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- Jerome J. Whitey Van Asten, Darboy, age 85, entered into eternal life with his family by his side on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Cherry Meadows Hospice. He was born in Little Chute on December 4, 1932 to the late Arnold and Anna (Romenesko) Van Asten. Whitey married the love of his life, Carol (Evers) at St. John's Catholic Church on September 21, 1953. They spent their days living in Darboy and were lifelong members of Holy Spirit Parish. Carol preceded him in death on December 3, 2013 after 60 blessed years of marriage.
Whitey's passions included traveling, camping, and eating a nice home-cooked meal. In the early 70's, Whitey and Carol purchased a cottage at Weavers Resort on Pelican Lake where he spent many summers with family and friends. He worked at the Kimberly Paper Mill until his retirement in 1994. Whitey dedicated most of his time to his family, especially his grandchildren, teaching them to always hold their mouth right on the slot machine or when out fishing. Recently, he enjoyed riding motorcycles on two-wheel Tuesday and managing the ever-growing family lawn rolling business.
Whitey will be sadly missed by his children: Tom (Barb) Van Asten, Freedom; Pam (Gary) Schiedermayer, Darboy; Jeff Van Asten, Darboy; Steve (Kelly) Van Asten, Darboy; and Mike (Jessica) Zielinski, Appleton; grandchildren: Carissa, Kelsie, Kayla, and Carlie Van Asten; Nicholas and Jeremie Schiedermayer; Tyler (Mikaela) and Maria Van Asten; Kashena (Jon Novak) and Annalee Van Asten; Gavin and Lauren Zielinski; siblings: Gordy (Mona) Van Asten and Vonnie Natrop; and sisters and brother-in-law: Eve Gambsky, Aud Huss, Shirley (Jerry) Broeren and Helen Evers.
In addition to his parents, Whitey was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Jean Van Asten; daughter, Sara Ann (Van Asten) Zielinski; daughter-in-law, Lois Jayne Van Asten; grandson, Eli Thomas Van Asten; sister, Donna Van Asten; brothers and sisters-in-law: Don Natrop, Fay Gabsky, Ron Huss, Joe Evers, Marion (Joe) Joosten, Dorothy (Carl) Rieder, Verne (Norb) Kaminski, Vernon Verhoeven, Orv (Shirley) Evers and Mardie (Jim) Smith; and nephew, Jimmer Smith.
A celebration of Whitey's life will be held Saturday, January 20, 2018 at HOLY SPIRIT PARISH KIMBERLY CHURCH (600 E. Kimberly Ave. Kimberly) beginning at 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:30 a.m. with Rev. Msgr. James Vanden Hogen officiating. Military rites, conducted by the Kaukauna V.F.W. Post 3319 and American Legion Post 41, will immediately follow. Committal St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established in his name.
The Van Asten family would like to extend a sincere thank you to our special friends at Right at Home, especially Kathy and Eva, for the kind care Whitey received while at home. Also, thank you to the staff at Peabody Manor, Cherry Meadows Hospice and Dr. Travis Kroner.
Whitey, we will miss you dearly but we know you'll be taken care of in the arms of Carol and Sara in your forever home.
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1932 - 2018 (85 years)
