vandenBoogaard, Elmer

1920 - 2009  (89 years)    Has 36 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	vandenBoogaard, Elmer
  Born	21 Jul 1920
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1939	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Kimberly High School Class of 1939
  Died	2 Oct 2009	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	4 Oct 2009
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Elmer J. Vanden Boogaard, 89, Appleton, died Friday Oct. 2, 2009, at Grand Horizons after a short illness. He was born in Kimberly on July 20, 1920, to the late Henry and Frances (Ver Voort) Vanden Boogaard. While attending Kimberly High School, Elmer lettered in four sports and was offered a football scholarship to the University of Notre Dame. On July 16, 1945, he married Opal Jensen at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Chicago. Their witnesses were the janitor and the rectory cook. He then returned to his war duties in England. Elmer was a member of the William Verhagen American Legion Post 60 for over 60 years. He was also a member of St. Joseph Parish, Appleton. Elmer was named to the first athletic Hall of Fame at Kimberly High School. Elmer and Opal square danced with the Romeos and Calicos and enjoyed time spent at the family cottage on Nabor Road on Shawano Lake. She preceded him in death April 14, 2007. A strong advocate of Catholic education, Elmer endowed 9 students at Xavier High School. He was a strong philanthropist, especially to St. Elizabeth Hospital and the Green Bay Catholic Diocese. Elmer is survived by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Nancy Randall and son Christopher Randall, Shreveport, LA; Carol (Ray) Jermstad, Appleton and daughter Sara (Tim) Andrew and son Joseph and daughter Madeleine, Neenah and sons Nick (Abby Sawyers) Jermstad, Plantsville, CT and Jesse (Dana Larson) Jermstad, Green Bay; Susan (Dan) Bowman, Appleton and daughter Angie Oleszko, Milaca, Minn., and sons Kurt Oleszko, Stevens Point and Russell Oleszko, Minneapolis, Minn.; William Vanden Boogaard, Tucson, Ariz., and sons Adam Vanden Boogaard, US Air Force State of Washington and Matthew Vanden Boogaard, Texas and their mother Lea; Bruce (Barb Bartel) Vanden Boogaard, Fremont; and Jack (Sandra Thompson) Vanden Boogaard, Appleton and sons Alex and Andrew Vanden Boogaard both of Appleton; sisters and brothers: Maxine Wichmann, Kimberly; Maridel (Ed) Prelwitz, Savannah, GA; Paul (Evelyn) Vanden Boogaard, Appleton; and Matt Vanden Boogaard, Kimberly; and sisters and brothers-in-law: Dorothy Vanden Boogaard, Freedom; Kathleen (LaVern) Weishoff, Manitowoc; Wayne Jensen, Montello; Bill Jensen, Florida; and James (Judy) Jensen, Washington. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his wife and parents, Elmer was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Richard Randall; father and mother-in-law, William and Angie Jensen; brothers and sister, Bernard (Audrey), Vince (Esther) and Robert Vanden Boogaard and Margaret Ester (Norb) Schwab; brothers and sisters-in-law, Otto Wichmann, Marian Vanden Boogaard, Mary Pat and LaVahn (Nadine) Jensen, Joyce Getschow-Walker (Herman and Birnam) and Arbutus (Joe) Kniece. Visitation will be held Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009, at ST. JOSEPH PARISH (404 W. Lawrence St. Appleton) beginning at 1:30 p.m. until the time of Mass at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Larry Abler O.F.M. Cap. will officiate. Military rites conducted by the William Verhagen Post 60 will immediately follow. Committal Riverside Cemetery. Memorial remembrances may be made to the ACES Xavier Educational System or St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation. For online condolences, please visit www.oconnellfuneral services.com. O'CONNELL FUNERALHOME 201 E. Main Street Little Chute 920-788-6237 Oconnellfuneral
  Person ID	I69959	1FamilyTree | VicH_andDianeBrochtrup, AnnSchwarzHeiman85709, DougDietzen123958
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	vandenBoogaard, Henry,   b. 2 Sep 1889, Uden, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 9 Jul 1970, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	VerVoort, Frances,   b. 4 Feb 1894, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1977  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F22582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jensen, Opal B.,   b. 15 Oct 1918, Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 2007, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1945	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F52499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Education - High School - 1939 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 16 Jul 1945 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Died - 2 Oct 2009 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1291] Kimberly High School Class of 1939 Yearbook, (Kimberly High School Class of 1939 Yearbook). 69959 - Kimberly High School Class of 1939