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Constance Margaret DeBruin

Female 1927 - 2002  (74 years)


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  • Name Constance Margaret DeBruin 
    Born 08 Oct 1927  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 07 Mar 2002 
    Buried Lansing, Ingham Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I44241  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2004 

    Father Peter John DeBruin,   b. 11 Mar 1902, Hollandtown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1954, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Veronica E Dresang,   b. 24 Mar 1906, Black Creek, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Mar 1989, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1926  St Joseph Church, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Arthur Markos
     2. Peter Markos,   d. as youth Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Stephanie Markos
     4. Nickolas Markos,   b. cir 1952,   d. 20 Nov 1962  (Age ~ 10 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F18421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Markos, Constance Margaret

      (DeBruin)

      Phoenix

      Age 74, died March 7, 2002. She was born on October 8, 1927, in Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School. Connie will be especially missed by her children, Arthur, of Phoenix, AZ, and Stephanie, of Boston, MA, both formerly of Appleton her sister, Delores (DeBruin) Ruedinger, Van Dyne, and brothers, Henry, of Cecil and Paul, of Appleton. She will be greatly missed by her granddaughters, Athena (Markos) Barnes, and Michelle and Christie Markos her grandson-in-law, Andrew Barnes, great-grandson, Michael and special friends, Elaine (DeBruin) Schulz and Elaine (Schultz) Smith. Connie was preceded in death by her sons, Peter, Nicholas, and Stephan her parents, Peter and Veronica (Dresang) DeBruin and her sister, Theresa and brother, Harold. Connie worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Lansing and Holt, MI from 1966 until she retired in 1987 and moved to Phoenix. She was a long-time member of the American Postal Workers Union, and was a very active Union member, and volunteered for the Mystic Lake YMCA Union Camp, led the annual Toys for Tots collection, and inaugurated the Food Bank. Connie first joined the Union movement in 1945 as a Bell telephone operator. Connie was a nine-year member of the Northeast Phoenix American Legion Auxiliary most recently, four-year chaplain of Unit # 117. She was formerly employed by Pampered Pets and Plants and had been a Texaco store assistant manager for several years, both in Phoenix. She was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, and AARP. Connie drove solo cross-country around the USA several times, returning for many AHS reunions, seeing the sights, visiting with many friends and family along the scenic way, and camping out in her truck. Burial is in Lansing, MI. A memorial mass will be at St. Therese's Church, Appleton. Contributions are suggested to: the Childrens' Miracle Network, Phoenix Children's Hospital, 2701 N. 16th St., Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85006, or the American Cancer Society.