Verbruggen, John Henry

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• Military Service: Bef 1946; WWII, US Army
• Obituary: 18 Jan 2015; Appleton Post Crescent

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Obituary:
John H. Verbruggen, 91, of Little Chute, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 15, 2015. He was born on January 23, 1923, in Holland, son of the late Henry and Caroline (Van Rhyn) Verbruggen. John married Elizabeth "Betty" Ebben on February 1, 1949, and together celebrated 65 years of marriage. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during WWII. John began his career working with his father at Verbruggen and Sons Construction. He retired as the building inspector for the Village of Little Chute. He was a long time member of the Little Chute Fire Department, Jacob Coppus American Legion Post #258, and the Little Chute Kiwanis Club.
John is survived by his wife, Betty; his children: Mike (Paula), Chris (Terry) Eiting, Don (Diane), Jerry (Denise) and Ann (Chris) Minten; a daughter-in-law, Connie Verbruggen; grandchildren: Jon Verbruggen, Dana (Ryan) Hausmann, Jill Eiting, Jenny (Andy) Sebero, Kaiti Verbruggen, Pete Verbruggen, Erin (Ben) Dercks, Jeff Verbruggen, Laura Verbruggen, Ashley Minten and Tyler Minten; great-grandchildren: Vander, Vosten, Drew and Jordy; a sister, Joanne; brothers and sisters-in-law: Barbara Levandowski, Marv (Mattie) Ebben, Ike (Bill) Hammen, Fr. Bertrand Ebben, O.P., and Mary Jane Verbruggen; and many other family members and friends.
John was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Todd; siblings: Jakie (Rich) Ebben, Casey Verbruggen, and infant brother Casey Verbruggen; brothers and sisters-in-law: Leslie Cobb, John Levandowski, Ione (Bill) Van Sambeek, Robert Ebben, Rita Ebben and infant Ida Ebben.
In accordance with John's wishes, a private family service was held at the Verkuilen-Van Deurzen Family Funeral Home. For online condolences, please visit www.verkuilenfh.com.
The Verbruggen family would like to extend a special thank you to the Doctors and staffs of St. Elizabeth Hospital and Brewster Village for their compassion and kindness.
Dad - We love you and you will be in our hearts forever. -Betts and family

John married Ebben, Elizabeth Ann (daughter of Ebben, Christian and Jansen, Sophia) [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: 16 Aug 2013; Appleton Post Crescent

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Obituary:
Todd G. Verbruggen, Kaukauna, age 55, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 15, 2013. He was born in Appleton on August 28, 1957 to John and Elizabeth "Betty" (Ebben) Verbruggen. Todd married Connie Gietman on September 16, 1989 at St. Paul's Parish, Combined Locks. His love for her was truly immeasurable. Together, they had two beautiful children, Kaitlyn and Peter, of whom Todd was most proud.
Todd was a perfect gentleman. He always thought of others first and made everyone feel special. Todd loved spending time with his family and friends, especially boating with them on the Todd-Tanic. He enjoyed tending to and spending time in his yard. He always had a joke to share, delivered with a smirk on his face and a twinkle in his eye. Todd truly cherished every moment with all his customers. They were the highlight of his career.
Together with his brother Jerry, he owned and operated Hollander's Pub and Grill (formerly Willie's Supper Club). Todd's earlier ventures included Thunder and Lightning, Pine Street Bar, and the Lincoln Inn.
Todd is survived by his wife of 23 years, Connie; children: Kaitlyn Christine, attending UW Oshkosh, and Peter John, attending UW Milwaukee; parents: John and Betty Verbruggen; siblings: Mike (Paula), Chris (Terry) Eiting, Don (Diane), Jerry (Denise) and Ann (Chris) Minten; mother-in-law: Barbara Gietman; brother and sister-in-law: Dr. Thomas (Lori) Gietman and Jenni (Rick) Roberts. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, and other relatives, and many friends.
Todd was preceded in death by his father-in-law; Peter J. Gietman, Jr.; and cousins Lee "2-E" Verbruggen and Rick Ebben.
Visitation will be held Monday, August 19, 2013 at O'CONNELL FUNERAL HOME (1776 E. Main St., Little Chute) beginning at 12:00 noon until a time of memory sharing at 3:30 pm. A Funeral Mass will follow at 5:00 pm on Monday at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE CATHOLIC CHURCH (323 S. Pine St., Little Chute) with Rev. Ronald Belitz officiating. The family will establish a memorial in Todd's name.
Please note that Main Street is under construction. To sign the guest book and obtain detailed directions through the construction, please access Todd's obituary on the funeral home's web site at oconnellfh.com.
Our family is very proud to be able to call Todd… husband, dad, son, brother, and uncle. He was truly one of a kind and will be in our hearts forever.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from August 16 to August 18, 2013

Todd married Gietman, Constance "Connie" (daughter of Gietman, Peter J. Jr. and Brennecke, Barbara) [Group Sheet]

Don married Look, Diane (daughter of Look, Joseph and Reynebeau, Rosella) [Group Sheet]

Erin married Dercks, Ben (son of Dercks, James "Jim" and Guyette, Patricia) [Group Sheet]