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- Source: Green Bay Press Gazette Obituary Monday, August 23, 1976
Jeffrey [Jeff] Van Laanen, 15, 1123 Crooks St. died Friday as a result of a drowning accident. Born in Green Bay November 12, 1960, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Van Laanen. Attenden St. Mary Grade School, and would have been a sophmore at East High School this fall. He was a member of the Green Bay Duck Hunters Association.
Survivors are his parents; four sisters, Mrs. Robert [Jackie] Foster; Mrs. Milton [Jean] Van Lanen; Mrs. David [Jane] Ritter; and Mrs. Joseph [July] Harkins, all of Green Bay; five brothers, Jerome, Suamico; John, Green Bay; James, Town of Scott; Kevin and Kris, both at home. 13 nieces and nephews; maternal grandfather, Mr. Edward Rueckl, Luxemburg.
Friends may call at Proko-Wall Funeral Home, 1630 E. Mason St. after 3 p.m. today. Prayer service 8 this evening. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Benedict Church, Suamico with the Rev. Alfred Hietpas officiating. Entombment in the Allouez Chapel Mausoleum.
Body of Missing Boy Found Off Long Tail
The Body of Jeffrey Van Laane, 15, who was missing since Friday was found of Long Tail Point in Suamico at about noon Sunday. Assistant coronor Ray Hussong attributed the death to drowning. No autopsy is planned he said. According to Sgt. Ronald Johnston of the Brown County Sheriff-Traffic Dept., the body was spotted by Lysle Le Gare, operater of Long Tail Marine. Johnston and Sgt. Marvin Gerlikovski were aboard the Brown County Sherrif-Traffic Dept., boat which led the search Sunday. Coast Guard personnel, volunteers and members of the Special Deputies Association also took part.
The youth was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Van Laanen, 1123 Crooks St. He had been staying with his brother, Jerome who lives at Long Tail Beach. According to Hussong, Jeffrey would've been a Sophmore at East High School in the fall. The boy was last seen Friday at 2:30 p.m. as he boarded his 12 foot aluminum craft to go boating. The over turned motorboat was discovered by passing boater's a half hour later. The body was discovered 150 yards southwest of the south end of Long Tail Point. That is about one-quarter mile south of where the boat was found, Johnston said. In addition to dragging operations, local residents in small boats combed the shore while other volunteer's walked the beaches of Long Tail. Johnston called the volunteer scearchers cooperative and helpful. All assistance was deeply apprecated by both the family and Sheriff Dept. he said.
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1960 - 1976 (15 years)