- George B. VandenHeuvel, age 82, of Appleton, died January 8, 2013. He was born July 22, 1930 in Little Chute, son of George and Anna (VandenBerg) VandenHeuvel.
George worked 28 years with Foremost as a truck driver and dispatcher. In addition, he also enjoyed several years of farming near Weyauwega. Upon retiring he moved to Florida where he lived out most of his final years taking walks on the warm sandy beaches, volunteering in nursing homes as a gifted piano player, and spending his leisure time enjoying nature, feeding birds, squirrels, and other animals.
George is survived by his children: Keith (Karen) VandenHeuvel, Shady Shores, Texas; Rebecca Fisher, Braselton, Georgia; Shirley (John) Hopkins, Appleton; Charles VandenHeuvel, Neenah; Sue (Greg) Obermeier, Appleton; 13 Grandchildren: Katie, Jessica, Sara, Caleb, Jocelyn, Rachael, Krista, Scott, Angela, Katrina, Courtney, Alicia, and Samuel; 2 great-grandchildren: Ethan and Jonathan, two brothers: Ray (Florence) VandenHeuvel, Appleton; Cyril (Bud) VanDenHeuvel Kaukauna; 3 sisters: Theresa Van Camp, Myra Mueller, and Adele Mortell, Appleton.
In addition to his parents, he was proceeded in death by a grandson, Michael Obermeier, a brother John VandenHeuvel, three sisters, Esther Karls, Edna Ulman, and Rosemary Hackel, two sister-in-laws Anna VandenHeuvel and MaryLou VandenHeuvel, six brother-in-laws Benjamin Karls, Ferdinand Ulman, Joseph Hackel, Glen Van Camp, Orvil Mueller and Thomas Mortell.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2013, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, 323 S. Pine St., Little Chute, with Fr. Ron Belitz officiating. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church on Friday from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the Mass.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on January 9, 2013
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