- Elizabeth C. Klarner
"Betty"
403 E. Third St., Kimberly
Age 74, died Monday, April 17, 2000, at the Appleton Medical Center following heart surgery. She
was born June 27, 1925, in Seymour, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Cornelius and Anna
(Vergowen) Hermus. On May 21, 1947, Betty married Edward W. Klarner; they would have
celebrated 53 years of marriage together in May. They had four children, Larry and Melanie
Klarner, Ohio; Donald and Susan Klarner, California; Barbara Beach and Tom Dorn, Kaukauna;
Thomas and Cora Klarner, Florida. There are 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She is
further survived by three brothers and three sisters-in-law, John (Tilly) Hermus, Seymour; Bill
(Evelyn) Hermus, Kimberly; Tony (Jean) Hermus, De Pere; six sisters and three brothers-in-law,
Cora Van Cuyk, Kaukauna; Anna Vanden Heuvel, Seymour; Mary Vanden Heuvel, Green Bay;
Antoinette Van Handel, Kimberly; Theresa (Joe) Linsmeyer, Seymour; Rose (Harold) Hendricks,
northern Wisconsin; Sam Weller, Appleton; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in
death by a grandson, Chad Anthony Beach; a brother, James Hermus; and three sisters, Jane
Hermus, Josephine Hermus and Nellie Weller. Betty was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church,
Kimberly, and the William Verhagen American Legion Auxiliary Unit 60. Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at the Boettcher Family Funeral Home, 2401 Fieldcrest Drive,
Kaukauna. Burial will be in Holy Name Cemetery, Kimberly. Friends may call at the funeral home
from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and again Friday from 8:30 a.m. until the time of services. The American
Legion Auxiliary will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and there will be parish prayer service at 6 p.m.
Thursday. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in her name.
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