Richard Harold Verkuilen

Male 1938 - 2015  (77 years)


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  • Name Richard Harold Verkuilen 
    Nickname Icobod Verkuilen 
    Born 14 Jul 1938  Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 06 Sep 2015 
    Person ID I39230  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2015 

    Father Theodore Antone Verkuilen,   b. 31 May 1911, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1987, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Mary Fleischman,   b. 10 Jan 1912, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1997, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1933  St Mary Church, Kaukauna, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Linda Marie Prusynski,   b. 03 Jun 1940, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Aug 2013  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1960  Holy Name Church, Kimberly, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Paul Ollie Verkuilen
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F13427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Verkuilen, Richard H.

      Richard (Dick) Verkuilen, 77 of Kimberly passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015. Dick was born on July 14, 1938 in Little Chute, WI. , son of the late Theodore and Mary (Fleischmann) Verkuilen. On October 15, 1960, Dick married Linda Prusynski at Holy Name Catholic Church in Kimberly and spent 52 wonderful years together until her passing in August 2013. Dick attended St. Johns H.S. in Little Chute where he was a standout athlete in basketball, football and baseball. Dick spent most of his adult life working at the Appleton Papers Locks Mill in Combined Locks where he retired in 2000. At the mill he was very active in the union and held various positions including union President. Throughout his life Dick enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping. He purchased his property at Chute Pond in 1978 and spent most of his off time and retirement enjoying the woods and lakes he so loved.

      Dick is survived by his son, Paul (Sandy) Verkuilen, Iron Ridge, WI; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Beth and Janice; sisters-in-law, Karin (Ken) Vander Velden and Rosie Verkuilen; and many nieces, nephews and other special family members and friends.

      Dick was preceded in death by his parents Ted and Mary; brothers: Ted and Michael; sister Margaret; and mother and father-in-law, Ollie and Ethel Prusynski.

      Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the Verkuilen-Van Deurzen Family Funeral Home, 101 Canal St., Little Chute, with Fr. Ron Belitz officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. Lunch will be served at Tanners Grill and Bar, 730 S. Railroad St. in Kimberly from noon until 2 p.m. to celebrate the life of this wonderful man. For online condolences, please visit www.verkuilenfh.com. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Dick's name.