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Irene Gertrude Haen

Female 1921 - 2015  (93 years)


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  • Name Irene Gertrude Haen 
    Born 13 Dec 1921  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Graduation 1940  Kaukauna High School Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 06 Jan 2015  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St Joseph Cemetery, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I33807  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2015 

    Father John Albert Haen,   b. 01 Apr 1881, Town of Wilson, Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1945, Town of Buchanan, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Adeline Klein,   b. 16 Dec 1887, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1976, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 16 May 1911  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Merlin J Kempen,   b. 30 Jun 1920, Harrison, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1988, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 11 May 1944  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
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    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F11517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Irene G. (Haen) Kempen

      Irene completed her life journey at age 93, on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. She was born on December 13, 1921, in Kaukauna, to the late John and Elizabeth (Klein) Haen, the middle child of nine. She passed away peacefully at the St. Paul Home in Kaukauna, where her Mother also died in 1976.

      Irene graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1940. She was employed as a bookkeeper until she and Merlin J. Kempen married (May 11, 1944) and moved to Appleton where they started their family. Together they had four children: Marjorie (Tim) Garvey, Bluffton, SC; William (Kim) Kempen, Oshkosh, WI; Dennis (Monica) Kempen, Appleton, WI; James (Elizabeth) Kempen, Minnetonka, MN.

      She was blessed with five grandchildren: Tim (Andrea) Garvey, Sean Garvey, Caitlin, Peter and Jamen Kempen and three great- grandchildren: Skylar, Brendan and Finn Garvey. They will miss her hugs & kisses, her love, and of course her cookies.

      We all will miss her warmth and caring. Fond memories will sustain us. Aromas of her amazing pies, cookies, kolaches and fried donuts will tease our senses and warm our hearts. We were graced with her seamstress skills and we felt and knew the warmth of her knitting.

      In addition to her husband and parents, Irene was preceded in death by all her siblings: Victor (Ethel) Haen, Leo (Gladys) Haen, Robert Haen, John (Jack) Haen, Rita (Richard) Hartzeim, Martha (Cyril) Klister, Helen (Paul) Lamers and Lucina (Norbert) Schmidt. She was also preceded in death by her husband's family: Arvilla (Roche) VandeHey, Evelyn (Ralph) Van Lanen, Cordell Rosin Hurst and Russell Kempen).

      Irene is also survived by her sisters-in-law Frances Haen, Pat (Fred) Haen-Schuette, Merlin's relatives: Dolores (Gerald) Schaefer and Germaine Kempen, and many nieces and nephews.

      Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 404 W. Lawrence St., Appleton, beginning at 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. James Leary OFM Cap officiating. Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Appleton. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the St. Joseph Food Program, 1465 Opportunity Dr., Menasha, WI 54952.

      Irene's family wishes to thank the caring staff at the St. Paul Home and St. Paul Hospice for helping Mom transition from the winter of her life to the dawn of her eternal life.