VanHandel, Gertrude Antonia

1907 - 2009  (102 years)    Has 40 ancestors and 38 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanHandel, Gertrude Antonia  [1]
  Born	17 Mar 1907	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Birth - Church Record	17 Mar 1907
  Name:Gertrude A Van Handel Birth Date:17 Mar 1907 Birth Place:Little Chute, Wisconsin Gender:Female Race:White Father's Name:Arnold Van Handel Father's Birth Place:Little Chute, Wisconsin Mother's name:Lena Williamson Mother's Birth Place:Little Chute, Wisconsin FHL Film Number:1305140
  1940 Census	1940	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Jacob Verkuilen33 Gertrude Verkuilen33 Margie Verkuilen13 Donald Verkuilen11 Marvin Verkuilen9 Vernon Verkuilen4 Thomas Verkuilen3/12
  Died	2 May 2009	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 2 May 2009	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  	VanHandel, Gertrude (Maiden Name: Verkuilen) St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  	VanHandel, Gertrude (Maiden Name: VanHandel) St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	5 May 2009
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Gertrude Verkuilen, of Neenah, formerly of Appleton, age 102, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton. She was born on March 17, 1907, daughter of the late Arnold and Helena (Williamsen) Van Handel. She was united in marriage to Jacob Verkuilen on February 9, 1925, at St. John's Catholic Church, Little Chute, WI. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage until Jacob's death on February 23, 1991. Gertrude was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church for 77 years. She was also a member of St. Therese Christian Mothers Society. Gert worked at Lawrence University as a housekeeper in Phi Delta Fraternity house for 10 years. She was a loving, caring mother to her family and any person that needed her. Gertrude will be missed by her six loving children: Daughters: Martha (Marge) Pasholk, Neenah, Sharon Rammer, Appleton; Sons: Donald Verkuilen, Appleton, Marvin (Maureen) Verkuilen, Mount Arlington, N.J., Vernon (Yvonne "Eve") Verkuilen, Bloomer, WI and Thomas Verkuilen, Appleton. Grandchildren: Karen (Robert) Shadduck, Kevin (Suzanne) Parman, Michael (Georgia) Verkuilen, Mark (Renee) Verkuilen, Margaret (Thomas) Mollahan, Mary Jo (James) Sharick, Matthew (Joanne) Verkuilen, Henry (Laura) Verkuilen, Sara (John) Caron, Ginny (Dean) Marquardt, Polly (Allan) Jacobson, Amy (Michael) Tisol-Retzinger, Kimberly Verkuilen, Douglas (Camille) Rammer and Beth (Holger) Raeder. Great-grandchildren: Tina (Donald) Spaeth, Robert (Kelly) Shadduck, Michael (Kylene) Parman, Michael, Nicholas, and Alexia Verkuilen, Daniel (Jennie) Verkuilen, Thomas Verkuilen; Jacob, Nicholas and Jenna Sharrick; Madeline, Meghan, Caitlin and Kelly Mollahan; Jacqueline and Abigail Verkuilen; MacKenzie and Jacob Caron; Annie and Jack Marquardt; Laken Jacobson, Caroline Tisol; Maxwell, Adeline and Jocelyn Rammer, and Robert and Annaleah Raeder. Great-great-grandchildren: Sierra Shadduck, Braden and Maklaya Parman, and Maliyah Verkuilen. Step-grandchildren: George (Jennifer) Pasholk, Elaine Pasholk, Michael (Brenda) Kobs, Brian (Sasha) Bessette Verkuilen, Bridget Bessette. Step-great-grandChildren: Erin Ashenbrenner, Jonathon Pasholk, Leeann (Larry) Johnson, Christopher Kobs, Jennifer (Jeremy) Van Camp, and Christine and Wayne Jacobsen. She is also survived by several step-great-great-grandchildren. She is survived by her sister Margaret Phillips, Weyauwega, WI, and sisters-in-law: Lorraine Van Handel, Ella Verkuilen, Anna Verkuilen and brother-in-law, George (Marie) Verkuilen. Gertrude is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Agnes Verkuilen; sons-in-law: Kenneth Parman, Bernard Pasholk and Robert W. Rammer; a very special ex-daughter-in-law, Judith Trowbridge; grandchildren: Keith Parman, Mary Verkuilen and Mitsue Verkuilen; her sisters: Mary (Joseph) Van Handel and Josephine (Frank) Evers, brothers: Joseph (Harriet) Van Handel, Theodore (Elizabeth) Van Handel, John (Mary) Van Handel, Henry (Lee) Van Handel and Edward Van Handel; and brother-in-law, Sylvester Phillips. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, brothers and in-laws of her husband's family. The funeral liturgy will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2009, at ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 213 E. Wisconsin Ave., Appleton, with Fr. William Hoffman officiating. Friends will be received at the church on Thursday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Little Chute. We would like to thank our sister, Marge, for the wonderful care she provided our mother for the past nine years. The family would like to thank the staff and volunteers of Cherry Meadow Hospice and Theda Care at Home for their excellent, compassionate care of our mother. We appreciate all they did for her. Wichmann Funeral Home 537 North Superior Street Appleton 920-739-1231 Online Condolences
  Person ID	I47828	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	VanHandel, Arnold,   b. 9 Feb 1870, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 5 Jan 1922, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Williamsen, Helena,   b. 1 Feb 1882, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Jan 1963, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F11401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Verkuilen, Jacob George,   b. 20 Jan 1907, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Feb 1991, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1925	St. John Catholic Church, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Verkuilen, Martha H. "Marge",   b. 30 Jan 1927, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 18 Jul 2009, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years) + 2. Verkuilen, Donald,   b. 19 Sep 1928, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 2017, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 89 years) + 3. Verkuilen, Marvin,   b. 7 Jul 1930, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Apr 2012, Mount Arlington, Morris, New Jersey, USA  (Age 81 years) + 4. Verkuilen, Vernon + 5. Verkuilen, Thomas + 6. Verkuilen, Sharon Mae
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F30139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 17 Mar 1907 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 9 Feb 1925 - St. John Catholic Church, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA 1940 Census - 1940 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 2 May 2009 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 2 May 2009 - St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S122] Gedcom import from joleneWaldburger.FTW. [S97] Gedcom import from JohnVerkuilenfromLittleChuteFile.FTW.