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Joseph Peter Vercauteren

Male 1915 - 2008  (92 years)


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  • Name Joseph Peter Vercauteren 
    Born 07 Apr 1915  Ashwaubenon, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Mar 2008 
    Buried Mount Calvary Cemetery, DePere, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I103658  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2010 

    Father Peter Paul Vercauteren,   b. 09 Jun 1885, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1947, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Jennie Wilmet,   b. 21 Apr 1885, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1964  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 04 Jun 1907  DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F65500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Mary Patton,   b. 17 Apr 1913, Glenmore, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1980  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1943  Glenmore, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
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    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F41306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • March 27, 2008

      Vercauteren, Joe
      Joe Vercauteren, 92, Ashwaubenon, died early Tuesday morning March 25, 2008. He was born April 7, 1915 in Ashwaubenon to the late Peter and Jennie (Wilmet) Vercauteren. On June 19, 1943, he was united in marriage to Catherine Patton in Glenmore. Joe had farmed as well as worked at Red Owl Warehouse, retiring from farming in 1974, and Red Owl in 1977. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family, and a past member of the Holy Name Society at St. Boniface. Joe was also a member of Teamsters - Local 75. He enjoyed gardening, woodcrafting, card playing, and going to his cottage in Lakewood.
      He is survived by his children; Patrick (Dorothy) Vercauteren, Greenwood, IN., Alice (Harvey) Rottier, Madison, WI., his grandchildren; Eric (Amy) Rottier, Andrea (Ron) Suh, Jennifer (Aaron) Schuette, and Michael (Courtney) Vercauteren. Joe is further survived by his great grandchildren; Helen, John, Mary, Michael, Kyleigh, Zachary, Vivian, Beckett, Cooper, and Spencer, Joe's sister- in-law Phyllis (Chet) Klarkowski, as well as Catherine's family: Lucille Patton, Edward Wallschleager, Rosemary Manning, Florence Servais, Dorothy (Cliff) Berg, Earl (Marguerite) Patton, Pat (Jack) Ambrosius, his special friend Irene Manders, as well as numerous friends, neighbors, and nieces and nephews.
      Joe was preceded in death by his wife Catherine, his siblings; Marie (Joe's Twin), his sister Florence and brothers: Norbert, Harold, Earl, and Bernard, and members of Catherine's family.
      Friends may call at the RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 305 N. Tenth Street, De Pere from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Today) Thursday, and after 9 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family, corner of Lourdes Ave. and Suburban Drive De Pere, until the Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. with Fr. Tim Shillcox O.Praem officiating. Burial will take place in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Please go to www.ryanfh.com to express online condolences to the family. In LIEU of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the BLAISE PETERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND, 1307 Lourdes Ave. De Pere, WI 54115. (The scholarship fund assists the children of Our Lady of Lourdes grade school in defraying tuition costs.)
      The family wishes to especially thank Jack and Pat Ambrosius for the many years of help and guidance they provided for Joe in his later years, as well as his many caring neighbors.