- Vander Wielen, Francis A. "Charlie"Francis A. "Charlie" Vander Wielen, of Kimberly, age 80, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007, surrounded by his family. Charlie was born in Kimberly on November 11, 1926, to the late Anton T. and Johanna (De Wildt) Vander Wielen. Charlie married Gertrude S. Krueger on October 23, 1948, in Appleton. She preceded him in death June 28, 1998. He was a great inspiration and dedicated father and will be greatly missed. He proudly served in the Navy during World War II and was a member of the William Verhagen American Legion Post #60 for over 50 years. He received from the Village of Kimberly the 2001 Community Award in Recognition of Excellence. In 1989, he retired with 43 years of service from Kimberly-Clark (Neenah Plant). He was a lifetime member of Holy Name Parish in Kimberly and volunteered at the church and in the school lunch program. He also volunteered at St. Vincent De Paul and was a former trustee for the Village of Kimberly. Many will remember Charlie as the neighborhood handyman, willing and able to tinker with anything. In addition to building his own home he also enjoyed woodworking, upholstering and automotive repairs. At Christmas, his homemade gifts were enjoyed by all. Charlie and Gert enjoyed many years of square dancing, bowling and golfing, and he also enjoyed fishing with his sons.
Charlie is survived by eight children: Kathy (Dan) Lamers of Little Chute; Gary (Pam) of Little Chute; Carol (Charlie) De Valk of Neenah; Robert (Clair) of Omaha, Nebraska; Mark (special friend Jean Oberstadt) of Kimberly; Paul (Cynthia) of Neenah; Jean (fiancee John Dietz) of Menasha; and Doug (Shelly) of Darboy; 22 grandchildren: Brian (Susan) Lamers, Laurie (Kevin) Maas, Brent (Paula) Servin, Nichole (Eddie) Pruett, Randi Lynn (Andy) Ullrich, Emily and Jennifer De Valk, Jenny (Ron) Schuman, Mindy (Chris) Wilsey, Angel (Joshua) McCormick, Sarah (Joey) Pitch, Amanda (Tom) La Brec, Lance, Jeff (Stephanie), David, Dana, Tiffany, Heather, James, Amy (Steve Weber) Kimberly; and Ashley Vander Wielen; twenty seven great-grandchildren; sisters and brother: Cecil Sweere, Agnes Vanden Oever, Bernadine (Jerry) Mignon, Patricia Gaevert and Tom Vander Wielen; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Harlan (LaVern) Clark, Leo Peters, Luella Krueger and Dorothy Kluess. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In addition to his parents and wife, Charlie was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Sarah De Valk; sister, Bertha (Art) Wachtendonk; brothers and sisters-in-law: Joe Vanden Oever, James Sweere, Margaret Vander Wielen, Ethel (Russel) Walker, Eunice (Tom) Quella, Gordon Krueger, Lorraine Peeters and Ruben Kluess.
The Funeral Mass will be at 12 Noon Friday, February 23, 2007, at Holy Spirit Parish/Holy Name Church (602 E. Kimberly Ave., Kimberly). Friends may call Friday after 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass directly at church. Military rites conducted by the William Verhagen American Legion Post #60, Kimberly, will occur at Highland Memorial Park following the funeral. In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established in Charlie's memory.
We want to express our sincere gratitude to the Heartland Hospice and the staff and residents of Grand Horizons for the dedicated care and unconditional kindness shown to our father.
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2020 E. Main Street
Little Chute 920-759-2951
11 Nov 1926 Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin
Gender Male
Died 20 Feb 2007 Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin
Buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin
Person ID I10225 Sweeren01
Last Modified 08 May 2007
Father Anton T. van der Weilen
Mother Johanna de Wildt
Family ID F2423 Group Sheet
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1926 - 2007 (80 years)
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