox Area Labor Council, Little Chute Order of Foresters CT 555 and a committee member of the VFW Post 2778 Boy Scout Troop 67 for 42 years. Helen is survived by her two sons, John "Jack" (Nancy), Kimberly; and Patrick "Pat", Appleton; five daughters, Kathleen "Kay" (William) Otto, Black Creek; Maureen "Moe" (Ken) Schwaller, Eileen "Iny" (special friend, Dick Dollevoet) Gerrits, Colleen "Clem" (Ronald) Verkuilen and Noreen "Babe" (Cory) Hughes, all of Little Chute; 19 grandchildren, Todd (Michelle) Mc Cormick, Amy Schumacher, Cara (Adam) Wege, Mike Mc Cormick, Sue (special friend, Dennis Laskowski) Otto, Dan (Sharlene) Otto, Barbara (Chuck) Miller, Sharon (Jim) Henn, Charlene Wyro, Christie (Kurt) Geiger, Kevin (Andrea) Schwaller, Gary (Sherri) Gerrits, Rick (Kris) Gerrits, Missy (Dave) Schmidt, Brent (Dee) Verkuilen, Tyler (Maria) Verkuilen, Anna Vandehey, Kyle Vandehey and Ben Hughes; 20 great-grandchildren; special family, William "Butts" and Kathy Weber and their children, Ken (Mary Claire), William (Maureen), Mary Ann (Todd) Laflin and Terri (Bob) Mauthe; and their nine grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth Hartjes and Josie Verbeten; sisters-in-law, Doris Strick and Eleanor Mc Cormick; two stepbrothers, Roger and Robert Wittman; three stepsisters, Carol Pankratz, Rosemary Bjorklund and Joyce Czarowski. She is further survived by many nieces and nephews and her special canine companion, Pepper In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis; her father and mother-in-law, William and Margaret; stepmother, "Nell" Mc Cormick; son-in-law, William Vandehey; granddaughter, Laura Vandehey; three brothers, Williard (Millie) Clarence (Louise) and Larry (Babe); five sisters, Cora and Jane Van Handel, Edith Weyenberg, Della (Elmer) Grimm and Harriet (Jack) Busch; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mae (George) Weyenberg, William Strick, William (Myrtle) and Clark Mc Cormick. Visitation will be held Monday, April 14, 2008, from 2:30 p.m. until time of Mass at 5:30 p.m. at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE (323 S. Pine St., Little Chute). The Rev. David J. Funk, O.F.M. Cap. will officiate. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Helen's name. Helen and her family would like to extend their thanks to the staff at Parkside Care Center and Heartland Hospice, especially Lisa. O'CONNELLFUNERAL SERVICES 2020 E. Main Street Little Chute 920-759-2951
  Person ID	I68994	1FamilyTree | PaulaVanDykeReichert90596
  Last Modified	12 May 2017

  
  

  Father	VanHandel, John Joseph,   b. 9 Jun 1879, Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Oct 1953, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	VanDommelen, Antoinette,   b. 7 Aug 1885, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 May 1925, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F15725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McCormick, Lewis,   b. 26 Oct 1915, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 1997, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1937
  Children	+ 1. McCormick, John,   b. 24 Nov 1937, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 2022  (Age 84 years)   2. McCormick, Patrick   3. McCormick, Kathleen + 4. McCormick, Colleen   5. McCormick, Noreen   6. McCormick, Maureen + 7. McCormick, Eileen
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F24258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 3 May 1915 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1932 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 9 Apr 2008 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1326] St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1932 Acme Yearbook, (St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1932 Acme Yearbook). 68994 - St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1932