Geurts, Verona M.

1912 - 2004  (91 years)    Has 18 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Geurts, Verona M.
  Born	19 Dec 1912	Browns Valley, Traverse, Minnesota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Sep 2004	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 2 Sep 2004	Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin, USA
  	Hartzheim, Verona (Maiden Name: Geurts) Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin
  Obituary	4 Sep 2004
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Hartzheim, VeronaVerona Hartzheim, 91, a longtime resident of Appleton, passed away peacefu lly on Sept. 2, 2004, in Milwaukee. Verona was born in Browns Valley, Minn ., on Dec. 19, 1912, to Cornelius and Ann Geurts (Heckel). She gr ew up on the family's farm in eastern South Dakota, the oldest of six chil dren.As a young woman, Verona earned her teaching degree and taught in a one ro om school in Browns Valley. After several years she moved to Appleton, Wis ., where she worked for the phone company in the days in which each call er had to be manually connected to the person being called. Appleton is al so where she met Clarence Hartzheim, whom she married on Nov. 30, 1944.Verona devoted her life to her family and her church. She and Clarence rai sed five children and Verona spent her adult life caring for her husban d, children, grand and great-grandchildren. She was a wonderful cook a nd at our many family gatherings she stayed busy preparing and serving fo od and had to be encouraged to sit down and eat herself. She was alwa ys a sympathetic listener, even when she was not pleased by what she hear d. When not raising her family, she was often attending, or volunteeri ng to work at St. Therese Catholic Church in Appleton. When Clarence pass ed away in 1998, Verona went to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Cla rice and Carl Geenen of Brown Deer, Wis.Verona was preceded in death by her husband, sister, Rita Hable and brothe r, Cleteus. In addition to Clarice and Carl, she is survived by her son s, Gary (Kim) Marysville, Wash.; Lee (Esther), Green Bay; Neil (Mary) Gre en Bay; and Mark, Cologne, Germany. She is also survived by 14 grandchildr en; two step-grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins a nd friends.A memorial service will be held at St. Therese Catholic Church in Appleto n, at 11 a.m. on Sept. 8. Friends may come at 10 to share their thought s, prayers and many happy memories of Verona. The family would especially like to thank the staff of Wisconsin Luther an Nursing Home of Milwaukee and the Odyssey Hospice Center for their ca re in making the last months of Verona's life as peaceful as could be hop ed for. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to the charity of your choi ce, or St. Therese Church, Appleton.
  Person ID	I119499	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Geurts, Cornelius,   b. 20 Jan 1887, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Abt 1961  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Heckel, Anna,   b. Abt Jun 1887, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Dec 1964  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Family ID	F39203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hartzheim, Clarence E.,   b. 23 Feb 1913,   d. 15 Nov 1998, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1944	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Hartzheim, Clarice   2. Hartzheim, Gary   3. Hartzheim, Lee   4. Hartzheim, Neil   5. Hartzheim, Mark
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F46555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 19 Dec 1912 - Browns Valley, Traverse, Minnesota, USA Married - 30 Nov 1944 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 2 Sep 2004 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 2 Sep 2004 - Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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