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- Appleton Post-Crescent June 5, 2003
DeBruin, Urban F. Kimberly Age 80, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 3, 2003. He was born in Little Chute on May 12, 1923, son of the late William and Catherine (Vosters) DeBruin. On August 27, 1946, he married Rita Verstegen at St. John Catholic Church, Little Chute. He retired from Combined Locks Paper Mill in 1985 after working 44 years as a machinist. Urban loved to make things and enjoyed working with wood. He was able to fix just about anything and was always willing to help anyone. Urban was an avid fisherman and particularly loved fishing for Northern in Wisconsin Lakes. He was a wonderful, caring husband and father and his grandchildren were his pride and joy. Urban is survived by his wife Rita, six children: Nancy (Kenneth) Geiger of Appleton, Kenneth (Pat) DeBruin of Combined Locks, Leo (Fran) DeBruin of Combined Locks, Janet (James) Burwitz of Appleton, Roy (Debra) DeBruin of Freedom, Glen (Amy) DeBruin of Combined Locks; 15 grandchildren: Ann, Mike, Jeff, Greg (Mollie), Jennifer, Terrie (Jeff), Kristina, Ben, Kate, Andy, Adam, Jessica, Dan, Melissa and Kevin; five great grandchildren; sister, Ceil Nelessen of Little Chute; and a sister-in-law, Marie DeBruin. Urban is preceded in death by his parents, three brothers: Antone, Bernard (Margaret) and Quintin (Johanna); two sisters, Betty (Urban) Nelessen and Jeanette (Ben) Hoersch; brother-in-law, Clarence Nelessen; and two grandchildren: Curt DeBruin and Joshua Burwitz. The funeral liturgy will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, 2003, at HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 East Kimberly Avenue, Kimberly, with Fr. Thomas Pomeroy officiating. Friends will be received at Jansen Fargo Funeral Home on Friday, June 6, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. and at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.. Entombment will be at Appleton Highland Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund in Urban's name is being established. Jansen Fargo Funeral Home 204 East Kimberly Avenue Kimberly 788-6202
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