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Leona Vissers

Female 1915 - 2009  (93 years)


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  • Name Leona Vissers 
    Born 19 Nov 1915  Town of Lawrence, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 05 Jan 2009 
    Buried St Paul Cemetery, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I92484  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2009 

    Father Martin John Vissers,   b. 26 Feb 1884,   d. 06 Nov 1959  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Cecilia A Wilmet,   b. 16 Jun 1887, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1967, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1910  Brown County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17409  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sylvester Joseph Nackers,   b. 24 Jan 1913, Wrightstown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Jan 1996, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 24 May 1938  DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marjorie Cecelia Nackers
     2. Mary Kim Nackers
     3. Eugene Nackers
     4. Edward Joseph Nackers
     5. Robert John Nackers,   b. 13 May 1943,   d. 21 Apr 1944  (Age 0 years)
     6. Mary Lucille Nackers,   b. 15 Jun 1944,   d. 15 Jun 1944  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F36385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • January 6, 2009

      Nackers, Leona (Vissers)
      Leona (Vissers) Nackers, 93, Town of Wrightstown, passed away on January 5, 2009. She was born on November 19, 1915, in the Town of Lawrence to the late Martin and Cecilia (Wilmet) Vissers. On May 24, 1938, Leona married Sylvester Nackers at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in De Pere. Sylvester and Leona farmed all of their life in Wrightstown.
      Leona was a member of the Christian Mother's Society at St. Paul's Parish in Wrightstown. She did volunteer work at St. Vincent de Paul, Green Bay. Leona loved her grandchildren, playing cards, doing crossword puzzles and oil painting. She was an excellent seamstress.
      Leona is survived by her children; two daughters and one son-in-law: Marjorie Dupont, Wrightstown; Mary and Mark Chan, Chicago; two sons and daughters-in-law: Eugene and Diane Nackers, Eagle River; Edward and Janice Nackers, Appleton; all of her very special foster children; 19 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; three sisters: Verona Van Lanen, De Pere; Joanne Roznowski, Green Bay; Elsie Kempen, De Pere; one brother and sister-in-law, Bernard and Lillian Vissers, De Pere.
      Leona was preceded in death by her loving husband of 58 years, Sylvester Nackers, on January 9, 1996; one son, Robert; one daughter, Mary Lucille; her parents; two sisters, Agnes Vande Hei and Frances Vande Hei; two brothers, Lawrence Vissers and Robert Vissers; two infant sisters.
      Family and friends may call at DeWane-Cotter Funeral Home, 711 Main Street, Wrightstown, on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, (TODAY) from 4 to 8 p.m. A Parish Wake Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at St. Paul Catholic Church, 437 Main St., Wrightstown, after 10 a.m. until the hour of funeral mass. Mass of Christian burial will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at church, with Fr. Tri Tran and Fr. Dennis Bergsbaken concelebrating. Interment will be in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed to Leona's family at www.cotterfuneralhome. com.
      The family extends a special thank you to Dr. Limoni and Dr. Lulloff, and Aurora Visiting Nurses and Hospice for all their wonderful care.