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Eunice Mary DeBruin

Female 1925 - 2014  (89 years)


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  • Name Eunice Mary DeBruin 
    Born 20 May 1925  Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Graduation 1943  St John High School, Little Chute Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 02 Jul 2014  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sherwood, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I81921  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2014 

    Father William C DeBruin,   b. 24 Jun 1891, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1964  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Anna Evers,   b. 27 May 1897, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1977  (Age 80 years) 
    Married Apr 1915  Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F33892  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cletus J Ertl,   b. 21 Apr 1923,   d. 23 Jul 2011  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1944  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Arlene Mary Ertl
     2. Anthony Cletus Ertl,   b. 08 Sep 1946, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 2005  (Age 59 years)
     3. Jane Anne Ertl
     4. Susan Ertl
     5. William J Ertl,   b. 10 Nov 1959, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 2005, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     6. Rose Ann Ertl
     7. Carol J Ertl
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F31963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Eunice Ertl, Little Chute, 89, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was born May 20, 1925, in Little Chute, daughter of William and Anna (Evers) DeBruin. Eunice married Cletus J. Ertl, February 19, 1944, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church and he preceded her in death July 23, 2011. She was a member of the Christian Mothers, the Card Club and Mission Club. Eunice was a homemaker all her life raising seven children. She enjoyed making homemade bread and bakery items and doing crossword puzzles. She prayed the Rosary daily and listened to Relevant Radio every morning.

      Eunice is survived by five daughters: Arlene (Dan) Merkel, Elm Grove; Jane (Don) Polinski, Waukesha; Susan (Dave) Laha, Appleton; Rose (Vincent) Lamers, Little Chute and Carol (Trevor) Frank, Menasha; grandchildren: Andy Merkel, Jesse (Kenda) Brunette, Vicki (Shauywn) Smith, Mark (Danielle) Polinski, Brooke (special friend, Hank Pace) and Nick Laha; Vance, Cole and Logan Lamers; Tracee (Mike) Cole and Brian Ertl; great grandchildren: Tylor, Brennan, Leah, Hannah, Natalie and Henry; Cletus' siblings: Wilbur Ertl, Donald (Dorothy) Ertl and Lois (Donald) Thiel; sisters-in-law: Connie and Margaret DeBruin; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends including special friend, Elaine VandenBerg.

      She was also preceded in death by her parents; her sons: Anthony and William; her siblings: Della, Dorothy, Betty, Richard, Grace, Donald and Florence and also Cletus's sister, Joan (Donald) Sielaf.

      Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 7, 2014, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, 323 S. Pine Street, Little Chute with Msgr. James Vanden Hogen officiating. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sherwood. Visitation will be at the church from 3:00 p.m. Monday until the time of the Mass.

      The family would like to extend a special thank you to the Hallmark Place for making her last years very fulfilling and to the staff at St. Elizabeth Hospital for their wonderful care.

      WE WILL MISS YOU DEARLY MOM… WE LOVE YOU ALWAYS.