- Weiland, Irene A., Kaukauna, WI - With family surrounding her, our loving mother left us on July 15, 20 03 to be with the Lord, as she courageously ended her battle with lung can cer. Irene was born on February 28, 1917, the daughter of John and Sybel la Appleton. She graduated from Outagamie County Teacher's College in Kaukauna at the age of 18. For 3 years she taught all 8 grades in a one-room s choolhouse, known as Forest View School, Five Corners. On June 7, 1938, s he married the love of her life - Henry, affectionately known as "Heini e" Weiland. Heinie and Irene were blessed with nine children: Judy (Jim) V an Boxtel of Kimberly, Jack (Judy) of Minneapolis, Jerry (Mary) of Darbo y, Jay (Joan) of Fond du Lac, Jesse James (Sandy) of Green Bay, Jeff (Ann e) of Appleton, Joe (Deb) of Green Bay, Jamie (Lynn) of Kaukauna, and Jan ie (Steve) De Groot of Darboy. Mother thought the world of her 27 grandchi ldren. Her one wish was to live long enough to see all her grandchildren g row up. As a nurturing grandmother, she always took the time to list en to what was going on in their lives. Her grandchildren are: Perry (Cath y) Van Boxtel, Dan Van Boxtel, Jill (Bob) Spietz, and Shane Van Boxtel; T om (Teresa) Weiland and Holly (Jeff) Jacobson; Jody (John) Moder and Tim ( Martie) Weiland; Corri (Doug) Stuyvenberg, Erin (Peter) Cobb, Brad, and Ka tie Weiland; Jessica Jamie (with fiance Tim Krueger), Jerrod, Nathan and N icholas Weiland; Neil (with fiance Jessica Zierden), Laura, Pamela, and Le ah Weiland; Ryan, John, and Greg Weiland; Abby, Ben, and Lee Weiland; a nd Angela De Groot. She was further blessed with 16 great grandchildre n, a number that continues to grow.After celebrating 40 years of marriage, her lifetime partner, "Heinie", di ed on November 30, 1978. Not wanting to have too much time on her hands, s he would now occupy herself in numerous areas of volunteer work. She spe nt countless hours at Appleton Medical Center, and St. Paul's Home with th eir volunteer services. At her home parish of Holy Cross, Kaukauna, she w as a lay eucharistic minister, taught CCD classes, served on the parish co uncil, and was recognized for hours spent helping children learn to rea d. Anytime left was spent on social activities such as Lady Knight's of Co lumbus, Ladies of Holy Cross, the Valley Ladies, and several card clubs. S he truly enjoyed playing cards with her brother and sister, and in-laws. T hey are as follows: sister Honey (Bill) Blunck, and brother Gene (June) Ap pleton; sisters-in-law Betty Appleton, Wanda Appleton, Grace Weiland, a nd Frances (Weiland) Moudry. Irene was preceded in death by her sister, He len (Vande Hey), and brothers Jack, Harold, and Bob Appleton.The funeral liturgy will be 11:00 AM on Friday, July 18, 2003 at Holy Cro ss Catholic Church, located at the corner of Desnoyer and Doty Stree ts in Kaukauna. Msgr. Robert Gulig will celebrate her mass of resurrectio n. Entombment will be in the Highland Memorial Park mausoleum. Friends wi ll be received TODAY Thursday, July 18, 2003 at the Boettcher Family Funer al Home, 2401 Fieldcrest Dr., Kaukauna, from 4:00PM until 8:00PM. Prayer s ervice will start at 7:00 PM. Friends will again be received Friday from 9 :00AM until 10:00AM at Boettcher's. Coffee and doughnuts will be serv ed in Friendship Hall at Holy Cross Church prior to mass.The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Whiteside, D r. Maguire, and especially to Cherry Meadows Hospice-Theda Care at Home f or treating our mother with extraordinary care, compassion, and dignit y. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established for Emergency Shelt ers of the Fox Valley Inc. and Cherry Meadows Hospice-Theda Care at Home.
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1917 - 2003 (86 years)
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