Gmeiner, Joan

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• Education - High School: 1936, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 31 Mar 2009; Appleton Post Crescent

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Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1936

Obituary:
Joan Caroline Rooyakkers, 91, of Darboy, passed away on Sunday afternoon, March 29, 2009, at Crestwood Senior Living in Darboy, while surrounded by her family. She was born in Appleton on January 10, 1918, daughter of the late Max and Caroline (Weber) Gmeiner. Joan was a graduate of Appleton High School in 1934. On November 15, 1941, she married Henry J. Rooyakkers at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Appleton. The couple was blessed with four children and 59 wonderful years before he preceded her in death on January 11, 2001. She was currently a member of Holy Spirit Parish in Kimberly. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and playing golf with her husband.
She will be sadly missed by her children: Tom (Florence), Phelps, Barb (Ken) Freeman, Green Bay, Karen (Mike) Winius, Appleton, Jim (Patricia), Appleton; grandchildren: Kim (Dan) Van Sambeek, Tim (Paula), Tom (Nicole), Bill (Adrianna), Matt (Courtney), Jill (Darin) Kiester, Vicki (Larry) Talapa, Michael (Traci) Winius, Michelle (Jason) Sagorac, Kara (Jim) Nikodem, Jeff (Erin), Nick (Sp. Friend Tara VerVoort), Jenny Rooyakkers, 22 great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law: George (Audrey), Kimberly, Everett and Leo, both of Appleton; sisters-in-law: Cora Ulman, Kimberly, Mary Van Lanen, Combined Locks, Theresa Bongers, Little Chute, Ceil (Ray) McCormick, Appleton, Helen Rooyakkers, Combined Locks, Ethel Brockman, Appleton; further survived by many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and her loving husband Henry, she was preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law: Howard (Regina) Gmeiner, brothers-in-law: Paul, Peter, Francis and Tony Rooyakkers, Ray Bongers, Dick Van Lanen and Carl Ulman.
Funeral liturgy for Joan will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 12 Noon at Holy Spirit Parish, Kimberly (600 E. Kimberly Avenue) with Father David Beaudry officiating. Friends will be received directly at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass. Interment will be in Holy Name Cemetery, Kimberly. In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated in Joan's name to Heartland Hospice.
The family wishes to thank the staffs of Heartland Hospice and Crestwood Senior Living for their friendship and extraordinary care.
Jansen Fargo
Funeral Home
204 E. Kimberly Ave.
Kimberly 920-788-6202
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Joan married Rooyakkers, Henry Julius 15 Nov 1941, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. Henry (son of Rooyakkers, Everardus "George" and Vandenberg, Cecelia) was born 9 Jan 1919, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 11 Jan 2001, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; was buried Aft 11 Jan 2001, Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: 23 May 2017; APC

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Obituary:
Thomas F. Rooyakkers, Town of Harrison, age 74, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton. He was born on October 23, 1942 in Appleton to the late Henry and Joanne (Gmiener) Rooyakkers. Tom married Florence Van Handel, and they enjoyed 53 years together.
Tom was an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish and be up north. He took many fishing trips to Lake Superior and Canada. Tom had land on Lac Vieux Desert for 40 years and was fortunate to have lived there for 20. In his younger years, he was a skilled athlete, running track and playing football and basketball. He played basketball at the collegiate level while attending Marquette University. He kept his love of sports throughout his life and enjoyed watching basketball, football and baseball. Tom was an usher at Holy Spirit Parish in Kimberly, where he was a member. He retired from Northwestern Mutual Life after 30 years of service.
Tom's greatest love was his grandchildren. He cherished spending time with them and was very proud of their accomplishments. They each spent many hours fishing with their grandpa.
Tom is survived by his wife, Florence; children: Kim (Dan) Van Sambeek, Kimberly; Thomas (Nicole), Kentucky; Tim (Paula), Georgia; Bill (Adriana), Kimberly; and Matt (Courtney), Eagle River; grandchildren: Tiffany (fiance Coltin Dahlke), Clint (fiancée Olivia Sturz) and Shelby Van Sambeek, Ben, Jack, Margaret, Vincent, Allison, Vanessa, JT and Joe Rooyakkers; siblings: Barb (Ken) Freeman, Karen (Mike) Winius and Jim (Pat) Rooyakkers; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Dolores Zuleger-Boyer, Bernice Bougie, Roger (Marie) Van Handel, David (Judy) Van Handel, Marian (Marvin) Lamers and Rita (Gene) Wieczorek. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In addition to his parents, Tom was preceded in death by his brothers-in-law: Gene Van Handel, Ray Zuleger, Vernon Boyer and Rick Hietpas.
Visitation will be held Thursday, May 25, 2017 at HOLY SPIRIT PARISH - KIMBERLY CHURCH (600 E. Kimberly Ave.) beginning at 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass at 11:30 a.m. The Rev. Robert Kollath will officiate with the Rev. Donald Zuleger concelebrating. Committal Highland Memorial Park. To sign the guest book, please visit oconnellfh.com. A memorial is being established to support cancer research at the Mayo Clinic.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from May 23 to May 24, 2017

Thomas married VanHandel, Florence (daughter of VanHandel, Bernard "Barney" and Huss, Verna) [Group Sheet]

Kim married VanSambeek, Dan (son of VanSambeek, Peter A. Jr and Oudenhoven, Rita) [Group Sheet]