- Elsie (Vissers) Kempen passed away May 7, 2012, after a year long battle with cancer. She was born August 27, 1922, in West De Pere, to the late Martin and Cecilia Vissers. She graduated from St. Joseph's grade school in De Pere and won a 4 year scholarship to St. Joseph's Girls Academy in Green Bay. On June 8, 1944, she married Clarence Kempen and moved to the Kempen family farm in Freedom, Wisconsin. She was a church organist for many years at St. Joseph, St. Boniface, and Our Lady of Lourdes churches in De Pere. She loved to play cards and do volunteer work at Rennes Health Center and the St. Vincent De Paul store. Elsie and Clarence moved to De Pere in 1953 where they raised five children, Judy Baxter, Kentucky; Joan (John) Bennesh, Florida; Elaine (Peter) Antcliffe, Cambridge, WI; Ellen, Cross Plains, WI; and Ken, De Pere. She is survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a sister, Joanne (Mike) Roznowski, Green Bay; and a brother, Bernard (Lillian) Vissers, De Pere. Elsie was preceded in death by her loving husband, Clarence, who died March 31, 1996, an infant daughter Mary and infant son, Joseph, as well as sisters Margaret, Agnes (Harold) Vande Hei, Leona (Sylvester "Bud") Nackers, Verona (Harvey) Van Lanen, Frances (John "Bud") Vande Hei, and brothers Lawrence (Gen) Vissers and Robert (Jeanette) Vissers. She was a loving, caring wife and mother who will be missed forever.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family corner of Lourdes Ave. and Suburban Drive in De Pere on Saturday, May 12, at 10 a.m. with Fr. Tim Shillcox O.Praem., officiating. Visitation will be held at the church starting at 8:30 a.m. prior to the funeral Mass. Please go to www.ryanfh.com to send online condolences. The RYAN FUNERAL HOME is assisting the family.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on May 10, 2012
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