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Rachael M Hockers

Female 1920 - 2010  (90 years)


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  • Name Rachael M Hockers 
    Born 15 May 1920 
    Gender Female 
    Died 23 Jul 2010 
    Buried Mount Calvary Cemetery, DePere, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I98916  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2010 

    Father Jacob Henry Hockers,   b. 18 Apr 1878, Ashwaubenon, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1944, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Mary Petronella Baeten,   b. 25 Mar 1889, West DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1957  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1917  West DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Donald Meeuwsen,   b. 12 Feb 1921, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 2007  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1943  DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Donna Meeuwsen
     2. Marge Meeuwsen
     3. Nancy Meeuwsen
     4. Thomas P Meeuwsen
     5. Mary Meeuwsen
     6. Michael Donald Meeuwsen
     7. Timothy J Meeuwsen
     8. Living
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F39271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Rachael Meeuwsen, 90, De Pere, passed away early Friday morning, July 23, 2010.

      She was born May 15, 1920, to the late Jacob and Mary (Baeten) Hockers. On Oct. 28, 1943, she married Donald Meeuwsen at St. Boniface Catholic Church.
      Rachael's main roles in life were wife, mother and grandmother.
      She loved to bake, sew, play cards and spend time with her family.
      A lifetime member of St. Boniface Church, now Our Lady of Lourdes, Rachael was a longtime member and past President of the Christian Mothers as well as a member of the Catholic Foresters.
      She is survived by her eight children, Donna and Larry Babiarz, De Pere; Margaret and Horace Cochran, Burr Ridge, Ill.; Nancy and Adrian Bennett, De Pere; Tom and Betsy Meeuwsen, De Pere; Mary and Dennis Leiterman, De Pere; Mike and Kate Meeuwsen, New Franken; Tim and Dell Meeuwsen, Greenville; and Steve and Lois Meeuwsen, De Pere. She is further survived by 18 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, Omer Meeuwsen and John Gucciardi; and numerous nieces and nephews.
      Rachael was preceded in death by Don, her husband of 63 years. She was further preceded in death by her nine siblings, Fr. Dominic Hockers, O. Praem., Ray Hockers, Clarence "Putch" Hockers, Jim Hockers, Erma Heimerl, Elsie Robertson, Viola Baeten, Gladys Jacobs and Blanche Tollefson-Nighorn.
      Friends may call at the Ryan Funeral Home, 305 N. Tenth Street, De Pere, from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with a parish prayer service at 4 p.m.
      Visitation will continue after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family, corner of Lourdes Ave. and Suburban Dr., De Pere, until the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. with Fr. Tim Shillcox, O. Praem., and Fr. David Baeten officiating.
      Burial will take place at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Please go to www.ryanfh.com to send online condolences to the family.
      A special thank you to friends and staff at Bellevue Retirement Community, her personal caregivers, Belva, Jean and Mary Lou, Dr. Zhaowei Ai and the caring staff of St. Vincent Hospital.
      Memorials may be directed to Our Lady of Lourdes Parish or the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross at Bay Settlement.