Matilda Helena DeBruin

Female 1907 - 2004  (97 years)


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  • Name Matilda Helena DeBruin 
    Born 22 Mar 1907  Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Apr 2004  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Holy Cross Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3475  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2018 

    Father John DeBruin,   b. 01 Jan 1865, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jun 1944, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Lamberdina Sanderfoot,   b. 24 Oct 1864, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Nov 1956, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 26 Jul 1885  Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elzear Joseph Meulemans,   b. 02 Mar 1900, Wrightstown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1952  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1926 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F1230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Age 97 passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2004. Tillie was born in Freedom on March 22, 1907, daughter of the late John and Delia (Sanderfoot) DeBruin. Tillie was married to Elzear Meulemans on October 15, 1926; he preceded her in death in 1952. Tillie was a lifelong Kaukauna resident, was a former member of the Kaukauna Golden Agers and the Christian Mothers Society.

      She is survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Tillie was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Albert, Peter, Henry, Peter, John, and Nicholas; and sisters Mary Van Eperen and Magdalene Brasch.

      The funeral liturgy for Tillie will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 23, 2004 at HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 309 Desnoyer Street in Kaukauna with Fr. Jack Mullarkey officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. Friends may call directly at the church on Friday from 10 AM until the hour of the services. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund in Tillie’s name has been established.

      The family would like to extend their gratitude to the staff at St. Paul Elder Services, to the Kaukauna Clinic physicians and their staff, and especially to the workers on Apple Tree Court for the loving care and companionship they provided. Your kindness will never be forgotten.

      FARGO FUNERAL HOME 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue Kaukauna, WI 54130 920-766-6200