DeBruin, Gerald Joseph

1932 - 2017  (85 years)    Has 52 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	DeBruin, Gerald Joseph
  Born	26 Mar 1932	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Sep 2017	Taylors, , South Carolina, USA
  Obituary	3 Oct 2017
  APC
  Gerald Joseph DeBruin, 85, of Taylors, South Carolina, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, he was a son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Hughes) DeBruin. After proudly serving in the United States Navy and Naval Reserves for 34 years, he retired at the highest level possible for an enlisted man, Master Chief Petty Officer. After retiring from the Navy, he worked for the Idaho Power and Electric Company for 25 years. Following his second retirement, he returned to Wisconsin to help care for his elderly mother and work part-time at Cardinal Health in Appleton, Wisconsin. He is survived by a daughter, Faith Viste and husband Tom of Diamondhead, MS; sons, Gary DeBruin and wife, Sue of Greenville, South Carolina, and Ken DeBruin of D'Iberville, Mississippi; Wisconsin siblings Donald DeBruin, Joseph DeBruin, Jerome DeBruin, Mutz (Roger) Van Handel, Carol McFarlan, Millie (Paul) Lemke, David Klink, and Dar (Dick) Hein; grandchildren, Victoria Molino, Shay Snowden, Aaron DeBruin, Bryan DeBruin, Christopher DeBruin;10 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings Eugene DeBruin, Nancy DeBruin and Eileen Klink. Visitation and funeral service will be held at Boettcher Family Funeral Home, 2401 Fieldcrest Dr. in Kaukauna, Wisconsin on Friday, October 6, 2017. Visitation will be held 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. followed by an 11:00 service and burial at St. Mary's Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Old Glory Honor Flight. Donations may be directed to the Gerald J. DeBruin memorial via the following website: http://www.oldgloryhonorflight.org/support/financial-support/ Condolences may be made at www.boettcherfamilyfuneral.com. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Oct. 3, 2017
  Buried	06 Oct 2017	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I160788	1FamilyTree | JocelynThyssen170579
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	DeBruin, Joseph H.,   b. 22 Jul 1913, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Jun 1991, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Hughes, Margaret M.,   b. 9 Aug 1915, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 21 Aug 1998  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F44346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 26 Mar 1932 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - 06 Oct 2017 - St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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