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John Marinus VanBeek

Male 1918 - 1995  (76 years)


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  • Name John Marinus VanBeek 
    Born 03 Dec 1918  Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 04 Sep 1995  Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Holy Name Cemetery, Kimberly, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I50202  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2014 

    Father Marinus VanBeek,   b. 31 Aug 1895, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1964  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Petronella Williams,   b. 20 Jun 1896,   d. 30 Apr 1957  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 05 Jul 1917  Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth VandenHeuvel,   b. 01 Dec 1918, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1982, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 04 Jun 1940  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George VanBeek
     2. Sandra VanBeek
     3. Michael John VanBeek
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F17891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Catherine Anne DeLeeuw,   b. 31 Dec 1918, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Feb 2018  (Age 99 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1983 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F32326  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Source: Kaukauna Times Obituary Wednesday, September 6, 1995
      John Van Beek Dead At 76; Rites Wed. At Holy Name Church

      John M. Van Beek of 238 S. Birch St., Kimberly, died Monday, September 4, 1995, after a short illness, he was 76. Born December 3, 1918, in Kimberly, he was the son of the late Marinus and Nellie [Williams] Van Beek. Mr. van Beek had worked for and retired from Kimberly-Clark Corportion. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II, an avid muskie fisherman, he also enjoyed bingo and watching high school sports. He was a lifetime member of Holy Name Catholic Church, William Verhagen American Legion Post No. 60 of Kimberly, Kimberly Clark Quarter Century Club and the Papermakers Booster Club.

      Survivors include his wife, Katie [De Leeuw] Van Beek; two sons and daughters in-law, George and Laurie, Mike and Cindy, all of Darboy; a stepson and daughter in-law, Mike and Pam Hoppe of Columbia City, Indiana; a daughter and son in-law, Sandi and Jerry lamers of Tulsa, Oklahoma; a stepdaughter and son in-law, Pat and Cliff Janssen of Little Chute; 17 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; three brothers and sisters in-law, Peter and Pat of Appleton, Marty and Sally of Kimberly, and Dick and Gloria of Marietta, Georgia; two sisters and a brother in-law, Frances Kerkoff of Santa Rosa, California, and Pauline and Ralph Pleier of Kimberly; and numerous nieces, nephews, others relatives and many dear friends and neighbors.

      He was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty; a brother, Benjamin; and a sister, Mary Ann.The Mass of Resurrection will be held at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, at Holy Name Catholic Church, Kimberly, with the Rev. David Pleier officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Jansen-Fargo Funeral Home, 204 E. Kimberly Ave, Kimberly, frome 4-8 p.m. today, Wednesday, and after 10: a.m. on thursday at Holy Name Catholic Church until the time of mass. there will be a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. this evening. American Legion Post No. 60 of Kimberly rites of burial will be held Thursday immediately following the mass at church.