Vosters, Gilbert Joseph

1922 - 2014  (92 years)    Has 48 ancestors and 41 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Vosters, Gilbert Joseph
  Born	20 Jun 1922	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1942	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1942
  Died	13 Aug 2014	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	15 Aug 2014
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Gilbert J. Vosters, 92, Freedom, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, W2037 County Road S, Freedom, with Fr. Walter Stumpf officiating. Visitation will be at the Verkuilen Funeral Home, 101 Canal St., Little Chute, on Monday, August 18, 2014, from 4:00 p.m. until the time of the parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church on Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass. A complete obituary will be in Sunday's edition. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Aug. 15, 2014 Gilbert Vosters, age 92, of Freedom, passed away on August 13, 2014 at home with his loving family at his side. Gilbert was born on June 20, 1922 to Martin and Anna (DeGroot) Vosters. On August 7, 1947 he was united in marriage to Isabelle Vandenberg and they celebrated 67 years last week. He was a member of St Nicholas Church in Freedom, where he was on the board as trustee for 4 years. He served in the Army as Corporal during WWII in Europe from 1944 -1946. Gilbert was an active lifetime member of the VFW post #7692, Honor Guard for the American Legion post #258, and member of Knights of Columbus Post #8061. In 1950, Gil & Isabelle bought a dairy farm in Freedom. Even into his retirement, (1987) he still loved to help out and work the land. Gil & Isabelle's special times included attending church, playing cards with their children, family and friends, Friday fish fries, and enjoyed driving in the country, taking in the sites of farm activities. He truly loved his family and nature. Gilbert is survived by his loving wife, Isabelle and their twelve childen: Karen (Charlie) Breitzke of Florida and their son Travis (Casey) Breitzke; Diane (Bob) Froehlich of Freedom and their children, Stacy (Tim) Lenz, Jason, Adam (Mary) Froehlich; Janet (Cal) Stapel of Kimberly and their children, Nicholas, & Tony (Brianna) Stapel; Emily (Bob) VandenHeuvel of Black Creek and their children, Tina (Dan) Kasten, Brenda (Mike) Riska, Andrew (Sarah), Aaron (Emily) VandenHeuvel; Ethel (Gary) Gonnering of Freedom and their children, Nathan (Michelle) Gonnering, Jennifer (Brad) Arndt, Matthew, & Whitney Gonnering; Christine (Bill) Kohrt of Freedom; Cindy (Gary) Scheelk of Freedom and their children, Ryan (Katie) Scheelk, Mandy (Luke) Farrell, and Missy Scheelk & fiance' Bryan Lacy; Mark (Jodi) Vosters of Freedom and their children, Austin, & Seth Vosters; Glen (Kris) Vosters of Freedom and their children, Derek, & Alex Vosters; Vicki (Dick) Krueger of Appleton and their children, Alisha, Joshua, & Jena Krueger; Shelly Vosters of Appleton; Kevin (Angela) Vosters of Freedom and their children, Luke, Ashlyn, & Lauren Vosters; Also surviving are 18 great-grandchildren; son-in-law, Bill Ambrosius; brothers: Arthur Vosters and Simon Vosters; a sister, Theresa (Jim) Spierings; sisters and brothers-in-law: Jen Vosters, Marion Vosters, Pearl Pleshek, June (Merlin) School, Joan Schultz, and James Hoffman; and many nieces & nephews. Gil was preceded in death by his parents, Martin & Anna Vosters; his daughter, Beverly Ambrosius, and his infant twin daughters; and granddaughter VandenHeuvel; father and mother-in-law, Nicholas & Gertrude Vandenberg; his brothers: Ves (Jane) Vosters, Andrew (Calixta) Vosters, Norbert Vosters, Bill (Eunice) Vosters, Ernest Vosters; his sisters: Liz (Norb) Becker, Agnes (Gordon) VandeHey; brothers and sisters-in-law: Arlene Vosters, Zeta (Nick) Huisman, Emery Mollen, Jean (Ted) VanDera, Yvonne Hoffman, Margie Vandenberg, Douglas (Carol) Vandenberg, Roy Pleshek, Bill Schultz. Friends may call the Verkuilen Funeral Home, 101 Canal St., Little Chute, on Monday, August 18, 2014, from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. with a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m., and again on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, W2037 County Road S, Freedom, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass at 11:00 a.m. Full military honors will be performed immediately following the Mass by Freedom VFW Post #7692 and Jacob Coppus American Legion Post #258. Gilbert will be buried at St Nicholas Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed by visiting www.verkuilenfh.com. The family would like to extend special thanks to the nursing staff of AMC, TCAH Hospice, and also the many blessing from Fr. Walter Stumpf and Deacon Don. Gil - a great husband, dad, grandfather, friend and an amazing man and wonderful role model. You will be greatly missed! Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from Aug. 15 to Aug. 17, 2014
  Tombstone	St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA
  	Vosters, Gilbert J. St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin
  Buried	19 Aug 2014	St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I32486	1FamilyTree | LuanVandenElzenF163666, JulieGonnering112641
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Vosters, Martin,   b. 28 Mar 1885, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 9 Jun 1973, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	DeGroot, Anna Marie,   b. 14 Sep 1892, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 Apr 1973, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F10198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Vandenberg, Isabelle Irma,   b. 22 Nov 1924, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 2017, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1947	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  News Mention (Family)	4 Aug 2007
  Vosters, Gilbert and Isabelle Vandenberg 60th Anniversary News
  	Vosters, Gilbert and Isabelle Vandenberg 60th Anniversary News
  News Mention (Family)	26 Aug 2012
  Appleton Post Crescent
  	Vosters, Gilbert and Isabelle 65th Anniversary News
  Children	+ 1. Vosters, Karen Jean   2. Vosters, UnknownF,   b. 31 Jan 1950,   d. 31 Jan 1950  (Age 0 years)   3. Vosters, UnknownFtwo,   b. 31 Jan 1950,   d. 31 Jan 1950  (Age 0 years) + 4. Vosters, Diane Jane + 5. Vosters, Janet Zeta + 6. Vosters, Emily Calixta + 7. Vosters, Ethel June   8. Vosters, Beverly Agnes,   b. 24 Oct 1957, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1997, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 39 years)  [unknown]   9. Vosters, Christine Pearl + 10. Vosters, Cindy Arlene + 11. Vosters, Mark Douglas + 12. Vosters, Glen W. + 13. Vosters, Vicky Yvonne   14. Vosters, Shelly Marian + 15. Vosters, Kevin Arthur
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F27764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Unknown, Isabelle
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F41501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 20 Jun 1922 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1942 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 7 Aug 1947 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Died - 13 Aug 2014 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Tombstone - - St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA Buried - 19 Aug 2014 - St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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