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Alvin L Verkuilen

Male 1913 - 1997  (84 years)


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  • Name Alvin L Verkuilen 
    Born 01 Aug 1913  Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Oct 1997  Oshkosh, Winnebago Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Winneconne, Winnebago Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I43287  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2002 

    Father Mathew Verkuilen,   b. 22 Apr 1883, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Jul 1956, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Cornelia Vosters,   b. 20 Jul 1883, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1937, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1903  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Gertrude R Stark,   b. 05 Dec 1916,   d. 13 Feb 1986, Pompano Beach, Broward Co, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 25 Jun 1937  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. David Verkuilen,   b. 16 Jan 1939, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 2019, Neenah, Winnebago Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Thomas M Verkuilen
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F14995  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Carlene Audrey Johnson Smith 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F14996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SOURCE: APPLETON POST CRESCENT OBITUARY Monday, October 27, 1997
      Alvin L. Verkuilen Winneconne

      Age 84, died peacefully Saturday evening, October 25, 1997 at Mercy Medical Center, Oskosh, Wisconsin. He was born August 1, 1913 in Little Chute, Wisconsin, the son of the late Matthew and Kate (Vosters) Verkuilen. He married Gertrude Stark, in 1937 and they made their home in Appleton, where Al enjoyed a successful career in construction. Following his retirement in 1959 they moved to Winneconne, where they founded Lakeside Marena. He laterdeveloped The Landings, an elite waterfront community in Winneconne. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Winneconne, where he was a member of the building committee for the existing church. As much as he loved Winneconne, he always looked forward to spending the winter months at his oceanside condominium in Hillsboro Beach, Florida.

      Al is survived by his beloved wife, Carlene Verkuilen, whom he married October 17, 1992; twi sibs, Butch (Charlotte) Verkuilen and Tom Verkuilen, all of Winneconne; four grandchildren, Mike (Pam) Verkuilen, Winneconne; Tim Verkuilen, Oshkosh, and Amy Verkuilen, Winneconne, and her fiance Ray Kampo, and two great granddaughters, MacKenzie and Morgan. Al is further survived by his wife Carlene;s sons, Keith (Doreen) Johnson and their three son, of Winneconne, and Richard Johnson, of Venice, Virginia. He will be deeply missed by his family and close friends, Russ Young and Barb Winnekens as well as many others.

      He was preceded in death by his parents; seven siblings; his first wife, Gertrude Verkuilen; a daughter in-law, Jeane (Carpenter) Verkuilen, and a granddaughter Jami Verkuilen.

      Funeral services will be held Wednesday October 29, 1997, at 11 a.m. st St. Mary Catholic Church, Winneconne, with the Rev. LeRoy Smet officiating. Burial will be in the Wenneconne Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mueller Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 28, 1997, from 4 to 8 p.m. A prayer service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue Wednesday at the church from 10 a.m. at the church from 10 a.m. until the hour of services. A memorial has been established to benefit the community.