- Ruys, Albert P., Combined Loc ksAge 85, died at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton on March 22, 2003. He w as born in Kimberly on October 3, 1917, son of the late Peter and Johan na (Vander Heiden) Ruys. On June 3, 1944, he married Irene Emmers at St. P aul Catholic Church in Combined Locks. They enjoyed 58 years together. Alb ert was proud to work at Kimberly-Clark as a millwright for 42 years. F or the past few years he looked forward to volunteering at St. Vince nt De Paul on Monday mornings with Dr. Van Lieshout's crew. Being a millwr ight, Albert enjoyed fixing and tinkering at home. He had a great devoti on to the Blessed Virgin Mary and was faithful to the daily rosary. His fa vorite expression was, "It doesn't make any difference!"Albert is survived by his wife, Irene; 11 children: Bill (Janet) Ru ys of De Pere, Irene (David) Nelson of Merritt Island, FL, Mary (Lyle) Ell enbecker of Kaukauna, Joan (Michael) Hogan of Watertown, Tony Ruys of Darb oy, Anne (Mike) Locy of Appleton, Katy Ruys of Fox Lake, Laura Ruys of App leton, John (Jenny) Ruys of Combined Locks, Therese (Dick) Bosch of Darbo y, and Sarah (Todd) Olson of Wausau; 18 grandchildren; two brothers: Pet er (Marie) Ruys of Kimberly and Nick (Grace) Ruys of Kimberly; a sister, S ister Alberta Anne Ruys of St. Louis; further survived by other relativ es and friends.Albert is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters: Anna Hopfensperg er and Sister Mary Joanna Ruys.The funeral liturgy will be at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at HO LY NAME OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 East Kimberly Avenue, Kimberly, wi th Fr. Robert Vandenberg officiating. Friends will be received at the chur ch from 2:00 p.m. until the time of the service. The burial will be at S t. Mary Cemetery, Kaukauna.The family extends a special thank you to the staffs at the C.C.U. and I.C .U. at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
FARGO FUNERAL HOME400 West Wisconsin AvenueKaukauna 766-6200
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1917 - 2003 (85 years)
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