- Weyenberg, James W. "Chrome" James W. "Chrome" Weyenberg, age 85, of Neenah, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born May 3, 1930 in Appleton, son of the late Bert and Lou Weyenberg.
hrome served his Country in the US Army during the Korean War as an MP. He married Ethel Flenz on April 25, 1953. Chrome owned and operated his own filling station in Appleton and then he retired from American Can in Neenah after 35 years of employment.
Chrome enjoyed racing stock cars for several years. In 1967 he began a long career volunteering with the Boys' and Girls' Brigade and Onaway Island Boys2. Chrome also volunteered with the Red Cross, the Larsen-Winchester Lions Club and Habitat for Humanity.
Chrome enjoyed INDY, the Packers and canoe camping trips to Canada. He was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Neenah.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel; four children: Susan Marie Weyenberg, James Albert (Karen) Weyenberg, Peter George (Cindy) Weyenberg, John Michael (Diny) Weyenberg; nine grandchildren: Nicole, Becky, Jessie, Rachel, Maggie, Katie, Hallie, Lydia and Will; seven great-grandchildren: Natalie, Kayla, Mya, Dharmakaya, CJ, Willy and Jack.
Chrome was preceded in death by a sister, Roberta "Babe" Plach.
The Mass of Resurrection will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 24, 2015, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 660 Division St., Neenah, with The Rev. Michael Ingold officiating. The visitation will be held at Neenah's Westgor Funeral Home on Thursday from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, concluding at 7:00 PM with a time of sharing. The visitation will be held at the church on Friday from 10:00 AM until the hour of Mass. In lieu of flowers a memorial is being established for sending campers to Boys2 at Onaway Island.
Westgor Funeral Home 205 W. Doty Ave. Neenah 722-7151 -
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