Driessen, Gretchen

1910 - 2008  (97 years)    Has 22 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Driessen, Gretchen
  Born	4 May 1910	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Education - High School	1928	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Kaukauna High School Class of 1928
  Died	19 Jan 2008	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	20 Jan 2008
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Gretchen Marie Doering, nee Driessen, 97, Kaukauna, died on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at her home. She was born on May 4, 1910, daughter of the late Edward "Cy" and Regina (Clarke) Driessen. Gretchen graduated from Kaukauna High School and attended two years of business college. She married Harvey Doering who preceded her in death in 1989. She and Harvey owned and operated the Doering's Super Valu Stores. Gretchen was actively involved in the community serving as a PTA president and president of the Business and Professional Woman's Club of Kaukauna. She also actively supported programs for developmentally disabled citizens. She loved playing bridge, golfing, dancing, playing Scrabble and creating beautiful needlework. As the oldest, she is survived by her brother, Gene Driessen and her sister, Katherine Dickinson. Gretchen's children are William (Patricia) Doering, Appleton; Sharon (Gene) Fassbender, Appleton; and Kathi (Terry) Bulfin, Bellevue, Wash. She was a loving grandmother to John Doering, Amy (Paul) Kraft, Steven Doering, Paul (Caryl) Fassbender, Jeanne (Kevin) Stein, Sarah (Todd) Fellerer, David (Debbie) Atwood, Regina (Simon) Mawby, Ehrin and Kaila Bulfin. The twinkle in her eye came from her 14 great-grandchildren, Gus, Ray, Henry and Ned Kraft; Quincy Fassbender; Tyler, Shelbi and Tatum Stein; Sam and Casey Fellerer; Noelle and Regan Atwood; Winifred and Gretchen Mawby. She was preceded in death by her son, Scott; her daughter, Greta Atwood; her brothers, Robert and Tom Driessen; and her sister, Dorothy Weaver. Funeral services for Gretchen will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, at the FARGO FUNERAL HOME, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave., Kaukauna. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Kaukauna. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Agape of |Appleton, Special Olympics of Wisconsin, or a charity of your choice. FARGO FUNERAL HOME 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. Kaukauna 920-766-6200 www.wichmannfargo.com
  Buried	Aft 19 Jan 2008	Union Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  	Doering, Gretchen (Maiden Name: Driessen) Union Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I120976	1FamilyTree | AnnSchwarzHeiman85709
  Last Modified	24 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Driessen, Edward Cornelius "Cy",   b. 2 Aug 1885, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 18 May 1972, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Clarke, Regina E.,   b. 26 Oct 1894, Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, USA ,   d. 4 Apr 1973, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F19765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doering, Harvey C.,   b. 7 Dec 1909, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Aug 1989, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	Bef 1933
  Children	+ 1. Doering, William,   b. 23 Mar 1933, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 2 Aug 2012  (Age 79 years)   2. Doering, Sharon M.   3. Doering, Greta,   b. 7 Feb 1937, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Aug 1992  (Age 55 years)   4. Doering, Scott Carl,   b. 28 May 1952, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Oct 2005, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 53 years)   5. Doering, Kathi
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F46696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 4 May 1910 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1928 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 19 Jan 2008 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 19 Jan 2008 - Union Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1219] Kaukauna High School 1928 Papyrus Yearbook, Kaukauna High School, (Kaukauna High School 1928 (see 1928 Senior Class list )).