Vosters, Louis John

Other Events:

• Education - High School: 1935, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 28 Feb 2010; Appleton Post Crescent

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Education - High School:
St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1935

Obituary:
Voster, Louis J. "Louie", On Feb. 23, 2010, at the age of 94, Louis took his beloved wife's hand and she led him to his Lord and Savior. He completed his journey peacefully with family at his side, and at long last, Louie and Jo are "Together Forever." Our family's patriarch was born of Dutch decent on Feb. 10, 1916, in Little Chute Wis. He was the third of 13 children born to the late Joseph L. and Petronella (Nellie Van Asten) Vosters. After graduating from St. John's High School in 1935 during the Great Depression, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a work relief program under FDR's New Deal. Six months after his return from Camp Newald, Louis found employment as a Beater Engineer at Riverside Paper, where he worked for 42 years before retiring in 1978. He had met his future wife, Josephine Anna Thein, at his Junior Prom and they married on Sept. 30, 1939, at Holy Name Catholic Church in Kimberly. She was the most beloved and important person in his life, and sadly preceded him in death on June 6, 1998.
For all of his married life, Louis was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Appleton. He proudly served as Treasurer of the Winnebago Point Road Association for ten years, where their cottage was located. Louie and Jo spent years of summers together on the lake with family and friends, fishing, playing cards, gardening, dealing with the lake flies, smoking catfish in the old refrigerator below the hill, enjoying the sunsets and each other. Louie enjoyed woodworking, putzing around, watching all of God's creatures, especially his birds, squirrels, bunnies and chippies (all named Kiki). He loved his bananas, a good fish fry, a gentle back scratch, an Old Fashion now and then, but he especially loved ice cream.
He will be sorely missed by his children, Gerald (Dorothy) Voster, Patricia (Curtis) French, David (Linda) Voster, Michael (Mary) Voster, Linda (Jim) Warning; grandchildren, James (Sheila) Voster, Kurt (Theresa) Voster, Rebecca (Dan) Culver, Christopher Voster, Steven (Jamie) Voster, Kara (Kenneth) Vassar, Todd (Heidi) French, Amy (Randy) Harper, Heather Voster, Sarah (Brian) Lee, Erik Voster, Corrie Warning, Crystal (Jeff Nelson) Warning and Casey Warning; stepgrandchildren, James (Amy) Appleton, Jolene (David) Hemp, Kenneth Appleton, Kristine (Nicholas) Nicolini, Michael Appleton; and 19 great-grandchildren. He is further survived by his brothers and sisters, Tom (Donna) Vosters, Leo (Margie) Vosters, Dorothy Schmidt and Sister Mary Vosters; brothers and sisters-in-law, Frank Seidl, Priscilla, Margie and Doris Vosters, Henry Wiegand, Lois Eley, Richard (Dian) Thein and Louis "Bud" (Mary) Thein.
He was preceded in death by his granddaughters, Kristina French and Theresa Voster; sisters, Catherine Seidl, Margaret Mary (Ken) Kuntsman; brothers, Walter (Ceil), Lawrence (Dolores), John, Norbert (Harriet), Bernard "Butch" and Joseph "Chuggs" Vosters; brother-in-law, Paul Schmidt; Josephine's family, Bernadine (Norman) Bauhs, Marjorie Wiegand, James Eley, MD, Edward (Ruth) Thein, Louella "Honey" (Clifford) Marron.
For his love and devotion to our mother, his honesty, dependability and sense of fairness, Dad was an example to us all. He was a faithful man, forever dedicated to the Holy Family and to his own. We have many precious memories of Louie, who was always a comedian, had a positive attitude and possessed an incredible will to live. He also had one thick head of hair! He will be sadly missed by all who loved him, and while our world is forever changed, we celebrate his blessed 94 years on earth.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Louis will be held on Monday, March 1, 2010, at 11 a.m. at SACRED HEART PARISH, 222 E. Fremont St., Appleton, with the Rev. Robert Karuhn officiating. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday from 9 a.m. until the hour of Mass. Interment will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. Proceeds will be used to support the Little Chute Windmill and Van Asten Visitor Center.
Our family would like to express sincere gratitude to Dr. Stephen Fuller for the many years of wonderful care, concern and friendship given to Dad. Our thanks to the VNA nurses and his Affinity Hospice team that allowed him to remain at home, where he wanted to be. Many thanks to his neighbors, Tom and Mary, for their way of making Louie feel so special. And to our Dad, thank you for being you. We will always love you and until we meet again, Bid voor Ons.
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Louis married Thein, Josephine Anna 30 Sep 1939. Josephine (daughter of Thein, Louis E. and St. Louis, Irene M.) was born 9 May 1916, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 6 Jun 1998; was buried Aft 6 Jun 1998, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Patricia married French, Curtis (son of French, Arliss and Sloan, Frances) [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Military Service: Bef 1969; US Navy
• Obituary: 4 Jul 2012; Appleton Post Crescent

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Obituary:
David Louis Voster, 65, of Appleton, was relinquished by his loving family, to the arms of our Savior, on Saturday, June 30, 2012. David was born May 2, 1947 as the middle child to the late Louis J. and Josephine A. (Thein) Voster in Appleton, Wisconsin. Recently diagnosed with incurable cancer, David mercifully died from a brain aneurysm. A favorite of many, David will be sorely missed.
Living in Appleton all his life, he attended Appleton Parochial schools: Sacred Heart Catholic School and Xavier High School (class of '64). He met his wife of 43 yrs (as he would say "If you're tough you can take it"), Linda J Young of Syracuse, NY while serving in the U.S. Navy and based in Norfolk, Virginia. They were married in Appleton, March 15, 1969.
He began his career with the Appleton Police Department in 1972 and retired as Lieutenant in 2000.
David lived life fully and generously, with deep faith and a kind heart. He took great joy in bringing others happiness and in making them laugh - particularly by delivering witty one-liners with a twinkle in his eye. He maintained a strong devotion to family, especially his parents, his wife, his daughters, and grandsons. David enjoyed travelling and toured his young family through the 48 contiguous states, five Canadian Provinces, and Mexico. He had a keen appreciation of nature and found beauty in the simplest things; the sight of a blooming flower, the call of a loon, or the smell of the forested earth. His love of the outdoors included a special fondness for his property near Lake Alpine and annual Canadian fishing trips. He had a strong love of music and enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, and hosting "Game Day" when the Green Bay Packers played. Those that were fortunate enough to know David will attest to his philosophy: Enjoy your day, do good works, and smile, you'll make someone else happy.
David is survived by his wife Linda, daughters Amy Hill (Randy) Harper, Appleton and her sons, Alexander Michael and Tristen Young Voster; Heather Brooke (fiancé Michael Bentley) Voster, Wyoming; brothers and sisters, Gerald (Dorothy) Voster (mother of Gerald's children Mary L Stoeger), James (Sheila) Voster, Kurt (Theresa) Voster, Rebecca (Daniel) Culver, his godson Christopher Voster, and Stephen (Jamie) Voster, his step-nieces and nephews, James (Amy) Appleton, Jolene (David) Hemp, Kenneth Appleton, Kristine (Nicholas) Nicolini, and Michael Appleton; sister, Patricia (Curtis) French and their children, Kara (Kenneth) Vassar and Todd French: Michael (Mary) Voster and their children, Sarah (Brian) Lee and Erik Voster; Linda (Jimmy) Warning and their children, Corrie Warning, Crystal (Jeffrey Nelson) Warning , and Casey Warning; his wife Linda's extensive and extended family, Kitty (Thomas) Spinney, Marilyn Baker, Julie (James) Dougherty, Janet Golley, Kathleen Dennison, Linda (Angelo) Mentz, Sukie (James) Wachtendonk and David's lifelong friend who always stuck closer than a brother, Lee (Mary) Hurley.
David was preceded in death by his parents, Linda's father Gerald Young, mother and father-in-law Mary McAvan and John Alexander, his nieces Kristina French and Theresa Voster, his nephew Zachary Wachtendonk, brother-in-laws Gary Dennison, Allen Golley, James Baker, and John Alexander.
A memorial service for David will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Waushara Community Church, N2126 22nd Avenue, Wautoma, Wisconsin. Family and friends are welcome to gather for a luncheon at the church from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Special Olympics Wisconsin, 2310 Crossroads Drive, Suite 1000 Madison, WI 53718-7600.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on July 4, 2012

David married Young, Linda J. [Group Sheet]

Linda married Warning, Jim Allen (son of Warning, George G. and Fraedrich, Marion "Mickie") [Group Sheet]