VanDyke, Lavern N.

1916 - 2005  (88 years)    Has 6 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanDyke, Lavern N.
  Born	20 Oct 1916	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	Abt 1934	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Kimberly High School Class of 193_
  Military Service	Aft 26 Aug 1942
  WWII, US Army, Lt. Col.
  Died	20 Sep 2005	Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	4 Oct 2005
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Van Dyke, Lt. Col. L.N. (Reti red)Lt. Col. L.N. Van Dyke, age 88, Madison, succumbed to West Nile Virus on S eptember 20, 2005, at the Don and Marilyn Anderson Anderson Hospice Cente r. "Van" was born in Little Chute, WI on October 20, 1916, the son of Jo hn and Hulda Van Dyke. He graduated from Kimberly High School and also gra duated from C.S.T.C. (now UW Stevens Point). He taught and coached at Waup aca High School prior to military service in Germany (The Battle of The Bu lge) during World War II. In 1945, he returned from Germany and married h is college sweetheart, Nancy Steiner of Stevens Point. They both then taug ht at Waupaca High School until moving to Madison to pursue Master's Degre es. Van joined the UW Football Staff as an assistant coach in 1949 and rem ained until 1972, during which time Wisconsin went to three Rose Bowls- 19 53, 1960 and 1963. In 1972 be became Director-of-Grant-In-Aid for all UW a thletes. He was honored as "Badger of The Year" by the National "W" Cl ub in 1994. Van was a former member of Blackhawk Country Club and after h is retirement played golf often with friends at Odana Hills. In retireme nt he and his wife Nancy participated in numerous youth mission trips to a id families in the Appalachian Mountains. His faith was an integral pa rt of his life and an inspiration to the youth whom he served.In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sisters and their familie s: Mrs. Phyllis McClone of Clintonville; Mrs. June Josephs of Appleton; a nd Mrs. Vivian Koehn of Sheboygan.He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Harold Van Dy ke of Neenah.Special thanks to Sheree, John and Jason Powless, Barbara and Gordon Johns en, Dr. Robert Cole, Rev. Keith Schroerlucke, Rev. Amanda Stein and devot ed nieces and nephews.A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 200 5, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. A memorial servi ce will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2005, at FIRST UNITED M ETHODIST CHURCH, 203 Wisconsin Ave., Madison. In lieu of flowers, memoria ls in Van's name may be made to First United Methodist Church Van Dyke You th Center or First United Methodist Church Alton Scholarship Fund, the Nat ional "W" Club or the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospice Center.Cress Funeral & Cremation Service3610 Speedway RoadMadison, WI 53705
  Person ID	I120871	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	VanDyke, John,   b. 7 Mar 1889, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 1968  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Radies, Hulda,   b. 8 Nov 1890, , , , Germany ,   d. 29 Oct 1989, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 98 years)
  Family ID	F46898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Steiner, Nancy,   b. Abt 1916, Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 5 Apr 2014, Fitchburg, Dane, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 98 years)
  Married	Abt 1945	Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F46899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 20 Oct 1916 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - Abt 1934 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - Abt 1945 - Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, USA Died - 20 Sep 2005 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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