Geurts, William George "Lefty" Jr.

1928 - 2015  (86 years)    Has 30 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Geurts, William George "Lefty"
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Lefty
  Born	12 May 1928	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between 1945 and 1948
  WWII,
  Residence	1992	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Name:William G Geurts Birth Date:12 May 1928 Address:1807 Tina St, Kaukauna, WI, 54130-1848 (1992)
  Died	11 Mar 2015	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	12 Mar 2015
  Appleton Post Crescent
  William "Lefty" Geurts Jr., Little Chute, age 86, passed away at home after an extended illness on Wednesday March 11, 2015. He was born in Freedom on May 12, 1928 to the late William and Marie Geurts. Following his 1945 graduation from Freedom High School, Lefty enlisted in the Navy. He was honorably discharged in 1948 and continued to serve for 5 years in the Naval Reserve. Lefty owned and operated the Star Lite Club from 1960-1999. He was a charter member and past president of the Freedom Lions Club. Lefty married Joan Diedrich on November 10, 1982. Lefty was one of the kindest most generous people. He loved to spend time at the cottage on Shawano Lake. He adored his grandkids. His favorite past time was attending grandkids sporting events and watching the girls Pom & Dance. Lefty also liked spending time with friends Rodney and Charlie at the Dog Track. One of his favorite places was Our Lady of Refuge Shrine. He loved the Murphy's and how their prayer group met each week for prayer and breakfast. William is survived by his wife of 32 years, Joan; daughters: Lori Wojtowicz and Lisa (Scott) Secor; son Terry (friend Karen) Geurts; step children: Cheryl (Greg) Deering, Cindy (Keith) Gonnering, Terry and Greg Diedrich; grandchildren: Marcus (friend Bree) and Matt Wojtowicz, Ashley (fiancée Ricky) and Travis (friend Leah) Secor, Crystal (friend Vang), Kevin (Annie), Brian, Shawn and Tony Geurts; step grandchildren: Tyler, Troy, Tanner (friend Rhianna) and Trent Deering, Maria, Lizzy and Steph Gonnering; great grandchildren: Maverick, Chase, Kayden, Bernice, William and Hailee; siblings: Joyce Nackers, Ves (Angie) Geurts and Jane (Don) Coffey; sisters and brothers-in-law: Ione (friend Dean) Geurts, Dolores (Duane) Vanderloop, Tom (Muggs) Dercks, Clara, Myra and Bernice (friend Jim) Dercks; and good friends: Ione and Jack Ashauer, Wanda and Tom Vanstiphout, Evie and Dick Frederickson, Donna and Dave Dolittle, Rodney Wendt and Charlie Weller; neighbors Betty and Guy Senso; and special little friend Taylor Gloudemann. He is further survived by his other family, Mark (Kathy) Verhagen, Lori (Jeff) Evers and Karen (Andy) Sanders; as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by two sons: Michael and Dennis; siblings: Tom Geurts and Joan Bowers; brothers-in-law: Harvey Bowers and Howard Nacker; Joan's parents: Nick and Rose Dercks; and her siblings: Julia (Cyril) Reichel, Eleanor (Harvey) Mahn, Mutzie (Virgil) Helms, Irene (Mark) Verhagen, Lavern, Scuts (Lily), Paul (Ann), Rusty, Gene, Roger, Jim and David Dercks. Visitation will be held Friday March 13, 2015 at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE CATHOLIC CHURCH (323 Pine St. Little Chute) beginning at 10:00 a.m. until time of Mass at 1:00 p.m. The Rev. Msgr. James Vanden Hogen will officiate. Military honors will immediately follow. Following the luncheon there will be a gathering for friends and family at the Lazy Dog. Committal Highland Memorial Park. To sign the guest book, please visit oconnellfh.com. Lefty wants to thank the Pynenberg family - he always thought so much of you. Also, thank you to Dr. Goggins and Jennifer Greiner for their exceptional care. Lefty thank you for the happy and fun years we had with family and friends. We really enjoyed our trips and the cottage on Shawano Lake. I love and will miss you, Joan. The family would like to thank Joan for all of her loving care throughout their years together, especially in his final days.
  Buried	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Geurts, William Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I65522	1FamilyTree | CarlaDorow25298, RogerNavarre184704
  Last Modified	18 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Geurts, William Albert,   b. 18 Feb 1896, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1966, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Kortz, Marie,   b. 16 Jun 1903,   d. 11 Dec 1978, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F30887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Pynenberg, Rita Sarah,   b. 27 Mar 1931, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 7 Sep 2004, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1949	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  	Geurts, William and Rita Pynenberg marriage
  Divorced	9 Feb 1981
  Marriage Record (Family)	9 Feb 1981
  Divorce
  Name:William George Geurts Spouse Name:Rita Sara Pymenberg County:Outagamie Divorce Date:9 Feb 1981 Husband Age:52 Wife Age:49
  Children	1. Geurts, Lori   2. Geurts, Lisa   3. Geurts, Michael,   b. 13 Mar 1954,   d. 16 Mar 1954  (Age 0 years) + 4. Geurts, Terry + 5. Geurts, Dennis,   b. 20 Apr 1962,   d. 6 Feb 1983  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2018
  Family ID	F25405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dercks, Joan
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F28595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 12 May 1928 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 22 Oct 1949 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1992 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 11 Mar 2015 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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