Gordon John VanderWyst

1928 - 2013  (85 years)

• Name	Gordon John VanderWyst
  Born	15 Apr 1928	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Oct 2013	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Buried	Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I41694	Little Chute Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry H VanderWyst,   b. 18 Aug 1899, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin ,   d. 13 Nov 1978, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Hendrica Sanderfoot,   b. 09 May 1906, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin ,   d. 06 Aug 1990, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin  (Age 84 years)
  Married	03 Jun 1924	St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F3394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Marie Lamers,   b. 25 Dec 1929, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin ,   d. 24 Feb 2016, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin  (Age 86 years)
  Married	01 Sep 1951	Wrightstown, Brown Co, Wisconsin
  Children	1. Lyle VanderWyst   2. Lucina VanderWyst   3. Lorraine VanderWyst   4. Leo VanderWyst   5. Lavern VanderWyst   6. Louis Theodore VanderWyst   7. Leonard Robert VanderWyst   8. Linus VanderWyst   9. Luke Gerald VanderWyst
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F14371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Gordon "Gordy" Vander Wyst, of Appleton, passed away Thursday morning, October 17, 2013, following a brief stay at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born on April 15, 1928, in Little Chute and was preceded in death by his parents Harry and Hattie (Sanderfoot) Vander Wyst. He married Emily Lamers on September 1, 1951, in Wrightstown. They recently celebrated their 62nd anniversary. Gordy was a U.S. Marine veteran and served from 1946 to 1948 performing guard duty in China. He then worked at Fox Tractor Company for 38 years as a machinist. Gordy served as the first union president for Local 1335 UAW-Fox Tractor from 1965 until 1971. He then worked for Lawrence University as a custodian and retired in 1991. Gordy and Emily were charter members of St. Thomas More Catholic Church where they were both very active and faithful parishioners. Gordy served as an usher, bingo worker, and was always eager to help where needed. He was an avid Packer fan, enjoyed bowling and woodworking, and loved attending his children's and grandchildren's sporting events and other activities. Survivors include his loving wife, Emily; their children: Lyle (Donna) Vander Wyst, Lucina (Dalton) Korth, Loraine (Craig) Lubinski, Leo (Wanda) Vander Wyst, Lavern (Michael) Speel, Louis (Carol) Vander Wyst, Leonard (Alice) Vander Wyst, Linus (Kelly) Vander Wyst, and Luke (Amy) Vander Wyst; there are 27 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; his sister, Virginia (Ivan) Stiltjes; sisters and brothers-in-law: Mary Nackers, Rose (Francis) Schmidt, Frances (Bob) Haen, Ellen Lamers, Helen Lamers, and Marilyn Lamers; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by sisters Ruth (Paul) Waldron, Rose (Hank) Kuhn, and Jean (Ted) Feldkamp; and in-laws: Gordon (Mary) Lamers, Lyle (Helen) Lamers, Ruby (Robert) Turriff Van Handel, Jane (Sylvester) Vosters, Paul Lamers, Gene (Delia) Lamers, and Marcel Lamers. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday, October 21, 2013, 11:00 a.m., at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1810 N. McDonald St., Appleton, with Father Gerald Falk officiating. Military honors will take place at the church after mass. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Monday until the hour of mass at the church. Entombment will be in the Star of Hope Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, a memorial in Gordy's honor is being established.