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Herbert John Albert DeBruin

Male 1919 - 1989  (70 years)


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  • Name Herbert John Albert DeBruin 
    Born 11 Apr 1919  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Aug 1989  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3783  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2007 

    Father Peter John DeBruin,   b. 06 Aug 1895, Hollandtown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1981, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Gertrude Kathagen,   b. 13 Nov 1884, Groesbeek, Gelderland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1952, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 06 Apr 1918  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Tait,   b. 30 Apr 1919, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 2010, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 05 Sep 1943 
    Children 
     1. Deborah S DeBruin
     2. Diana M DeBruin
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F1299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Appleton Post Crescent


      Saturday, August 26, 1989

      Mr. Herbert J. De Bruin
      "Herb"
      628 S. Summit St.

      Age 70, died on Thursday, August 24, 1989, at his home following heart complications. He was born on April 11, 1919, in Kaukauna. He Attended Holy Cross Elementary School and Kaukauna High School. He was employed by Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company, Kaukauna, until 1942 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served his country in the European Theatre During World War II until he was honorably discharged in 1945. He continued employment at Thilmany until 1950 when he joined the Appleton Police Department. He retired from there in 1978. After retirement he worked part time for Rohm Bus Company driving bus for special education children. Ill heath forced him to quit that in 1982. He was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and the Appleton Policeman's Protective Association.

      He is survived by his wife, Margaret T. De Bruin, Appleton; two daughters: Deborah S. De Bruin, Appleton; Diana M. De Bruin, Salem, Oregon; a brother and sister-in-law, Anthony and Marilyn De Bruin, Kaukauna; several nieces and nephews.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter J. and Dora (Kathagen) De Bruin; a stepmother, May (LaPointe) De Bruin; a brother, Cletus De Bruin.

      Complete funeral services will be conducted on Monday, August 28, 1989, at 11a.m. at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 1617 W. Pine St., with the Rev. Orville Janssen Officiating. Interment will take place at Highland Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Wichmann Funeral Home 537 N. Superior St. Appleton on Sunday from 4-8 p.m. and on Monday at the Church from 10 a.m. until the time of the mass. A memorial fund is being established.