VanDyke, Sylvester John

1930 - 2001  (71 years)    Has 34 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanDyke, Sylvester John
  Born	1 Jul 1930	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1948	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Wrightstown High School Class of 1948
  Military Service	Bef 1953
  Korea
  Died	18 Dec 2001	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	19 Dec 2001
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Van Dyke, Sylvester J., “Ves ”, WrightstownAge 71, died Tuesday, December 18, 2001, at an area hospital. He was bo rn July 1, 1930, in Wrightstown, son of the late John and Bridget (Baete n) Van Dyke. Ves graduated from Wrightstown High School in 1948. He farm ed on the family farm until joining the U.S. Army, where he served duri ng the Korean War. He married Carol Klister, July 7, 1953, in Wrightsto wn at St. Paul Catholic Church. Ves worked construction for Oudenhoven’s a nd his brother-in-law, Hank Hendricks. He later worked at Miller Electri c, and also at Nabisco, where he retired in 1993 as Plant Supervisor. He w as an active member of St. Paul Catholic Church, where he was a trustee, c ommunion distributor, lector, and also helped with communion services. V es was a former Village of Wrightstown trustee and president in the 70’ s. He was a very active American Legion Post 436 member in Wrightstow n. He was former Vice-Commander and Commander at the local level for the W rightstown Urban Klister Post 436, 9th District Level, and also attained V ice-Commander status at the state level. Ves was currently Adjutant and Ma nager of the Urban Klister Post 436 in Wrightstown. He was also caretak er at Housing Management in Wrightstown. He loved to play cards with his f amily and friends, enjoyed going to the casino, and was proud of the re d, white, and blue. Ves was a real handyman, and truly enjoyed making thin gs. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend.Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Carol, Wrightstown; six childre n: Lori Owen, Kaukauna, Lisa (Greg) Brandt, Eau Claire, Michael (Donna) V an Dyke, Marshfield, Julie (special friend-Todd) Van Dyke, De Pere, Jan (B rian) Zahn, Kaukauna, and Penny (Dave) Barta, Wrightstown; 13 grandchildre n: Ashley, Paul and Andrew, Allison, Christopher, James and Adrianna, Jona than and Daniel, Eric and Jacob, and Erin and Alan; a sister, Rose Zita (G eorge) Spierings, Kaukauna; two brothers, Ervin (Jane) Van Dyke, Little Ch ute, and Lloyd Van Dyke, Appleton; a sister-in-law, Helen Van Dyke, Wright stown; Carol’s family: Florence Van Schindel, Mary Jane Hendricks, Rosema ry Smith, Agnes (Hank) Hendricks, Kathy (Robert) Ostrenga, and Shirley (Ro nald) Stier; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by h is daughter, Debra Jean; parents; two brothers, Elmer and Edward (Betty) V an Dyke; sister-in-law, Ruth Van Dyke; and mother and father-in-law, Ka te and Herman Klister.Friends and family may call on Thursday, December 20, 2001, from 4:00 p. m. to 8:00 p.m. at DeWane/Cotter Funeral Home, 711 Main St., Wrightstow n, where there will be an American Legion Service at 7:00 p.m., and a Pari sh Prayer Service at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday, Decemb er 21, 2001, at the funeral home from 9:00 a.m. until the procession leav es for church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a. m. on Friday at St. Paul Catholic Church, with Fr. James Gilsoul officiati ng. Interment with full military honors will be in St. Paul Catholic Chur ch Cemetery. I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun Of happy memories that I leave when life is done.
  Buried	Aft 18 Dec 2001	St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Wrightstown, Wisconsin, USA
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  Person ID	I22788	1FamilyTree | DavidSchlickbernd6337, PaulGunther90599, VicH_andDianeBrochtrup
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	VanDyke, John,   b. 26 Jun 1892, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Nov 1981  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Baeten, Bridget Mary,   b. 14 Jul 1894, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Feb 1977, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F21429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Klister, Carol
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F16559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 1 Jul 1930 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1948 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Died - 18 Dec 2001 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 18 Dec 2001 - St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Wrightstown, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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