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Norbert Vandenberg

Male 1912 - 1930  (17 years)


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  • Name Norbert Vandenberg 
    Born 14 May 1912  Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 05 May 1930  Shiocton, Outagamie Co, 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 I49598  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2018 

    Father Theodore Joseph Vandenberg,   b. 25 Jun 1877, Town of Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1958, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Katherine VandenHeuvel,   b. 21 May 1890, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1960, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1909  Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Boy Killed

      Norbert Vandenberg, 17, was instantly killed about 3:30 yesterday afternoon by the discharge of dynamite under a stump on the farm of Arnold Jansen, the boy's uncle, in the towne of Maine. The boy's head was blown off.
      Vandenberg, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Vandenberg, route 3, Kaukauna, had been working for his uncle for about two weeks but had started to blast stumps only a day or two ago. The farm, while owned by Mr. Jensen, was rented by Jacob VandenHeuvel.
      The boy and Jensen each were working on stumps, three or four rods apart. both set dynamite and fuses and they had arranged to signal each other when the fuse was ignited. There was no signal preceding the blast which killed the youth, leading to the supposition that the dynamite was set off accidentally. Jensen was thrown several feet by the explosion but was not injured.
      The body was taken to Kaukauna and the funeral probably will be held from Holy Cross church, Kaukauna, Thursday morning. The boy's survivors are his parents, five sisters, Minnie, Adeline, Viola, Johanna and Frances; four brothers, Edward Herbert, Raymond and Arnold.