Ethel C. Verkuilen

Ethel C. Verkuilen

Age 88, of Appleton, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at Brewster Village.
She was born in Menasha on July 7, 1920, the daughter of Ed and Viola (Grade) Belling. Ethel graduated from Menasha High School, and was united in marriage to Henry N. Verkuilen on September 3, 1938. The Verkuilens were charter parishioners of St. Bernard Catholic Church, and Ethel was an Appleton resident for 59 years.
She was employed for 25 years for Kimberly-Clark Corp. in their research and development lab and retired in 1980.

Survivors include her sons, Gerald (Roseann) Verkuilen, Appleton, and Thomas (Susan) Verkuilen, Green Bay; her daughters, Mary (John) Smith, Appleton, and Susan (Michael) Treviranus, Sun Prairie; her grandchildren, Michael (Cassandra) Smith, Stacey (Joe) Thibodeau, Vannessa (Gilbert) DeSantos, Scott (Carol) Verkuilen, Tammy (Lyle) Thomas, Heidi (Jason) Wilcox, Paul Verkuilen, Amanda Treviranus, and Keeley (Nathan) Matson; there are 13 great grandchildren, and a sister-in-law, Jane Belling, Neenah.
Ethel was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and a brother, Fred.

The funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 10, 2008, at
ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1617 W. Pine St., with Father Dennis Ryan as celebrant. Visitation will begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.until the time of mass at the church. Entombment will be at Appleton Highland Memorial Park. A memorial fund in her name is being established.
The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff at Brewster Village and Heartland Hospice for their support and loving care given to Ethel.

Wichmann Funeral Home
537 No. Superior St.
Appleton 920-739-1231
Online condolences at
www.wichmannfargo.com