VandeHey, Glen Louis b. 11 Jan 1921 Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 Jul 2005 Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1921 - 2005 (84 years) Has 52 ancestors and 18 descendants in this family tree.

Name	VandeHey, Glen Louis [1]
Born	11 Jan 1921	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Education - High School	1938	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Kaukauna High School Class of 1938
Military Service	Between 1942 and 1945
U.S. Army - 88th Signal Battalion (spc) 233rd Signal Operations Company
News Mention	24 Oct 1945
Kaukauna Times
Sgt. Glen L. Vandehey writes from Japan of his promotion from Sgt. to technical third-grade. He is with the 88th signal Battalion and expects to be home to celebrate Christmas.
Occupation	Bef 21 Jul 2005
Thilmany Pulp and Paper - 43 years
Thilmany Pulp and Paper - 43 years
Died	21 Jul 2005	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Cause: Unk in Wis., Outagaime - Aged 84 Years
Obituary	24 Jul 2005
Appleton Post Crescent
Vandehey, Glen "Banjo Man"Glen Vandehey "Banjo Man" Kimberly, Age 84, died after a courageous batt le with Parkinson's disease on Thursday, July 21, 2005, at Brewster Villag e. Glen was born January 11, 1921, to the late Alfred and Theresa (Gree n) Vandehey in Kaukauna. He married the former Marian Jansen on Septemb er 14, 1946, at St. John's Parish in Little Chute. Glen entered the U.S. A rmy in 1942 and was a member of the 88th Signal Battalion (spc) 233rd Sign al Operations Company. He was stationed in the South Pacific for 30 month s, spending 7 grueling days behind enemy lines. Glen assisted in the Liber ation of the Philippines and was finally transferred to Japan one day aft er the surrender of the Japanese Imperial Army. He was honorably discharg ed in 1945 and soon returned to Kaukauna and began working for Thilmany Pu lp and Paper. He began his career in the ink room and moved up with the co mpany to his retirement position in research and development in technic al sales. He retired in 1983 after completing 43 years and 8 months of ser vice to Thilmany. Glen was a self-taught musician, specializing in the Ban jo, in his younger days he and his family would entertain residents of loc al nursing homes with their musical talents. He scored a Hole-In-One on Au gust 25th, 1967, at Hickory Hills Golf Course and enjoyed golf througho ut his life. In 1972, Glen began building, by hand, his log cabin in Fenc e, WI. He started with a picture window and found great satisfaction wh en he completed it. Glen was a poet; he penned many, many poems over the y ears. The popularity of these poems caused a great stir among friends, fam ily and coworkers as they would ask him to write specific ditties about fa mily life and retirement. Glen was a member of the Quarter Century Club (P ast President), American Legion Post 258 of Little Chute, and the Boy Scou ts of America. He worked as a Scout Master, was an Eagle Scout and earn ed the Silver Beaver, St. George and the Order of the Arrow Award. Glen al so volunteered for many years for the Gardner Dam Camp as a counselor a nd cook.He is survived by his wife, Marian Vandehey; his five children, Judy (Elme r) Van Dyke and their three children, Jeffrey (Kim), Jonathan (Tara) and J enny (Ron) Bahr, Mary (David) Verboomen and their three children, Christop her (Kay), Steven & Amie, John (Valerie) Vandehey and their five childre n, Shannan, Stefanie, Samantha, Shawn Behrens & Nicholas Behrens, Debra (K evin) Van Dynhoven and their two children, Jessica & Jason, Mark (Sheil a) Vandehey and their two children, Ryan & Katie; nine great-grandchildre n, Logan, Emmaline, Jacqi, Steve, Kayden, Xander, Satia, Nova and Makenna h. He will also be missed by a brother, Eugene (Joann) Vandehey, two siste rs, Roseanne (Joseph) Appleton and Janet Vandehey and a brother in law, Ja mes Strick. He was preceded in death by his parents, his infant son, his m other- and father-in-law, John & Esther (Garvey) Jansen, a brother and sis ter-in-law, Milton & Florence Vandehey, a sister-in-law, Ruth Strick a nd a brother and sister-in-law, Paul & Arlene Jansen.Glen's Mass of Christian Burial will be 5:00 p.m. on Monday July 25, 200 5, at ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 410 E. Wallace Street, Combined Locks, w ith Fr. Robert Vandenberg and Fr. Jim Lucas concelebrating. Friends wi ll be received on Monday at the Church from 2:30 p.m. until the time of se rvice. Full Military Burial Rites will be performed after services outsi de the Church by the American Legion Post 258 of Little Chute. Interment w ill take place on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in St. John Catholic Cemetery in L ittle Chute.In lieu of flowers, a donations may be directed to Brewster Village or t he American Parkinson's Association. The Boettcher Family Funeral Home, Ka ukauna is assisting the family. 766-2099.Glen's family would like to thank the staff at Brewster Village, especial ly the staff on Lawrence Hall, and Dr. Deb Schultz, Dr. Jack Anderson a nd Dr. Steven Price for all the care and compassion they gave Glen. They w ould also like to thank Fr. Bob Vandenberg and Fr. Jim Lucas for the guida nce and prayer during this very difficult time. As Glen would say "It's always better above highway 8."
Buried	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
Person ID	I5749	1FamilyTree \| JaysRelated, WeslieBougie82821, PatrickKempen16182
Last Modified	6 May 2016

Father	VandeHey, Alfred Louis, b. 22 Aug 1888, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA , d. 18 Mar 1971, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 82 years)
Mother	Green, Theresa M., b. 29 Jun 1888, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 22 Nov 1966, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 78 years)
Family ID	F4459	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jansen, Marian R., b. 10 Jun 1922, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 1 Aug 2011 (Age 89 years)

Married 14 Sep 1946 Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA [1]

Marriage Record (Family) 14 Sep 1946

Outagamie County Marriage Records V 35 pae 839

1946 Outagamie County Marriage Records V 35 pae 839; Glen L Vandehey bo rn 1/11/1921 in Kaukauna of Alfred Vandehey and Theresa Green occupation M illwork married in Little Chute Marian R. Jansen born 6/10/1922 in Litt le Chute to John Jansen and Esther Garvey.

Children

+	1. VandeHey, Mary
+	2. VandeHey, Judy, b. 11 Jul 1947, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 2 Apr 2010, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 62 years)
	3. VandeHey, John T.
+	4. VandeHey, Deborah
+	5. VandeHey, Mark Edward, b. 14 May 1959, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 27 Jan 2011 (Age 51 years)

Last Modified 18 Jan 2016

Family ID F2658 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 11 Jan 1921 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Education - High School - 1938 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Married - 14 Sep 1946 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Died - Cause: Unk in Wis., Outagaime - Aged 84 Years - 21 Jul 2005 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Buried - - St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA