Gerrits, Mary M.

1914 - 2009  (94 years)

• Name	Gerrits, Mary M.
  Birth	3 Mar 1914	Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Jan 2009	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Aft 23 Jan 2009	St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Hollandtown, Wisconsin, USA
  		Tennessen, Mary M. (Maiden Name: Gerrits) St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Hollandtown, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	25 Jan 2009
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Tennessen, Mary M. (Mary Gerrits) Mary Tennessen, age 94, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2009, at Kindred Hearts in Kaukauna. Mary was born in the town of Woodville on March 3, 1914, daughter of the late John and Ann (Conrady) Gerrits. On June 2, 1936, she married Lawrence Tennessen in Hollandtown; he preceded her in death in 1990. Mary worked at the Kaukauna Community Hospital for a number of years before retirement. She enjoyed making rag rugs in the basement of her home and was also known for her crocheting. Many of her family and friends have received handmade gifts from her over the years. Mary was a longtime and faithful member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church (St. Katharine Drexel) in Kaukauna. She is survived by a son, Donald "Bert" (Mary) Tennessen of Combined Locks; two daughters: Joan (Gary) Dollevoet of Hilbert and Rose Tennessen of Kimberly; a daughter-in-law, Blanche Meyer of Greenleaf; eleven grandchildren: Denise (Joe) Fritsch, Pat Tennessen, Carlos (Kathy) Tennessen, Alan (Patty) Tennessen, Tom (Julie) Tennessen, Ron (Jennifer) Tennessen, Lori (Dale) Zuleger, Lisa (Rick) Zuehl, Mark (Tracy) Dollevoet, Tim (Stacy) Dollevoet, and Tracey (Mike) Driessen. There are also twenty-six great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence, a son Eugene, a grandson Paul, sisters: Minnie (Archie) Flanigan, Nellie (Harold) Lautenschlager, and Regina (Harold) Vercauteren; and brothers: Frank (Ceil) Gerrits, Albert Gerrits, Ambrose Gerrits, and Lawrence (Loretta) Gerrits. The funeral liturgy for Mary will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 2009, at ST. KATHARINE DREXEL PARISH (St. Al's Site) with Fr. Jerry Pastors officiating. Interment will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Hollandtown. Friends may call directly at the church on Monday from 4:30 p.m. until the time of the services. Greenwood Fargo Funeral Home 500 Hendricks Avenue Kaukauna 920-766-6201 Online condolences www.wichmannfargo.com
  Person ID	I143793	1FamilyTree | JeanneS, VicH_andDianeBrochtrup, NancyGeister131697, PaulaVanDykeReichert90596
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Gerrits, John,   b. 18 Nov 1874, Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA d. 9 Mar 1939, Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Conrady, Anna,   b. 2 May 1880, Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA d. 23 Feb 1948, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F15318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tennessen, Lawrence F.,   b. 18 Jul 1913, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 Feb 1990, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1936	St. Francis Catholic Church, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  		Tennessen, Lawrence and Mary Gerrits With John Gerrits and Anna (Conrady) (parents of the bride, on right) Behind the wedding couple is most likely the grooms mother, Elizabeth (Peters) Tennessen, and the priest who probably married them would have been Rev. C. Raymakers. The grooms father (Henry Tennessen) was deceased and his step father (Anton Gerrits) would be aged 64 in 1936. He might be the person cut off on the left side.
  Children	+ 1. Tennessen, Eugene Henry,   b. 15 Jun 1939, Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA d. 15 Dec 1971, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 32 years)   2. Tennessen, Donald   3. Tennessen, Joann   4. Tennessen, Rose Ann
  Family ID	F40647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2015

  
  

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  Tennessen, Mary M. (Maiden Name: Gerrits) Mar 3, 1914 - Jan 23, 2009