VanderWyst, John

1925 - 2013  (88 years)    Has 12 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanderWyst, John
  Born	27 Jan 1925	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1930 Census	1930	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  John Vanderwyst 56 Anna Vanderwyst 44 Benjamin Vanderwyst 17 Amelia Vanderwyst 11 Bonite Vanderwyst 7 Junior Vanderwyst 5 Elmer Vanderwyst 3 [3 7/12]
  Military Service	Between Jun 1943 and Dec 1945
  WWII, US Army
  Occupation	Bef 1951
  Police Officer (30+ Years Appleton Police Dept)
  Police Officer (30+ Years Appleton Police Dept)
  Residence	1951	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Name:Rita Vanderwyst Gender:F (Female) Residence Year:1951 Street Address:1109 N Richmond3-0353 Residence Place:Appleton, Wisconsin Spouse: John W Vanderwyst Publication Title:Appleton, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1951
  Died	26 Jun 2013	Butternut, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	30 Jun 2013
  Appleton Post Crescent
  John W. Vander Wyst, Jr.age 88, who resided at 300 N. Main Street, Butternut, WI, and formerly of Fence, WI., passed to eternal life on June 26, 2013. John was born January 27, 1925, in Kaukauna, WI, the son of John W. Vander Wyst, Sr. and Anna (Zolpriester). After graduating from Kaukauna High School, he joined the U.S. Army serving from June 1943 to December 1945. He was a part of the greatest generation and landed on Utah Beach as a combat engineer. He was a highly decorated soldier with Bronze Star w/ V device, Combat Infantryman's Badge, and numerous other medals for valor and heroism. John had a distinguished career as a police officer for 30-plus years on the Appleton Police Dept. before he and his wife retired to Fence, WI. They traveled to spend time with their children and grandchildren. John enjoyed family, hunting, fishing and woodworking. He married Rita (Osowski) Oct. 14, 1948, at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Appleton, WI. John is survived by sons, Gary, of Butternut, WI and Guy (Ann), of Menasha, WI daughters, Gail (Lee) Heath of Peoria, AZ and Gwen (Michael) Shaw of Colorado Springs, CO. Grandchildren: Wesley, Nick, Kyle, Troy, Michael, Megan, Matthew, John, Zachariah, Richard, Philip and Alex; six great-grandsons and six great-granddaughters and numerous cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rita; a daughter, Gloria; his parents; a brother, Elmer, and two sisters Amelia and Bonita. There will be a visitation on Monday, July 8, 2013, at St. Joseph Parish, 404 W. Lawrence St., Appleton, from 4:00 p.m. until the time of a Prayer Service at 6:00 p.m. The family will also greet relatives and friends on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church, 521 U.S. Hwy. 8, Armstrong Creek, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Burial with full military honors will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Fence, WI. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on June 30, 2013
  Buried	Hillside Cemetery, Fence, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I176056	1FamilyTree | NancyGeister131697
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	VanderWijst, John J.,   b. 23 Mar 1874, Uden, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 20 Aug 1955, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Zollpriester, Anna,   b. 3 May 1885, , , , Germany ,   d. 2 Jun 1978  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F42064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Osowsky, Rita Ann,   b. 27 May 1929, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 Jan 2000, Fence, Florence, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1948	St. Joseph Catholic Church, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. VanderWyst, Gary + 2. VanderWyst, Guy   3. VanderWyst, Gail   4. VanderWyst, Gwen + 5. VanderWyst, Gloria,   b. 8 Jun 1957,   d. 1 May 2011  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	21 May 2013
  Family ID	F57981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 27 Jan 1925 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 14 Oct 1948 - St. Joseph Catholic Church, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1951 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 26 Jun 2013 - Butternut, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Hillside Cemetery, Fence, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth
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