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• Graduation: 1929, Kaukauna High School

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April 13, 2007

Van Schyndel, Verona Verona Van Schyndel, age 94, of Appleton, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Brewster Village. She was born on September 8, 1912, in Kaukauna to the late Matthias and Anna (Romenesko) Weber. On June 14, 1932, she was united in marriage to Sylvester Van Schyndel, and they shared 68 wonderful years together until he preceded her in death in 2000.

She was a charter member of St. Pius X. Catholic Church, the Lady Elks, St. Elizabeth Auxiliary, and United Commercial Travel. Verona enjoyed playing golf at Ridgeway Country Club, playing cards, especially bridge, and loved traveling.

She is survived by her children: Phyllis (Gabe) Gabrielson, Appleton; Ruth (Francis) Leahy, Appleton; Joseph (Kit) Van Schyndel, Appleton; grandchildren: Janet (Clark) Kreider, Dee Wais, Sara (Joseph) Daniel, Ann (David) Hovell, Steven (Meg) Leahy, Karen (Dan) Suminski, Peter Leahy, Robert (Shellie) Leahy, Deborah (Joe) Welch, Joanne (Jim) Coates, Victoria (Ross) Chisholm, Susan (Jim) VerVoort, Jack (Jenny) Van Schyndel; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. She is further survived by two sisters-in-law, Mildred and Florence Weber.

In addition to her parents and her loving husband, Sylvester, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Janet; brothers: Nicholas, Louis, Edward, Michael, Herbert, Charles; sisters: Mary Ann Specht, Kate West, Tess Kons.

Funeral Mass for Verona will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2007, at 12 noon at St. Pius X Catholic Church (500 West Marquette Street) with Father Tom Farrell officiating. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the mass at church. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery, Little Chute. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established.

Our family would like to thank the wonderful people of Angelus Retirement Community and Brewster Village for the loving care they've shown for our mom.

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Verona married Sylvester Joseph VanSchyndel 14 Jun 1932, Holy Cross Church, Kaukauna, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin. Sylvester (son of Henry Herman VanSchindel and Johanna Maria Heesakker) was born 26 Dec 1911, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin; died 10 Jul 2000, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin; was buried , St John Cemetery, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet]

1. Janet VanSchyndel was born 26 Feb 1934; died 26 Feb 1934.
2. Phyllis Verona VanSchyndel
3. Ruth Ann VanSchyndel was born 31 Mar 1937, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin; died 26 Feb 2014, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin.
4. Joseph Sylvester VanSchyndel was born 26 Apr 1940, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin; died 31 Aug 2014; was buried , St John Cemetery, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin.

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Weber, Matthias 1945 Appleton Post Crescent dated 3/27/1945; Mathias Weber, 73, 130 Taylor St. Kaukauna, died at his home 10:00 Monday evening after an illness of three weeks. Born April 19th, 1871, in Woodville, Wisconsin he engaged in the blacksmith trade and in 1903 opened a blacksmith shop in Kaukauna which he operated until his death. He was a past chief ranger of the Catholic Order of Foresters, a member of the Holy Name Society and of Holy Cross Church in Kaukauna. Survivors are the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Carl Specht, of Milwaukee and Mrs. Joseph West and Mrs. Sylvester VanSchindel of Appleton; five sons, Louis, of Appleton; Michael, of Kaukauna and Staff Sergeant Edward, Sergeant Charles and Sergeant Herbert, all serving in the European area; 24 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The funeral Mass will be read at 9:00 Wednesday morning with the Rev. Peter Grossneck officiating. Burial services will be held at 10:00 Thursday morning with burial in Holy Cross cemetery.

Mathias married Anna Mary Romenesko 27 Nov 1894, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin. Anna (daughter of Henry Romenesko and Maria Ruppert) was born 21 Jan 1878, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin; died 10 Sep 1952, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin; was buried , Holy Cross Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet]

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Weber, Anna (Romenesko) 1952 Appleton Post Crescent dated 9/11/1952; Mrs. Anna Weber, 74, 130 Taylor Street, Kaukauna, died at Clintonville at 8:35 Wednesday evening after a one week illness. She was born January 19th, 1878, at Freedom. She moved to Kaukauna in 1900 and lived there until recently. She was a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church, the Christian Mothers Society of that church, the woman's Catholic Order of Foresters and the Alter Society. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Carl Specht, of Milwaukee, Mrs. Joseph West and Mrs. Sylvester VanSchyndel, both of Appleton; five sons, Louis, of Appleton, Michael, Edward and Herbert all of Kaukauna, and Charles, of Neenah, two sisters, Mrs. Garrett Verhagen, of Kaukauna, and Mrs. Charles Unmuth, of Appleton; 30 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Friends may call after 730 tonight at the Fargo funeral home, Kaukauna. The rosary will be recited at 8:00 tonight and Friday night. The cortege will format 930 Saturday morning and services will be conducted at 10:00 at the Holy Cross Catholic Church. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Nicholas married Anna Reuter 12 Dec 1857, Irsch, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany. Anna (daughter of Mathias Reuter and Maria Elizabeth Conz) was born 15 Feb 1837, Irsch, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany; died 22 May 1874, Town of Woodville, Calumet Co, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet]

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ROMENESKO, HENRY 1913 Kaukauna Sun dated 5/1/1913; Obituary, dated Thursday May 1st, 1913, Henry Romenesko, Henry Romenesko for over 50 years a resident of Freedom departed this life Tuesday afternoon at 5:00 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Louis Verhagen with whom he had been making his home. Mr. Romenesko has been ill for about past five weeks, the result of an abscess on his lungs. Deceased was born in Holland June 15th, 1832 and came with his parents to this country locating at Port Washington where he was married to Miss Mary Ruppert who died 29 years ago. After the death of Mrs. Romenesko, Mr. Romenesko moved to Freedom where eight years after he was united in marriage to Mrs. VanRixel, who's death occurred three years ago. Surviving deceased are six daughters, and one son, namely; Mrs. Gerard Verhagen, Mrs. Louis Verhagen, Mrs. Theo Pennings, of Freedom Mrs. John Feller, Mrs. Mat Weber, and Walter Romenesko all of this city. He is also survived by one brother, Walter Romenesko of Freedom, 45 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Mr. Romenesko was widely known throughout this vicinity where he has resided for over half a century. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 9:00 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church with internment in the parish cemetery. Six grandson's of the deceased will act as pallbearers.

Henry married Maria Ruppert 29 Dec 1857, St Nicholas Church, Freedom, Wisconsin. Maria (daughter of Heinrich Ruppert and Elisabeth Reiff) was born 20 Jun 1843, Niederdonven, Luxembourg; died 18 Nov 1883, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin; was buried , St Nicholas Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet]

Nicolai married Anna Puetz 08 Jan 1810, Irsch, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany. Anna (daughter of Joannes Puetz and Elisabetha Kirch) was born cir 1789, Irsch, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany; died 01 Dec 1861, Irsch, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany. [Group Sheet]

Mathias married Maria Elizabeth Conz 12 Feb 1833, Irsch, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany. Maria (daughter of Nicolai Conz and Joanna Schu) was born 03 Apr 1808, Germany. [Group Sheet]

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Joseph Romenesko emigrated to the United states from Holland, and landed at the Port of Detroit in Aug. of 1854.
He brought to America with his his wife Theodora & his 4 children, .Mary , Gerhard, Walter & Henry. They were supposed to land at Green Bay and then go inland about 20 miles Southwest, .where there was a Dutch settlement--
probably .Freedom, Wis. However, a mistake was made and they were dropped off at Sheboygan, Wis. From there they were taken in the direction ordered, but found themselves not at Freedom, Wis. with a bunch of Hollanders but in a Belgian area among Luxemburgers & Belgians. Theyfelt pretty helpless to be sot down in the wilderness in the middle of no where. The story handed down is that they felt so bad they all. had a good cry. When all of a sudden they heard a dog bark in the far distance. They followed the sound of the barking dog and came to a small village.A friendly stor~keeper there heard their story 'and offered them the use of his home. He had just built a new Home and the old one was empty.Apparently they got on their feet and purchased an 18 acre tract of land in the vicinity, located a few miles west of Port Washington, in the Town of Freconia in Ozaukee dounty. It was wooded land and they had to clear it before they could plant anything. They hacked and chopped away and finally in desperation, set the whole thing afire, thinking this was the quickest way to clear the land. By this time they were terribly short of money, so the boys had to find jobs to help out. Walter the youngest, then 17 yrs. old got a job as a cook in a lumber camp in the Freedom area~ which in those days was deepin timber country. There were many Dutch people in this area, and he thought favorably enough of it that eventually he bought 100 acres in 1867. This land is in Section 9, Town of Freedom and now owned by Ray Schuh.

Joseph married Theodora Philipsen 23 Oct 1824, Dreumel, Gelderland, Netherlands. Theodora (daughter of Maria Philipsen) was born 15 Jan 1788, Zetten, Gelderland, Netherlands; died 07 Feb 1877, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin; was buried , St Nicholas Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet]

Heinrich married Elisabeth Reiff 18 Feb 1835, Niederdonven, Luxembourg. Elisabeth (daughter of Wilhelmus Reiff and Barbara Bastian) was born 24 Aug 1814, Niederdonven, Luxembourg; died 05 Jul 1854, Belgium, Ozaukee Co, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet]