- Van Camp, FabianFabian Van Camp, 80, of De Pere died early Friday morning, January 28, 20 05 at a local hospital, following a brief illness. The son of the late Jo hn and Minnie (Van Den Heuvel) Van Camp was born October 25, 1924, in t he Town of Freedom. Fabian was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in the Batt le of the Bulge during WWII. On January 20, 1953, he married the former Au drey Van Handel at St. John Catholic Church in Little Chute.Mr. Van Camp was employed at Fort Howard Paper Company for forty year s. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, member of the Ashwaubenon V .F.W. Post 10244, and held various offices in the State and National VFW O rganizations. He was an active member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Chur ch, and especially enjoyed the 7:30 Daily Mass Group at church. Fabian enj oyed hunting and fishing at his cottage up north, and spending time with h is family. He especially treasured his time together with his grandchildre n.Survivors include his wife, Audrey, and their children and grandchildre n, Kathy and Dan Van Den Elzen, De Pere and their children, Mark and An n, Patty Trinkner of De Pere and her children Chris and Rick , a special s on-in-law, Gary “Harold” Trinkner, Bill and Jody Van Camp, De Pere, and th eir children Jeremy, Tim, and Billie, John and Donna Van Camp, Okemos, M I, and their children Ian and Alissa, Joey Van Camp, Green Bay, Doris a nd Mike Francken, De Pere, and their children, Emily and Eric, Paul and Li nda Van Camp, De Pere, and their children, Ben and Megan, a special frie nd of the family, Jill Reinhard and her two children, Jason and Aaron, thr ee brothers, Virgil, Pembine, Al, De Pere, and Ken and Nancy, Wausaukee, f our sisters, Lil and Bernard Vissers, De Pere, Rita and Clifford Schmid t, Kaukauna, Marge and Jerome Calaway, De Pere, Mary and Bob Miller, Wausa ukee, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in dea th by his parents, a sister, Laurie Albers, and a brother, Cyril Van Cam p, two sisters-in-law: Laverne Van Camp and Barbara Van Camp, and a brothe r-in-law, Bernard Albers. In addition, he is further survived by Audrey ’s family, Agnes and Al Smudde, Irene Stoffel, Ursula and Clarence Vand en Heuvel , Art Van Handel, Bill and Lorna Van Handel, Rich and Grace V an Handel, and Ervin and Ruth Van Handel. On Audrey’s side, he was preced ed in death by his parents-in-law, Fred and Ann Van Handel, as well as Kat herine Van Lanen, Marie Dobrinski and Matt Van Handel.Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 305 North T enth Street, De Pere. Parish prayer service will be held at 4 p.m. Visitat ion will continue at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, De Pere, from 9: 30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 31, 2005. Mass of Christian Burial wi ll be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church with Rev. Timothy Shil lcox, O. Praem and Rev. Gerald Kempen, O. Praem, concelebrating. Ashwauben on VFW Military Honors will follow the Mass at church. Burial in Mt. Calva ry Cemetery. Please visit www.ryanfh.com to send online condolences to t he Van Camp family.The Van Camp family extends a sincere thank you to the nurses, doctors a nd staff at St. Mary’s Hospital ICU Unit for their care and support.
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