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- Source: Appleton Post Crescent Obituary
Sunday, October 9, 2005
Bongers, Joseph L.
Joseph Leonard Bongers, 78, died on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005, at Appleton Medical Center with his family at his side. Joseph was born Feb. 5, 1927, in Little Chute, son of the late Henry and Nellie Bongers. He married Evelyn Vanden Heuvel Aug. 21, 1948, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, Little Chute. Following two years in the Military, Joe was employed by Kimberly-Clark (Mid-Tec), Kimberly, retiring in 1988. Later he and Evelyn served as tour escorts for Nationwide Travelers of Appleton. He was a member of Holy Cross Church and the Queen of Peace Choir.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Evelyn; three daughters, Mary Carla (Patrick) Hansen, Green Bay; Melissa (Ron) Feldman, Little Suamico; and Elizabeth (Bernhard) Pisinger, Kaukauna; grandchildren, Michaela and Mitchell Pisinger and Nick and Holly Feldman. He is further survived by his brothers, Orville Bongers, Little Chute, and Bernard Bongers, Appleton; his sisters, Marie Huiting, Catherine Schumacher, and Rosella Van Dyke, all of Kaukauna; a brother-in-law, Nick Jansen, Little Chute; his wifes family, Roy (Theresa) Vanden Heuvel, Darboy; Sister Estelle Vanden Heuvel, Manitowoc; Marlene (Karl) Sachs of Black Creek; AnnaMae (Charles) Fluegel, Oshkosh; and Sister Maria of Jesus, Iron Mountain, MI.
In addition to his parents, Joe is preceded in death by a sister, Lucina Jansen; brothers-in-law, Joseph Huiting, Martin Schumacher, and Emil Van Dyke; sisters-in-law, Barbara Bongers, Helen Bongers, and Wilma Bongers; and his wifes parents, John and Agnes Vanden Heuvel.
Funeral services will be on Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 309 Desnoyer Street, Kaukauna. The family will receive guests from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Church foyer, followed by the Funeral Mass at 5 p.m.
Our sincerest gratitude to the staff at Appleton Medical Center and St. Paul Home Rehab Center for the loving, caring attention given to Joe. God love you all - we do! Memorial remembrances may be made to the Carmelite Monastery in Iron Mountain, MI, 1000 Islands Nature Preserve or Friends of the Fox (Locks System).
'We have lost our best friend - he enfolded our little family with tender, loving care - we will deeply miss this cherished, gentle man. Evelyn, Mary, Missy & Betsy
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