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William J Kortz

Male 1941 - 2007  (66 years)


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  • Name William J Kortz 
    Born 28 Oct 1941  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 01 Dec 2007  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Holy Cross Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I93633  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2018 

    Father Kirby Conrad Kortz,   b. 30 Jun 1912, Town of Kaukauna, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Nov 1985, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Catherine Frances VanderHeiden,   b. 31 Dec 1913, Town of Kaukauna, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Jan 2005, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 20 May 1939  St Paul Church, Wrightstown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29122  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Diny 
    Married 02 Jul 1966  St Mary Church, Kaukauna, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ann Kortz
     2. Lynn Kortz
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F36814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • December 4, 2007

      Kortz, William J. William Kortz, Kaukauna, age 66, died early Saturday morning, December 1, 2007, at the Appleton Medical Center. Bill was born in Appleton on October 28, 1941, son of the late Kirby and Catherine (Vander Heiden) Kortz. A lifetime area resident, Bill was a graduate of Holy Cross Elementary School and Freedom High School. He was also a lifelong and active member of Holy Cross Parish. Bill married Helen Diny on July 2, 1966, in Greenleaf. They were blessed with forty-one years of love, laughter, and happiness. Bill was employed as a truck driver for forty-five years and retired to enjoy tinkering with motors and collecting antique tractors. He was a very gentle man who loved nature, going for long walks, traveling, biking, and especially spending time with his children and grandchildren. He will be remembered as an attentive listener of joys and sorrows and a thoughtful giver.

      Bill is survived by his wife, Helen; two daughters: Ann (Robert) Laatsch, Jacksonville, North Carolina ; Lynn (David) Bustamante, Colorado Springs, Colorado; four grandchildren: William and Molly Laatsch and Alejandro and Sophia Bustamante; three sisters: Joan (Gene) Vander Heiden, Kaukauna; Mary (Joe) Lom, Appleton; Carol (John) Pilgrim, Oconomowoc; four brothers: Roy (Sue) Kortz, Waupaca; Lee (Carol) Kortz, Cincinnati; Jim (Linda) Kortz, Kaukauna; and Mark (Jan) Kortz of Kaukauna. Bill is further survived by his wife's family: Mary (Patrick) West, Stevens Point; Pat (Tom) Van Rossum, Greenleaf; and Diane (Jeff) Joyce, Wausau; as well as several nieces and nephews.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, and by Helen's parents, Clarence and Marie (Nies) Diny.

      The funeral liturgy for Bill will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 309 Desnoyer Street in Kaukauna, with Fr. Martin Fox and Fr. Jack Mullarkey officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday (TODAY) from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again at the church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the hour of the service. There will be a parish prayer and scripture service at 7 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

      FARGO FUNERAL HOME

      400 W. Wisconsin Avenue

      Kaukauna 920-766-6200

      www.wichmannfargo.com