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Merlin Richard Verstegen

Male 1922 - 1988  (65 years)


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  • Name Merlin Richard Verstegen 
    Nickname Spike Verstegen 
    Born 19 Oct 1922  Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Graduation 1941  St John High School, Little Chute Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 04 Jan 1988  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St John Cemetery, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I10401  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2015 

    Father Willard Arnold Verstegen,   b. 07 Dec 1897, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1980, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Helena Marie Hammen,   b. 29 Nov 1897, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1972, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 17 Jul 1917  Holy Name Church, Kimberly, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Jane Bevers,   b. 08 Dec 1927, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Nov 2006, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1965  St Margaret Mary Church, Neenah, Winnebego Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Bradley R Verstegen
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F3467  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    St John High School Yearbook 1941    		St John High School Yearbook 1941

  • Notes 
    • APPLETON POST CRESCENT Monday, January 4, 1988
      Merlin R. Verstegen 'Spike' 402 Frances St., Kaukauna, age 64, died unexpectedly at 3:15 a.m. Monday, January 4, 1988. He was born December 19, 1922, in Little Chute. He graduated from St. John High School in 1941. He was retired from Kimberly Clark Corporation in 1973 after working ther for 34 years. He was a 43 year member of the American Legion Post No. 258. He had served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Betty; six sons and five daughters in-law; Brad Verstegen, at home; Cliff and Jo Verstegen, Greg and Carol Verstegen, Ken and Mary Verstegen, all of Little Chute; Mark and Kathy Verstegen, Madison; Mike and Jane Verstegen, Appleton; a daughter and son in-law, Julie and Scott Brann, Chicago; a brother and sister in-law, Tom and Artie Verstegen, Winneconne; two sisters and brother in-law, Barbara and Pete Lingl, Green Bay; and Grace Revior, Darboy; 13 grandchildren; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard [Bill] and Lena; a sister, Margaret; and a brother, Jerry. The funeral service will be at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, January 6, 1988, from St. John Catholic Church, Little Chute, with Rev. Robert Lexa officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Verkuilen Funeral Home, Little Chute, from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and from 10:30 a.m. Wednesday until the time of the service. There will be an American Legion visitation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Military rites will follow the funeral mass.