Rooyakkers, Henry Julius

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• Obituary: 13 Jan 2001; Appleton Post Crescent

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Obituary:
Henry J. Rooyakkers, 213 S. Sidney, Kimberly Age 82, died peacefully surrounded by his fami ly on Thursday, January 9, 1919, in Kimberly, son of the late George and C ecilia (Vandenberg) Rooyakkers. On November 15, 1941, he married the form er Joan Gmeiner at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Appleton. Henry serv ed in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and received an honorab le discharge in 1945. He worked for Kimberly-Clark for 34 years and w as a member of their Quarter Century Club and the Management Club. Henry w as also a member of Holy Name Catholic Church. He was an avid golfer, enjo yed traveling and playing cards with his children and grandchildre n. He is survived by his wife, Joan; their four children, Tom (Florence ), Phelps, Wisconsin; Barb (Ken) Freeman, Green Bay; Karen (Mike) Winiu s, Appleton; Jim (Pat), Appleton; 13 grandchildren, Kim (Dan) Van Sambee k, Tim (Paula), Tom (Nicole), Bill (Adrianna) and Matt Rooyakkers; Jill (D arin) Kiester, Vicki (Larry) Talapa; Michael (Traci) Winius, Michelle (Jas on) Sagorac, Kara Winius; Jeff, Nick and Jenny Rooyakkers; 15 great-grandc hildren; three brothers, George (Audrey) Rooyakkers, Hollandtown; Evere tt and Leo Rooyakkers, both of Appleton; four sisters, Cora Ulman, Appleto n; Mary (Dick) Van Lanen, Mountain, Wisconsin; Theresa (Ray) Bongers, Litt le Chute; Ceil (Ray) McCormick, Appleton. Henry is further survived by a b rother-in-law, Howard Gmeiner, Appleton; two sisters-in-law, Helen Rooyakk ers, Kimberly; Ethel Brockman, Appleton; numerous nieces and nephews. He w as preceded in death by four brothers, Paul, Peter, Francis and Tony Rooya kkers, and a sister, Bernadette Rooyakkers. The funeral liturgy wi ll be 5 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2001, at HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, Kimbe rly, the Rev. Dennis Bergsbaken and Robert J. Vandenberg co-officiating. F riends may call directly at the church on Monday from 3 p.m. until the ti me of Mass. Military honors will follow the liturgy. The family would li ke to thank the entire staff of Parkside Care Center for the extraordina ry care given to Henry during his stay.

Jansen Fargo Funeral Home
204 East Kimberly Avenue
Kimberly 788-6202

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Henry married Gmeiner, Joan 15 Nov 1941, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. Joan (daughter of Gmeiner, Walter "Max" and Weber, Caroline) was born 10 Oct 1918, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 29 Mar 2009, Darboy, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: 23 May 2017; APC

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Thomas F. Rooyakkers, Town of Harrison, age 74, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton. He was born on October 23, 1942 in Appleton to the late Henry and Joanne (Gmiener) Rooyakkers. Tom married Florence Van Handel, and they enjoyed 53 years together.
Tom was an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish and be up north. He took many fishing trips to Lake Superior and Canada. Tom had land on Lac Vieux Desert for 40 years and was fortunate to have lived there for 20. In his younger years, he was a skilled athlete, running track and playing football and basketball. He played basketball at the collegiate level while attending Marquette University. He kept his love of sports throughout his life and enjoyed watching basketball, football and baseball. Tom was an usher at Holy Spirit Parish in Kimberly, where he was a member. He retired from Northwestern Mutual Life after 30 years of service.
Tom's greatest love was his grandchildren. He cherished spending time with them and was very proud of their accomplishments. They each spent many hours fishing with their grandpa.
Tom is survived by his wife, Florence; children: Kim (Dan) Van Sambeek, Kimberly; Thomas (Nicole), Kentucky; Tim (Paula), Georgia; Bill (Adriana), Kimberly; and Matt (Courtney), Eagle River; grandchildren: Tiffany (fiance Coltin Dahlke), Clint (fiancée Olivia Sturz) and Shelby Van Sambeek, Ben, Jack, Margaret, Vincent, Allison, Vanessa, JT and Joe Rooyakkers; siblings: Barb (Ken) Freeman, Karen (Mike) Winius and Jim (Pat) Rooyakkers; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Dolores Zuleger-Boyer, Bernice Bougie, Roger (Marie) Van Handel, David (Judy) Van Handel, Marian (Marvin) Lamers and Rita (Gene) Wieczorek. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In addition to his parents, Tom was preceded in death by his brothers-in-law: Gene Van Handel, Ray Zuleger, Vernon Boyer and Rick Hietpas.
Visitation will be held Thursday, May 25, 2017 at HOLY SPIRIT PARISH - KIMBERLY CHURCH (600 E. Kimberly Ave.) beginning at 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass at 11:30 a.m. The Rev. Robert Kollath will officiate with the Rev. Donald Zuleger concelebrating. Committal Highland Memorial Park. To sign the guest book, please visit oconnellfh.com. A memorial is being established to support cancer research at the Mayo Clinic.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from May 23 to May 24, 2017

Thomas married VanHandel, Florence (daughter of VanHandel, Bernard "Barney" and Huss, Verna) [Group Sheet]

Kim married VanSambeek, Dan (son of VanSambeek, Peter A. Jr and Oudenhoven, Rita) [Group Sheet]