- Sheila Fens Vandehey, born and raised in Combined Locks but resided in Kaukauna. Sheila was raised by two loving parents, Diane (Siebers) Fens and Roger Fens. Sheila went to her eternal reward surrounded by family and loved ones on August 21, 2009, after a 4-year-long battle with cancer. Sheila graduated from Kimberly High School and continued her education at FVTC graduating with a special education degree. She worked with special needs students in the Menasha school system. Sheila worked at St. Katherine Drexel Parish with Religious Education, and was also employed as a secretary with the American Cancer Society. She had a great love for baking and making cakes for friends and family, calligraphy and fireworks. She enjoyed spending time with her family at her parent's cottage near Mountain, Wisconsin. She devoted her life to helping others and found great joy in the reward it brought to her life and her family's.
Sheila married Mark E. Vandehey on August 22, 1980, and was given her two greatest gifts from God, her children, a son Ryan and a daughter Kathryn.
She is survived by her husband Mark, children Ryan and Katie, her parents, Roger and Diane Fens. Sheila is further survived by her sister Lisa (Pat) Brodsky and their family, her brother, Keith (Leslie) Fens and their family, and mother-in-law, Marion Vandehey. Also survived by her three sisters-in-law: Judith (Elmer) Van Dyke and their family, Mary (David) Verboomen and their family, and Debra (Kevin) Van Dyn Hoven and family, brother-in-law, John A. Vandehey and his family, as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by father-in-law, Glen L. Vandehey, sister-in-law, Valerie Vandehey and cousins. She is further preceded in death by her three aunts, Magdalene Van De Hey, Barbara Siebers and Carol Welch, also uncles, Thomas, James and Glenn Siebers, Reuben Van De Hey, Sylvester Van Driel, Sherman Rogers, and Clarence Smith as well as several cousins.
Sheila and family would like to thank Dr. William C. Guenther and all the staff at the Martha Siekman Cancer Center for they are the true angels in life. Sheila and family would also like to thank Dr. Sumon Bhattacharjee, Dr. John Swanson and the staff from Theda Care Hospice and Cherry Meadows Hospice Residence for their compassionate care.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at ST. KATHARINE DREXEL PARISH at ST. MARY SITE, 119 West Seventh Street, Kaukauna, with Fr. Jerry Pastors officiating. Friends will be received directly at church on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made to the Martha Siekman Cancer Center in Sheila's memory. The Boettcher Family Funeral Home, Kaukauna is assisting the family. 920-766-2099.
"Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all."
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1957 - 2009 (51 years)
Has 32 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
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Education - High School
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VandeHey, Ryan Edward
