DeBruin, Urban F.

1923 - 2003  (80 years)

• Name	DeBruin, Urban F.
  Birth	12 May 1923	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1941	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1941
  Occupation	Bef 3 Jun 2003
  Combined Locks Paper Mill - 44 years as a machinist
  Combined Locks Paper Mill - 44 years as a machinist
  Death	3 Jun 2003	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Aft 3 Jun 2003	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	5 Jun 2003
  Appleton Post Crescent
  DeBruin, Urban F., KimberlyAge 80, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 3, 2003. He was born in L ittle Chute on May 12, 1923, son of the late William and Catherine (Voster s) DeBruin. On August 27, 1946, he married Rita Verstegen at St. John Cath olic Church, Little Chute. He retired from Combined Locks Paper Mill in 19 85 after working 44 years as a machinist. Urban loved to make things and e njoyed working with wood. He was able to fix just about anything and was a lways willing to help anyone. Urban was an avid fisherman and particular ly loved fishing for Northern in Wisconsin Lakes. He was a wonderful, cari ng husband and father and his grandchildren were his pride and joy.Urban is survived by his wife Rita, six children: Nancy (Kenneth) Geig er of Appleton, Kenneth (Pat) DeBruin of Combined Locks, Leo (Fran) DeBru in of Combined Locks, Janet (James) Burwitz of Appleton, Roy (Debra) DeBru in of Freedom, Glen (Amy) DeBruin of Combined Locks; 15 grandchildren: An n, Mike, Jeff, Greg (Mollie), Jennifer, Terrie (Jeff), Kristina, Ben, Kat e, Andy, Adam, Jessica, Dan, Melissa and Kevin; five great grandchildre n; sister, Ceil Nelessen of Little Chute; and a sister-in-law, Marie DeBru in.Urban is preceded in death by his parents, three brothers: Antone, Berna rd (Margaret) and Quintin (Johanna); two sisters, Betty (Urban) Nelessen a nd Jeanette (Ben) Hoersch; brother-in-law, Clarence Nelessen; and two gran dchildren: Curt DeBruin and Joshua Burwitz.The funeral liturgy will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, 2003, at HO LY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 East Kimberly Avenue, Kimberly, with Fr. Thom as Pomeroy officiating. Friends will be received at Jansen Fargo Funeral H ome on Friday, June 6, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. with a prayer servi ce at 7 p.m. and at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 10: 30 a.m.. Entombment will be at Appleton Highland Memorial Park. In li eu of flowers, a memorial fund in Urban's name is being established.Jansen Fargo Funeral Home204 East Kimberly AvenueKimberly 788-6202
  Person ID	I56449	1FamilyTree | MaryLangenhuizenClose78556
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	DeBruin, William Peter,   b. 10 Mar 1891, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 30 Oct 1933, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Vosters, Catherine,   b. 7 Jan 1894, Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 1 May 1926, Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F18337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Verstegen, Rita Joan,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 23 Feb 2020, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 95 years)
  Children	1. DeBruin, Nancy   2. DeBruin, Leo   3. DeBruin, Janet + 4. DeBruin, Roy + 5. DeBruin, Kenneth J.,   b. 30 Sep 1948, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 30 Jul 2006, , Forest County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 57 years) + 6. DeBruin, Glen
  Family ID	F18341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2022

  
  

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  [S1332] St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1941. 56449 - St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1941