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- Elaine M. Gregoire, Menasha, age 80, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2011. She was born on November 12, 1930, in the Town of Harrison, daughter of the late Joseph and Edna (Hopfensperger) Sprangers. Elaine worked for Sherwood State Bank beginning in 1948. She worked there through its transition when it became Valley Bank. Elaine was Vice President and retired from the banking business in 1968. A few years later she worked for Altenhofen Realty in the office. On August 10, 1968, Elaine was united in marriage to Eugene Gregoire at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sherwood; he preceded her in death on January 4, 2004. Elaine took loving care for her nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews as if they were her own. She was a very giving person making hundreds of dozens of cookies for her family members. Elaine also enjoyed quilting, making many for all of the younger members of the family.
Elaine is survived by her sisters: Beatrice Mueller, Kaukauna; Lorraine Kohl, Appleton; Margie (Ken) Van Stralen, Darboy; a brother, Joseph (Kay) Sprangers; brothers-in-law: Don Vanden Heuvel, Appleton; Urban (Dorothea) Gregoire, Eagle River; sisters-in-law: Evelyn Sprangers, De Pere; Mary Sprangers, Freedom; Verble Gregoire, Naperville, IL; Ruth Gehl, Menasha; Cecilia Van Daalwyk, Chilton; Lorraine (Joe) Geiger, Brillion; and Marian Gregoire, San Francisco, CA.
She was also preceded in death by her brothers: Lawrence, Floyd and Leonard Sprangers; a sister, Janet Vanden Heuvel, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Marileen Sprangers Griesbach, Fred Mueller, Jerome Kohl, Leon and Kenneth Gregoire, James Van Daalwyk, Germaine and Arnold Schabach, and John Gehl.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2011, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 324 Nicolet Blvd., Menasha, with Fr. Bob Lexa officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the hour of the Mass at the church. Interment will take place in St. John Cemetery, St. John, WI. In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established.
Martens-Laemmrich
Funeral Home
Menasha 920-722-8252
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