Sylvester John Vissers

1922 - 2012  (90 years)

• Name	Sylvester John Vissers
  Born	19 Jul 1922	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Dec 2012	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Buried	Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I19460	Little Chute Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Martin Vissers,   b. 29 Oct 1884, Schaijk, Noord Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 03 Aug 1972  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Ardena DeLeest,   b. 28 Oct 1882, Town of Grand Chute, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin ,   d. 20 Dec 1963  (Age 81 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1907	St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bonita Marie Liebergen,   b. 11 Feb 1923, Hollandtown, Brown Co, Wisconsin ,   d. 02 Oct 2000, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin  (Age 77 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1946	St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Children	1. Living   2. Gary James Vissers,   b. 14 Apr 1949, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin ,   d. 24 May 2006, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin  (Age 57 years)   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Sylvester J. "Ves" Vissers, Kaukauna, age 90, died Friday December 28, 2012 at his home. He was born in Kaukauna on July 19, 1922 to the late Martin and Delia (De Leest) Vissers. Ves married Bonita "Bonnie" Liebergen in Little Chute on February 28, 1946. She preceded him in death October 2, 2000. Ves farmed and worked and the Combined Locks Paper Mill, where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He loved to tinker and could fix anything. Ves loved playing cards. His favorite was Sheepshead and he usually won. Ves also enjoyed traveling and in recent years, traveled a lot with his very special friend Cornelia. Sylvester is survived by his children: Wayne (Carol), Little Chute; Al, Kaukauna; Diane (Terry) Vander Linden, Green Bay; Randy (Linda), Guntersville, AL; Michael (Joe Miron), Bellevue; and Marv (Margaret), Oak Creek; grandchildren: Vicki (Eric) Spieler, Tanya Borseth, Jim (Kelly) and Melissa Vander Linden, Marie (Kevin) Soper, Brad (Katie), David, Josh, Bailey and Samuel Vissers; 10 great grandchildren; very special friend Cornelia Coenen; brother and sisters: Elmer Vissers, Marian Van Asten and Geraldine (Donald) Pennings; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Martha Van Oss, Clayton (Lois) Liebergen and Eileen (Spice) Keough. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents and wife, Ves was preceded in death by his son Gary; daughter-in-law Cleo; father and mother-in-law: Henry and Elizabeth (Baeten) Liebergen; siblings and in-laws: Ella (Jake) Van Wychen, Tillie (Ervin) Welhouse, Minnie (Frank) Zwiers, Bill Van Asten, Florence (Frank) Weyers, George (Frances) Vissers, Harriet (Frank) Weyenberg, Evelyn Vissers, Jerome Van Oss, Lester Spice and John "Jack" Keough. Visitation will be held Monday December 31, 2012 at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE CATHOLIC CHURCH (323 S. Pine St. Little Chute) beginning at 9:00 a.m. until time of Mass at 11:00 a.m. The Rev. Msgr. James Vanden Hogen will officiate. Committal at Highland Memorial Park, Appleton. In lieu of flowers, a memorial is being established in Ves' name. To sign the guest book, please visit www.oconnellfh.com. The Vissers Family would like to send a special thank you to the staff at Heartland Hospice, especially Lori, Karon, Nicole and Beth. They are also very grateful to the Coenen Family for all of their love and support through the years.