Stuyvenberg, Paul N.

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• Obituary: 16 Oct 2003; Appleton Post Crescent

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Obituary:
Stuyvenberg, Paul N., 1 19 S. John Street, KimberlyAge 70, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2003 at the Oshkosh Medical a nd Rehabilitation Center. Paul was born in Appleton on December 18, 193 2, son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Plesser) Stuyvenberg. On July 1, 1 957 he married the former Nancy Ayers in Appleton; she survives. For near ly forty years, Paul was employed at the Kimberly Mill, retiring in 198 8. In his younger years, Paul had his own tree-trimming business in the ar ea. As a young man, he and his dad operated a Christmas tree lot at the ir home, and since his marriage to Nancy, the family has continued the tra dition. Paul was a busy husband and father, having been a member of the Ki mberly Volunteer Fire Department for nineteen years. He also enjoyed bowli ng with the firefighters in the Mill League and with Nancy in the KRA Coup les League, hunting, fishing, boating, watching Packer games, visiting t he casino, playing cards, watching his grandchildren pursue their activiti es, spending time at the family cottage on Lake Poygan and at his tree fa rm in Bowler. In his retirement, he fulfilled his longtime dream of purcha sing land and planting his own Christmas trees.Paul is survived by his wife of forty-six years: Nancy Stuyvenberg of Kimb erly; six children: Paula (Mark) Van Cuyk of Kimberly and their children N ick, Doug, and Jenni; Joanne Seif of Kimberly and her friend Rick Freimu th and her sons Aaron and Kevin Seif and his fiance Michelle Rashke; Denn is Stuyvenberg of Weyauwega and his fiance Sheila Schabo; Mary Jo (Rich) K ohl of Appleton and their sons Matt and Ben; Janice (Bob) Grissman of Kimb erly and their daughters Schelby and Stephany; Carol (Randy) Wiersch ke of Kimberly and their sons Jason, Justin, and Jared; a great-grandso n: Cameron Seif; three brothers: Don (Ginger) Stuyvenberg of Darboy; Ge ne (Carol) Stuyvenberg of Kimberly; Dick (Pat) Stuyvenberg of Kimberly; th ree sisters: Rita (Carl) Rehfeldt of East Dubuque, Illinois; Betty (Jim) L udwig of Chilton; Mary (Larry) Vander Pas of Kimberly; three sisters-in-la w: Nori Stuyvenberg, June Stuyvenberg, and Karen Stuyvenberg all of Kimber ly; his mother-in-law: Lyla Ayers of Appleton; and by Nancy’s brothers a nd sister: John (Lois) Ayers of Sturtevant; Jim (Nan) Ayers of Minneapoli s; Patty (Marty) Vander Wielen of Neenah. Paul was preceded in death by h is parents, brothers: Ken, Robert, and Gerald Stuyvenberg; brothers-in-la w: Ken Martin and Bob Kramer; sisters-in-law: Dorothy and Jeanne Stuyvenbe rg; and his father-in-law Aloysius Ayers.The funeral liturgy for Paul wi ll be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 18, 2003 at HOLY NAME CATHOL IC CHURCH, 600 E. Kimberly Avenue in Kimberly with Fr. Denis Bergsbaken of ficiating. Interment will follow at the parish cemetery. Friends may ca ll at the funeral home on Friday from 4:00 PM until the time of a parish p rayer and scripture service at 7:30 PM. Visitation will continue Saturd ay at the church after 10:00 AM.The family would like to extend their gratitude to the staff at the Wiscon sin Parkinson’s Association in Milwaukee, to the entire staff at Oshkosh M edical and Rehabilitation Center, as well as to all of the caregivers at t he various facilities who took care of Paul. Your kindness, care, and comp assion will never be forgotten.“Every human and every animal is born with a certain number of days to the ir circle. Some lives are long and others are short, but each one is compl ete.”Jansen Fargo Funeral Home204 E. Kimberly AvenueKimberly 788-6202