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- March 24, 2008
Van Egeren, Margaret E.
Margaret E. Van Egeren, 92, Green Bay, died March 22, 2008. She was born on Oct. 5, 1915, to the late Alfred and Isabella (Eberle) Diesner in Milwaukee, Wis. Margaret moved from Milwaukee with her family in 1935, to Green Bay where she met her husband, Alvin. She married Alvin Van Egeren on May 20, 1939, at Holy Cross Catholic Church. They started out together farming on the shores of Green Bay and continued farming for 40 years in the Bay Settlement area until their retirement in 1978. Margaret was a lifetime member of Holy Cross Parish in Bay Settlement and sang in the choir. She also chauffeured students at Holy Cross School while her children attended school there. Margaret enjoyed crafts, cooking, playing cards and bingo. Family and friends were her priority in life and she was always there for them. She was a true caregiver. Margaret and Al spent 61 years together sharing and caring for one another.
She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Jackie and Mel Thiry and Mary Swenson, both of Green Bay; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bob and Debbie Van Egeren, Townsend; Ted and Jean Van Egeren, Green Bay; nine grandchildren, Terry (Dean) Sprangers, Jeff (Kelly) Thiry, Jodi Thiry, Dennis (Tracey) Thiry, Sarah (Andy) Gorzlancyk, Matt (Tina) Van Egeren, Tom Van Egeren, Jessica Smits and Jason Smits; ten great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson; two sisters, Eleanor Bloomer and Carol (Fred) Kulow; one sister-in-law, Mildred Deno; many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin; son-in-law, Chuck Swenson; three grandchildren, Michael Thiry, Carri Lynn Van Egeren and Tony Van Egeren; one great-grandson, Jared Thiry; two sisters, her twin, Catherine Donne, and Marie Star; two brothers-in-law, Floyd Donne and John Star.
Friends may call at Proko-Wall Funeral Home, 1630 E. Mason St., from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church until the time of service. Parish wake service 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 3009 Bay Settlement Rd., with the Rev. Tom Hagendorf, O. Praem., officiating. Entombment in the Shrine of the Good Shepherd Mausoleum. Online condolences may be sent to the Van Egeren family at www.prokowall.com.
The family would like to thank Bornemann Nursing Home, Carrington Manor Assisted Living and VNA Hospice for the loving care given their mother.
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1915 - 2008 (92 years)
