- Vanderloop, Margaret Baum, "P eg", AppletonMargaret Vanderloop, faithful wife, mother of four daughters, grandmoth er of 11, great-grandmother of 17, eagerly went home to her dear Lord's Ki ngdom of Heaven on Tuesday, June 24, 2003, just in time to rejoin her belo ved "Tony" for their wedding anniversary. Admired and loved by all that m et her, she was an example of wisdom, never judgmental. For all of h er 97 years, she was the most fun and pleasant person to be with.Peg married Anton Vanderloop on June 25, 1929, and they loved and cherish ed each other for 54 years. She was a long-time member of St. Joseph Catho lic Church, a member of the Christian Mother's Society of St. Therese a nd St. Joseph, Catholic Knights, Catholic Daughters and the Third Ord er of St. Francis. Peg volunteered for the St. Joseph Food Pantry and S t. Vincent de Paul Society. She was employed by the H. C. Prange Co. in t he cashier's office for many years, retiring in her eighties. Peg was a Pa cker fan, loved to listen to Brewer games, liked to have one Manhattan, w as the best Sheepshead player and took all our money.She is survived by her daughters, Joan (Ed) Mauthe, Tustin; Dorothy (Jac k) Brauer, Oshkosh; Mary (John) Morelli, Oshkosh; An (Ralph) Gehrmann, App leton; her grandchildren, Rick (Linda) Mauthe, Neenah; Peg (James) DeSchep per, Sioux City, Iowa; Jeanne Sprangers (Tom Hammen), Darboy; Michelle (Jo seph) Sieckert, Appleton; Doug (Linda) Brauer, Appleton; Linda (Joe) Meiss ner, Appleton; Kathryn (Roger Baron) Freund, New York City; Kristin (An dy Duda) Freund, Baltimore, Maryland; Julia (David) Hickinbotham, Menash a; and Angela Gehrmann, Menasha. She is further survived by her brother s, Vincent (Pat) Baum, Appleton, and Raymond (Georgianna) Baum, Appleto n; and her sister, Rosemary Probst, Kimberly. She was preceded in dea th by her parents, Katherine and John Baum, her husband Anton, a grandso n, Michael Mauthe; her great grandchild, Abby Hickinbothom, her brother s, Rev. John Peter Baum and George (Mars) Baum; her sister-in-law, Beul ah Baum; and her brother-in-law, H.G. Probst.Thanks and blessings to the Oncology Staff of AMC, her doctor of many year s, Dr. Guenther and his nurses, the caring staff at Franciscan Care Cente r, Fr. John Holly of St. Joseph Catholic Church and her watchful neighbor s, Jan Ziesmer and Jeff Stafford. She was the image of love, gentleness a nd warmth. Life won't be the same without you. Here's to you Mom!The Funeral Liturgy will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2003 at S T. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 410 West Lawrence Street, Appleton, with Fr. Jo hn Holly, O.F.M. Cap. and Rev. Richard Mauthe, co-celebrants. Interment wi ll be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Appleton. Friends may call at the funeral ho me on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and again directly at the chur ch on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services. A memorial h as been established in her name to benefit the Children's Hospital of Wisc onsin and the St. Joseph Food Pantry. WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME537 North Super ior StreetAppleton 739-1231
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1905 - 2003 (97 years)
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