Martzahl, Clara M.

1920 - 2008  (88 years)

• Name	Martzahl, Clara M.
  Birth	16 Jan 1920	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Education - High School	1940	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Kaukauna High School Class of 1940
  Death	28 Jan 2008	Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Prayer Card	Aft 28 Jan 2008
  	VanDyke, Clara (Maiden Name: Martzahl) Prayer Card
  Obituary	30 Jan 2008
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Clara M. Van Dyke, 87, Green Bay, passed away peacefully at Harmony Life Center on Monday, January 28, 2008. She was born in Kaukauna to the late William and Genevieve (Van Dyke) Martzahl. On April 23, 1942, she married Clarence J. Van Dyke at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kaukauna; he preceded her in death on December 5, 1992. They farmed together most of their lives in the Wrightstown, Pulaski and Oneida areas until they retired in 1973, and then moved to Shawano in 1989. Clara lived her Christian faith daily and was much beloved by all who knew her. She enjoyed the Packers, playing cards and being with family. Survivors include her eleven children: Roy Van Dyke, Seymour; Sue (Claude) Schaefer, Green Bay; Gail (Norb) Wielgus, Crivitz; Lois (Roger) Kitzman, Pulaski; Evelyn (Keith) Burger, Black Creek; Arnold (Jane) Van Dyke, Green Bay; Mark Van Dyke, Antigo; Samuel (Carol) Van Dyke, Green Bay; Lucy (Todd) Hesselberg, Sussex,; Jenny (John) Leisgang, Seymour; and Leo Van Dyke, Wausau; 31 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; her sisters and brothers: Germaine McCabe, Eugene (Vivian) Martzahl, Mary Krueger, John (Rita) Martzahl, Gerald (Therese) Martzahl, Ann (Tom) Jansen, Mary Jane (Robert) Milheiser, and Paul (Sandy) Martzahl; brothers-in-law: John Wisneski, Harvey Van Dyke; sister-in-law, Doris Van Dyke. In addition to her parents and husband, Clara was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary; two brothers-in-law, Leon Krueger and Howard Mc Cabe; and her mother and father-in-law, Anne and Arnold Van Dyke; brothers and sisters-in-law: Catherine (August) Meulemans, Richard (Esther) Van Dyke, Clara (Martin) Nieling, Leona (John) Vande Lygraaf, Alrita Wisneski, Robert Van Dyke, and Irene Van Dyke. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 1, at Lyndahl Funeral Home where a parish wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue after 10 a.m. Saturday at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, 2270 South Oneida Street, where the Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m. Entombment will be at the Shrine of the Good Shepherd Mausoleum on Monday, February 4, at 10 a.m. Online condolences may be expressed at www.lyndahl.com
  Burial	Shrine Of The Good Shepherd Mausoleum, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I90516	1FamilyTree | JeanneS, PaulWest45278, PaulGunther90599, PaulaVanDykeReichert90596
  Last Modified	16 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Martzahl, William,   b. 18 Dec 1899, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 13 Oct 1961 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	VanDyke, Genevieve,   b. 26 Aug 1900, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 3 Mar 1982, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F30714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	VanDyke, Clarence Joseph,   b. 7 May 1913, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Dec 1992 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1942	Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. VanDyke, Roy + 2. VanDyke, Susan + 3. VanDyke, Abigail + 4. VanDyke, Lois + 5. VanDyke, Evelyn Theresa + 6. VanDyke, Arnold + 7. VanDyke, Mark + 8. VanDyke, Mary E. "MaryBeth",   b. 22 Jun 1954   d. 22 Nov 1981 (Age 27 years) + 9. VanDyke, Samuel Peter + 10. VanDyke, Lucy Clare + 11. VanDyke, Genevieve Jane "Jenny"   12. VanDyke, Leo
  Family ID	F29196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

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