Derus, Leonard Peter

1919 - 2003  (83 years)

• Name	Derus, Leonard Peter  [1]
  Birth	5 Dec 1919	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1937	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Kaukauna High School Class of 1937
  Death	1 Jan 2003	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Aft 1 Jan 2003	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	3 Jan 2003
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Derus, Leonard, KaukaunaAge 83, died Wednesday, January 1, 2003 at the Franciscan Care Center, App leton. He was born December 5, 1919 in Kaukauna; son of the late Joseph a nd Gertrude (Biese) Derus. Leonard was a U.S. Army Veteran, having serv ed in World War II. He was employed at Riverside Paper in Appleton until h is retirement. Leonard was a charter member of Fox Valley Golf Club, w as a 50 year member of the American Legion and was a lifelong member of S t. Mary’s Parish in Kaukauna.Survivors include two sisters and a brother-in-law: Nathalie Kehoe, Kaukau na; Lorena (Bob) Hooyman, Minneapolis, Minnesota; two brothers and sisters -in-law: Gerald (Darlene) Derus, Dana Point, California; David (Ruth) Deru s, San Francisco, California; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preced ed in death by a sister, Sr. Jean Derus; a brother and sister-in-law, Robe rt and Bette Derus; and a nephew, Patrick Kehoe.A memorial mass will be held at 10:00 am Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Chu rch, Kaukauna with Fr. Robert Udulutsch officiating. Friends may call dire ctly at the church from 9:00 am Saturday until the time of services. A mem orial fund has been established in his name. The Boettcher Family Funer al Home, Kaukauna is assisting the family.
  Marriage Status	Never Married
  Person ID	I7731	1FamilyTree | DavidSchlickbernd6337, VicH_andDianeBrochtrup
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Derus, Joseph Allen,   b. 24 Feb 1888, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 30 Dec 1959, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Biese, Gertrude M.,   b. 8 Mar 1895, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 27 Nov 1965, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F3518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S13] Gedcom import from Biesetemp2.FTW. [S23] Outagamie Co Records, Book 31, Page 1043.