Sylvester Theodore Dercks

1923 - 1990  (66 years)

• Name	Sylvester Theodore Dercks
  Born	20 Apr 1923	Town of Vandenbroek, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Died	09 Mar 1990	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Buried	Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I19092	Little Chute Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Peter N Dercks,   b. 27 May 1899, Town of Vandenbroek, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin ,   d. 12 Nov 1966  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Ann Weyenberg,   b. 02 Aug 1898, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin ,   d. 02 Sep 1956, Fremont, Waupaca Co, Wisconsin  (Age 58 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1920	St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rita Ann Wilz,   b. 17 Apr 1925,   d. 12 Apr 2020  (Age 94 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1947	St Therese Church, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin
  Children	1. Neal Dercks   2. Gene Dercks   3. Diane L Dercks,   b. 15 Oct 1951, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin ,   d. 03 Aug 2017  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Appleton Post Crescent Obituary Saturday, March 10, 1990 Sylvester T. Dercks 'Ves' 2717 W. Capitol Dr. Appleton Age 66, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Friday, March 9, 1990, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 20, 1923, in the Town of Vandenbroek, the son of the late Peter and Ann [Weyenberg] Dercks. He was employed by Midtec Papers until his retirement in 1985. He was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church, and the American Legion Post No. 436, Wrightstown. He had served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the South Pacific. Survivors include his wife, Rita [Wilz] Dercks; a daughter and son in-law, Diane and Thomas Spoehr, Appleton; two sons and daughters in-law, Neal and Donna Dercks, Little Chute; Gene and Carla Dercks, Appleton; two brothers and sisters in-law, Clarence and Betty Dercks, Little Chute; Mark and Bernice Dercks, Little Chute; two sisters and brothers in-law, Marie and Harold Vandenberg, Little Chute; Betty and James Peerenboom, Little Chute; five grandchildren; Diana, Shaun, Scott and Ann Dercks; Jennifer Spoehr. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, George. The funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 1990 from St. Pius X Catholic Church with Father Ronald Colombo officiating. Interment will be in Highland Memorial Park. Friends may call at the church from 5 p.m. Saturday until the time of service. Military rites will immediatley follow the funeral Mass. A memorial fund has been established. The Valley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Sylvester T. Derks For exemplary conduct in combat, Private First Class Sylvester T. Derks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Derks, 723 Depot Street, Little Chute, has been presented the army's newest award for infantrymen, the Combat Infantryman Badge, Awarded for exemplary conduct in combat or for combat action in a major operation, the new medal is a silver rifle on a blue field with a silver border, imposed on an elliptical silver wreath. Since starting his tour of overseas service July 7, 1943, Private Derks has been stationed on New Caledonia, Guadalcanal and Vella Lavella. He is a member of the infantry regiment which repelled the Japanese attack on Hill 700 in four days of intense fighting which saw the annihilation of more than 1,700 of Japan's 6th Imperial division.