DeGroot, Louis

1926 - 2010  (83 years)    Has 18 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	DeGroot, Louis
  Born	21 Sep 1926	Wausaukee, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Jun 2010	Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
  Obituary	24 Jun 2010
  Green Bay Press Gazette
  Louis (Louie) DeGroot, 83, passed away on June 6, 2010, in Sun City, Ariz. He was laid to eternal rest on June 10, 2010, in Mesa, Ariz., after a funeral service on June 9, in Sun City West, Ariz. Louis was born on Sept. 21, 1926, in Wausaukee, Wis., to Cornelius and Elizabeth DeGroot. He lived there 15 years until he moved to Oconto, to live with his brother. He had a total of 11 brothers and sisters. He was in the U.S. Navy and also attended St. Norbert College in De Pere, where he received his degree in Economics in 1949. Louie married Elizabeth (Bette) Ellis in 1949. They have five children, Nona Gleason, Waukesha; Jeff DeGroot, Green Bay; Bob DeGroot, Green Bay; Janine (Mark) Beauchaine, Iola; Lisa (Brad) Collar, Shiocton. Louie's grandchildren are, Danielle (Larry) Smith, Waukesha; Denise (Rob) Hellman, Waukesha; Adam Collar, Appleton; Craig Collar, Shiocton; Shawn Beauchaine, Madison; Marisa Beauchaine, Milwaukee; Dan Beauchaine, Eau Claire. His great-grandchildren are Parker, Cambelle, and Tanner Hellman, Waukesha; and Kenna and Kayla Smith, Waukesha. Louie was preceded in death by his wife, Bette in 2006; his parents; his sisters, Martha Kersten, Agnes DeGroot, Irene DeGroot, Eleanor DeGroot; his brothers, Art DeGroot, Clarence DeGroot, Andrew DeGroot, Leonard DeGroot, Bernard DeGroot, and Donald DeGroot. He is survived by one sister, Rosanne Pantuso, Marinette; several sisters and brothers-in-law, many nieces and nephews; and his wife of three years, Sylvia Burkholder, Arizona. Louie retired from State Farm Insurance in 1988, after living in Green Bay since 1970. He enjoyed golfing, boating, dancing, playing cards including bridge, the Packers, traveling, and having fun. Memorial service in celebration of Louie's life will be Saturday, June 26, 2010, at St. Bernard's Catholic Parish in Green Bay, with Father Ron Belitz officiating. Visitation with family and friends will be at 10 a.m. Mass at 11 a.m., and luncheon to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be forwarded to St. Norbert's College in De Pere.
  Person ID	I167934	1FamilyTree | LuanVandenElzenF163666
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	DeGroot, Cornelius,   b. 7 Feb 1883, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 22 Apr 1942, Wausaukee, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	VandenElzen, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Aug 1881,   d. 3 May 1928  (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F20354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellis, Elizabeth "Bette",   b. 3 Jun 1924, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 2006  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1949
  Children	1. DeGroot, Lisa,   b. 17 Oct 1959, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Nov 2016, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2010
  Family ID	F55217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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