VanderVelden, Francis J.

1922 - 2008  (86 years)    Has 20 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanderVelden, Francis J.
  Born	27 Jan 1922	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1941	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Kimberly High School Class of 1941
  Military Service	Bef 1946
  WWII U.S. Army Air Corps
  U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of the quartermaster corps in India that loaded planes flying supplies over the hump of the Himalayas into China.
  Died	6 Feb 2008	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	8 Feb 2008
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Francis J. "Fatso" Vander Velden, 86, of 1517 Leona St., Appleton, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at Appleton Medical Center. He was born January 27, 1922, in Kimberly, Wisconsin, to Martin and Gertrude (LeRoy) Vander Velden. He graduated from Kimberly High School in 1941 and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of the quartermaster corps in India that loaded planes flying supplies over the hump of the Himalayas into China. He was honorably discharged, returned to Kimberly and worked at the Kimberly-Clark paper mill, which later became Midtec. He retired from the company in 1984. In 1954, he married Mary Lou Fielder Whitefoot. After her death in 1985, he married Mary Jane Greinert. Francis was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Kimberly and American Legion Post No. 60 in Kimberly. He enjoyed muskie fishing, feeding the birds, bowling, and sheepshead. He will be remembered for everything about him that was good and kind and faithful. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane; a son and daughter-in-law, Grant and Julie, of Dubuque, Iowa; three grandchildren: Mary Lona, Ryan Francis and James Martin; two sisters: Sister Rita Vander Velden O.P. of Racine and Bette Derus of Menasha; a brother, Tom (Carol), of Plains, Montana; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Mary Lou; brothers: Robert, Clarence and Eugene; and sisters: Elaine Wiatrowski and Grace Sauerbriet. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Highland Memorial Park Chapel with Sister Annette Koss officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the chapel. Entombment will be in the Highland Memorial Park. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a memorial fund is being established. Valley Funeral Home 2211 N. Richmond St. Appleton, WI 54911 920-733-5435
  Person ID	I149656	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	14 May 2017

  
  

  Father	VanderVelden, Martin M.,   b. 22 Nov 1881,   d. 3 Oct 1954  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	LeRoy, Gertrude,   b. 4 Sep 1891, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 May 1979  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F42096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Greinert, Mary Jane,   b. 13 Feb 1929, Shiocton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 2011  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Aft 1985
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F54261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 27 Jan 1922 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1941 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 6 Feb 2008 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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