Vandenberg, Jean Magdalen

1926 - 2014  (88 years)

• Name	Vandenberg, Jean Magdalen  [1, 2]
  Birth	24 Feb 1926	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Christening	Y  [3]
  Gender	Female
  Address	Address: Jean Magdalen Vandenberg
  Book	A Strange Twist of Faith; Jean Vandenberg VanDera Family History and Autobiography  [3]
  	Strange Twist of Faith Jean Vandenberg VanDera Family History and Autobiography
  Death	17 Jul 2014	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	19 Jul 2014
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Jean Van Dera, Little Chute, Jean Magdeline Van Dera, age 88, went home to our Lord on Thursday, July 17th, 2014 with her daughter at her side. She was born on February 24, 1926 to the late Nicholas & Gertrude (VandeHey) Vandenberg. On May 2, 1944 she married her husband of 62 years, Theodore J Van Dera, who preceded her in death in 2006. Jean worked at Riverside Paper Mill for nine years, helped her husband on the milk route for six years before purchasing the bar known as "Ted & Jean's Bar" in St. John which they ran for 34 years, before retiring to their home on Boundary Lake near Crivitz and then to Kaukauna. Jean loved to write & always had a dream to write a book. In 1996 her dream was fulfilled and her book, "A Twist of Faith" was complete. Jean is survived by her daughter Pamela Van Dera, New Holstein; and her son Theodore W. Van Dera, Appleton; her grandchildren: Jason (Mette) Hervig, Justin Van Dera, and Amanda Verkuilen; great grandchildren: Kieshon, Analeigha, Ariela, Madalynn, & William; sisters & brothers-in-law: Pearl Pleshek, Isabell (Gilbert) Vosters, June (Merlin) School, & Joan Schultz; sister-in-law June Van Dera, & brother-in-law James Hoffman. Jean was preceded in death by her husband Theodore, her 3 sisters & a brother: Zita Huisman and her husbands Emery Mollen, and Nic Huisman, Yvonne Hoffman, Margie Vandenberg, Douglas (Carol) Vandenberg; brothers-in-law & sisters-in-law: Roy Pleshek, Bill Schultz, Pete (Elaine)Van Dera, Hank (Blanche)Van Dera, Bob Van Dera, Loretta (Victor) Nackers. A Mass of Christian Burial for Jean will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014, at St. John's Nepomucene Catholic Church, 323 Pine Street, Little Chute with Father Ron Belitz & Msgr. James Vanden Hogen concelebrating. Friends may call directly at church from 2 p.m. until the time of mass. Entombment will take place in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton. Boettcher Family Funeral Home will be handling the funeral arrangements. A memorial fund has been established in her name. www.boettcherfamilyfuneral.com Jean was a real people person & will be missed by the many whose lives she had touched. A special "Thank You" to the staff at Parkside Care Center, the Heartland Hospice staff, Doctors Jack & Todd Meyer, Community Care, and the many caregivers over the years. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from July 19 to July 20, 2014
  Person ID	I32478	1FamilyTree | JulieGonnering112641, NancyGeister131697
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Vandenberg, Nicholas William,   b. 4 May 1901, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 2 Nov 1973, , , Wisconsin, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	VandeHey, Gertrude Wilhemina,   b. 20 Oct 1900, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 24 Jan 1991, , , Wisconsin, USA (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F7377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	VanDera, Theodore Joseph,   b. 21 Sep 1922, Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 24 Dec 2006, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	2 May 1944  [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. VanDera, Pamela Zeta + 2. VanDera, Theodore William
  Family ID	F7398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

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  VanDera, Jean (Maiden Name: Vandenberg)

  
  

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  [S7] Gedcom import from JohnVDBandMarySas20040508fromTomDuescher.FTW. [S31] Gedcom Import from VandenbergFromTomDuescher.FTW. [S662] Jean Vandenberg VanDera, A Strange Twist of Faith, Autobiography, Jean Vandenberg VanDera.