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Arnold Martin VerVoort

Male 1922 - 1990  (67 years)


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  • Name Arnold Martin VerVoort 
    Nickname Porky VerVoort 
    Born 13 Nov 1922  Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Jan 1990  Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Holy Name Cemetery, Kimberly, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I29932  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2019 

    Father John VerVoort,   b. 04 Sep 1877, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1939, Calumet County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Petronella Derks,   b. 31 Jul 1893, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1968, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1913  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5518  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Virginia Mae Laeyendecker,   b. 11 Feb 1922, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 2001, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 13 Nov 1943  California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. David VerVoort,   b. 08 Feb 1947, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 2017  (Age 70 years)
     3. Donald Martin VerVoort,   b. 04 Jun 1949,   d. 28 Nov 2018, Crivitz, Marinette Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Thomas F VerVoort,   b. 07 Sep 1952, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Dec 1999, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F17980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Appleton Post Crescent Obituary
      Friday, January 19, 1990

      Arnold M. Ver Voort
      'Porky'
      923 E. Kimberly Ave. Kimberly

      Age 67, died Thursday, January 18, 1990 at his home following a short illness. He was born November 13, 1922 in Little Chute, the son of the late John and Nellie (Derks) Ver Voort. He served with the U.S. Army Engineers during World War II. Porky had been employed at Kimberly Clark-Midtec for 45 years retiring in 1984. He was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church and the Quarter Centry Club of Midtec.

      He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Virginia (Laeyendecker) Ver Voort; three sons and three daughters in-law; David and Darleen Ver Voort, Appleton; Donald and Janet Ver Voort, Menasha; Thomas and Jenny Ver Voort, Kaukauna; a daughter and a son in-law, Mary Pat amd Kacl Sealy, Little Chute; ten grandchildren; David Jr., and Tammy Ver Voort, Paul, Donny Jr., Mikey, Rhonda and Rog (Howe) Ver Voort, Kevin, and Kris Ver Voort, John J. and Missy Sealy, a great grandchild, Brett Howe; four brothers and five sisters in-law; Peter and Ruth Ver Voort, Seymour; Robert and Katie Ver Voort, Kaukauna; James and Millie Ver Voort, Combined Locks; Anthony Ver Voort, Sherwood; Joan Ver Voort , Kaukauna; and Nellie Ver Voort, Combined Locks; four sisters and two brothers in-law, Harriet and Hank Vanevenhoven, Kaukauna; Sister Jean Anthony Ver Voort, Racine; Theresa and Frank Van Stappen, Little Chute; Margaret Ver Voort, Appleton; and a sister in-law, Josephine Stuyvenberg, Kimberly.

      He was preceded in death by a stepfather, Matt Vanden Bosch; three sisters; Katherine and Agnes Ver Voort and Marie Van Nuland; four brothers; Joseph, Richard, John (Jack) and George Ver Voort.

      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Name Catholic Church, Kimberly with Msgr. Robert F. Gulig officiating. Burial will be in Holy Name Cemetery. Friends may call at the Holy Name Church from 4 until 9 p.m. on Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday until the time of service. There will be a parish prayer service at 8 p.m. Friday. A memorial fund has been established for Holy Name Cathlic Church. Jansen-Fargo Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.