Verhagen, Ervin John

1920 - 2000  (80 years)

• Name	Verhagen, Ervin John  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 Mar 1920	New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1938	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Kaukauna High School Class of 1938
  Military Service	WWII {Branch1}  [3]
  News Mention	6 Jul 1945
  Kaukauna Tmes
  Sgt. Erwin Verhagen, West Seventh Street, has received an honorable discharge from the Army. He has a total of 106 points and served in the Army since August 1941. He spent three years in the South Pacific area. Verhagen was wounded in the Philippines returned to the states in January after he recovered from his wounds.
  Occupation	Bef 28 Sep 2000
  Thilmany Pulp and Paper for 36 years
  Thilmany Pulp and Paper for 36 years
  Death	28 Sep 2000	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Obituary	Aft 28 Sep 2000
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Ervin J. Verhagen, Kaukauna Age 80, died on Thursday, September 28, 2000 at his home. He was bo rn on March 9, 1920, in New London, the son of the late Louis and Catheri ne (Bergman) Verhagen. Ervin served his country in the South Pacific duri ng World War II while enlisted in the US Army and received four battle sta rs and a purple heart. Ervin enjoyed woodworking and building replica shi ps out of toothpicks. He later married the former Dorothy Van Zeeland on January 20, 1945, she preceded h im in death in 1997. He was employed at Thilmany Pulp and Paper for 36 yea rs until his retirement in 1982. Ervin was a member of Holy Cross Cathol ic Church and the Thilmany Paper Quarter Century Club.He is survived by six daughters and six son-in-laws: Sandra (Chuck) Jacob i, Fort Meyers, Florida; Mary (Len) Hawley, Orlando, Florida; Barb (Leo) S chuh; Joyce (Ray) Schuh; Judy (Al) Zierler, all of Little Chute; Colleen ( Tom) Geske, Kaukauna; three sons and three daughter-in-laws: Keith (Lynn ), Combined Locks; Mark (Cindy) and Bruce (Julie), both of Little Chut e; 23 grandchildren: Brian (Maria), Rob (Fiancee Carrie) and Dave (Nika) Hawley, Amy (Gerry) Weyenberg, V al (Cole) Ziegelbauer, Todd (Fiancee Amy) Verhagen, Brad (Michelle), Scot t, Matt Hawley, Bill, Tonya, Jody Schuh, Rick and Pat Schuh, David and Do ug Verhagen, Mike and Ben Verhagen, Michelle, Kathy and Kelly Zierler, Chr isty and Chad Geske; three step grandchildren: Gary (Andrea) Jacobi; Gr eg Jacobi, Guy (Shannon) Jacobi; eight great grandchildren: Sarah and Matthew Hawley, Gary Lober meier, Kendra and Ryan Weyenberg, Alexi Verhagen, Caitlyn Ziegelbauer a nd Elizabeth Hawley; four step great grandchildren: Jason, Erin, Joshua a nd Noah Jacobi. Ervin is further survived by a brother: Eugene (Rita) Verh agen, Kaukauna; two brother-in-laws: Robert (Jan) Van Zeeland and Marv (Ro se) Schumacher; two sister-in-laws: Eunice Reider and Delores (Marv) Vandenberg. He was pre ceded in death by his wife, Dorothy; a son: David; three brothers: Melvi n, Steven and Jerome (Kathy) Verhagen; four sisters: Lucina Verhagen, Regi na (Wally) Swanningson, Rosemary Kramer and Johanna (Clarence) Fink; thr ee sister-in-laws: Ardell and Margaret Ann VanZeeland and Betsy Schumache r; and two brother-in-laws: Gene (Ann) VanZeeland and Thomas Reider. The funeral liturgy wi ll be at 12PM on Saturday, September 30, 2000, at HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHUR CH, the Rev. Jack Mullarkey officiating. Interment will be in the parish c emetery. Friends may call directly at the church on Saturday from 10:00a. m. until the time of Mass. The family would like to extend a personal tha nk you to the Hospice staff and volunteers, especially Mary and Rose. FAR GO FUNERAL HOME 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue Kaukauna 766-6200
  Burial	Aft 28 Sep 2000	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  		Verhagen, Ervin Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I17812	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, WeslieBougie82821, CarolePeters25925, DavidSchlickbernd6337, PatrickKempen16182, JulieGonnering112641, VicH_andDianeBrochtrup, AnnSchwarzHeiman85709, DougDietzen123958
  Last Modified	6 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Verhagen, Louis G.,   b. 17 Jun 1889, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 7 Aug 1945, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Bergman, Catherine Mary,   b. 11 Jan 1894, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 24 Apr 1985, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	VanZeeland, Dorothy Elizabeth,   b. 25 Mar 1922, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Oct 1997, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1945	Holy Name Catholic Church, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Verhagen, Sandra   2. Verhagen, David Joseph,   b. 11 Oct 1947, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 Oct 1947, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 0 years) + 3. Verhagen, Keith Ervin + 4. Verhagen, Mary Beth,   b. 20 Jul 1950, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Mar 2016, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA (Age 65 years) + 5. Verhagen, Barbara Ann + 6. Verhagen, Joyce Delores + 7. Verhagen, Mark Marvin + 8. Verhagen, Bruce Michael + 9. Verhagen, Judy Lynn + 10. Verhagen, Colleen Marie
  Family ID	F6394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2016

  
  

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  [S10] Gedcom import from Burke.FTW. [S11] Gedcom import from Denis & Lynn Verhagen2.FTW. [S843] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.). *Ancestry:* (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 22 Aug 2014, entry for , born 9 Mar 1920 died 28 Sep 2000; Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.