Roovers, George J.

1922 - 2005  (82 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Roovers, George J.
  Born	2 Sep 1922	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  News Mention	24 May 1944
  Kaukauna Times
  After fifteen months in the armed forces two brothers, Corporal George J. Roovers, 21 and Corporal Thomas F. Roovers, 20, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roovers of Maes Avenue, Kimberly, remain unseparated. Both were inducted February 2, 1943 at Fort Sheridan, Ill. The brothers were in basic training together, then by some stroke of fate were assigned to the same B-24 Liberator Bomber Squadron with an overseas destination. Now overseas the brothers, working in close collaboration daily, perform the duties of fusing and loading bombs.
  Military Service	Bef 1949
  WWII US Air Forces
  U. S. Army Air Corps, during World War II, with the 456 Bomb Group in Italy
  Occupation	Bef 23 Feb 2005
  Kimberly Clark Corporation, at the Kimberly Mill, for 41 years
  Kimberly Clark Corporation, at the Kimberly Mill, for 41 years
  Died	23 Feb 2005	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	24 Feb 2005
  Appleton Post Crescent
  George J. Roovers, age 82, of Kaukauna, died unexpectedly Wednesday mornin g, Feb. 23, 2005. He was born Sept. 2, 1922, to the late Frank and Jaco ba (Van Beek) Roovers, in Kimberly, where he was a resident, until movi ng to Kaukauna in 1963. George served with the U. S. Army Air Corps, duri ng World War II, with the 456 Bomb Group in Italy. He married Lillian Elsw orth, May 12, 1951; she preceded him in death Sept. 28, 2001. George had b een employed by Kimberly Clark Corporation, at the Kimberly Mill, for 41 y ears, retiring in 1987. He enjoyed all Wisconsin sports teams especially t he Packers and fishing. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and t he American Legion.He is survived by four daughters, Pamela (Jim) Garvey, Freedom; Debra Onke ls, St. Francis, Wis.; Linda (Terry) Wright, Darboy; Amy (Wayne) Koehle r, New London; eight grandchildren, Jason (Tonya) Garvey, Matt Garvey, Ka rl Onkels, Kassy Onkels, Chad Wright and his special friend, Abby, Melis sa Wright and her fiance, Jeff, Marcus Koehler and Weston Koehler; three g reat grandchildren, Kobe, Jadyn and Emma Garvey. He is further surviv ed by two sisters, Ann Baumann, Kimberly; Martha (Clarence) Hackel, Seymou r; four brothers, Tom (Doris) Roovers, Kimberly; Joe Roovers, Appleton; Fr ank Roovers and his special friend, Shirley, Little Chute; Marty (Phylli s) Roovers, Combined Locks.He was preceded in death by his son Mike J. Roovers, in 1988, three brothe rs and four sisters.The funeral ceremony for George will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 2 6, 2005, at the funeral home, with Father Bob Udulutsch officiating. Buri al will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Kaukauna. Friends may call at the funer al home from 9 a.m., Saturday, until the time of the service. A memorial f und is being established. FARGO FUNERAL HOME400 West Wisconsin Avenue
  Buried	Aft 23 Feb 2005	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  	Roovers, George J. St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I85217	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Roovers, Frank,   b. 3 Apr 1879, Chaam, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 4 Oct 1973, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	VanBeek, Jacoba,   b. 17 Apr 1890, , , , Netherlands ,   d. 3 Jul 1977  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F27541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellsworth, Lillian,   b. 9 Mar 1930, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 28 Sep 2001  (Age 71 years)
  Married	12 May 1951
  Children	1. Roovers, Debra   2. Roovers, Linda   3. Roovers, Amy   4. Roovers, Pamela   5. Roovers, Michael J.,   b. 6 Aug 1959, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Feb 1988  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F27542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 2 Sep 1922 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 23 Feb 2005 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 23 Feb 2005 - St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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