Dercks, Harold H.

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• Military Service: Bef 1946; WWII - US Army
• Obituary: 26 May 2011; Appleton Post Crescent

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Obituary:
Harold H. "Scuts" Dercks, age 88, of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Meadow View Assisted Living in Bonduel. Scuts was born in Little Chute, August 11, 1922, a son of the late Nick and Rose (Jansen) Dercks. He married Lily Gerondale in 1944; she preceded him in death on August 13, 1981. He later married Dorothy Moritz in October 1983.
Scuts served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII; He was employed at Kimberly-Clark (Midtec) for 44 years, retiring May 1984. He enjoyed gardening, growing vegetables, flowers, plants and raising pigeons and canaries; he was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Kimberly; and the Jacob Coppus American Legion Post 258, in Little Chute.
He is survived by his two sons, Robert (Ellyn) Dercks, Clintonville, and Jeff (Deb) Dercks, Kaukauna; three sisters, Irene Verhagen, Little Chute, Dolores (Duane) Vanderloop, Kaukauna, and Joan (Lefty) Geurts, Kaukauna; two brothers, Russell (Myra) Dercks, Little Chute, and Tom (Muggs) Dercks, Combined Locks; six grandchildren, Jill (Jeff) Rechner, Neenah, Kris (Ellen) Kelderman, Virginia, Jaime Dercks, Little Chute, Stacy Dercks, DePere, Andy Dercks, Clintonville, and Kory Dercks, Clintonville; three sisters-in-law, Ann Dercks, Little Chute, Clara Dercks, Little Chute, and Bernice Dercks, Little Chute.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Donna Dercks, four sisters: Julia Reichel, Mutzie Helms, Eleanor Mahn, and Lavern Dercks; five brothers, James, David, Paul, Gene, and Roger; four brothers-in-law, Mark Verhagen, Cyril Reichel, Virgil Helms, and Harvey Mahn.
Funeral service will be held on Friday May 27, 2011, at 11 a.m., at HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 East Kimberly Ave, Kimberly, with Fr. Don Everts officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. until the hour of service. Inurnment will be at Highland Memorial Park.
Wichmann Funeral Home 537 N. Superior St. Appleton 920-739-1231

Harold married Gerondale, Lily Abt 1944. Lily (daughter of Gerondale, Gilbert and Burbey, Elizabeth M.) was born 8 Jul 1923; died 13 Aug 1981. [Group Sheet]

Harold married Specht, Dorothy Abt Oct 1983. Dorothy (daughter of Specht, Walter John and Kraus, Catherine Dorothy) was born 9 Jan 1924, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 3 Mar 2017, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Jeffrey married Hooyman, Debra Lynn (daughter of Hooyman, Robert H. and Coppus, Therese C.) [Group Sheet]