Bons, Elizabeth

1920 - 2016  (95 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 17 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Bons, Elizabeth
  Born	14 Nov 1920	Groesbeek, , Gelderland, Netherlands
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	20 Jun 1954
  Died	16 May 2016	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	18 May 2016
  APC
  A kind, gentle, happy and loving soul, Elizabeth Bons Kelderman died peacefully in the company of her family on May 16, 2016. Mother of 12, grandmother to 17 and great grandmother to 17, she was the touchstone of an extended family that loved her dearly, admired her more and endeavored to live by her selfless example. She was born the second in a family of 11 in the Netherlands shortly after the end of World War 1 and with will and bravery endured the great depression that followed, the invasion of Holland in WWII, the subsequent capture and enslavement of her husband Jacob and the years of depravation that war brings. With their seven children she and Jacob immigrated to the Fox River Valley in 1955 and saw the family grow to 12, only for Jacob to die in 1969. Thereafter she would support and look after her family with the same grace, selfless purpose and determination that characterized her entire life, though never losing the gentle and kind touch that all who have ever met and known her recognized instantly. Elizabeth is survived by her children Harry (Donna), Jacob (Laurie), Maria, Antonia (David), Elizabeth (Frank), Henry (Sandy), John (Barbara), William (Mary), Joseph (Dawn), Michael (Susan), Carolina (Brian), and Margarita; her grandchildren Kristopher (Ellen), Jill ( Jeff), Marika (Brandon), Julia (Joseph), Benjamin (Kim), Kristina (Nathan), Kate (Joel), Jennifer (Lyle), Jason (Kelley), Jessica, Jamie (Michael), Lisa (Derek), Nicole (Thomas), Sarah (Taylor), Teresa, Ted, Alyssia (Jason); and great-grandchildren Jake, Josie, Quinn, Cora, Rosie, Julia, Meredith, Maverick, Paxton, Sydney, Eilish, Kailin, Eva, Mena, Spencer, Collin and Sadie. She is also survived by the last of her family, her younger sister Anne Schultz of Cincinnati. In her earlier years "Betty" enjoyed travel with her sister Coby, a round of golf with her brothers John and Hank and summer picnics with friends and family. In her later years she especially enjoyed local trips and rides in the country with her eldest daughter Maria, who cared for her with loving dedication. Above all, however, she enjoyed time with her extended family, watching each and every one of them grow and prosper. No birthday or major life event ever passed where she didn't send a card with a touching note of love and her signature salutation "and have a nice day." No family reunion ever occurred where she didn't beam with pride and the comment from her that "Dad would have been so proud." To be around her was to be held in a tender and joyful embrace. One we will never forget. The funeral liturgy for Elizabeth will be held at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at HOLY SPIRIT PARISH, 600 E. Kimberly Avenue, with Fr. Robert Kollath officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. Family and friends are welcomed to gather at the church in Kimberly on Thursday morning from 10:00 AM until the time of the service. For more information or to share a memory of Elizabeth, please visit www.wichmannfargo.com. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from May 17 to May 18, 2016
  Tombstone	Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA
  	Kelderman, Elizabeth (Maiden Name: Bons) Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I136905	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	18 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Bons, Hendrikus Jacobus,   b. 1 Jul 1896, Groesbeek, , Gelderland, Netherlands ,   d. 18 Mar 1982, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Gietman, Maria,   b. 1 Apr 1896, Groesbeek, , Gelderland, Netherlands ,   d. 24 May 1970, , , Wisconsin, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F42282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kelderman, Jacob,   b. 4 Jan 1917, , , , Netherlands ,   d. 1 Sep 1969  (Age 52 years)
  Married	Aft 1938
  Children	1. Kelderman, Henry   2. Kelderman, Jacob Jr.   3. Kelderman, Maria   4. Kelderman, Toni   5. Kelderman, Hank   6. Kelderman, John   7. Kelderman, Bill   8. Kelderman, Carol + 9. Kelderman, Elizabeth + 10. Kelderman, Joseph   11. Kelderman, Michael P.   12. Kelderman, Margie
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F54004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 14 Nov 1920 - Groesbeek, , Gelderland, Netherlands Died - 16 May 2016 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Tombstone - - Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Kelderman, Elizabeth (Maiden Name: Bons)