Omer H Meeuwsen

Male 1923 - 2016  (92 years)


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  • Name Omer H Meeuwsen 
    Born 25 Aug 1923  DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 06 May 2016 
    Buried Wisconsin Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Union Grove, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I142581  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 7 May 2016 

    Father Bernard Meeuwsen,   b. 19 Jul 1898,   d. 11 Mar 1943  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Louise VandenHeuvel,   b. 12 Jun 1900, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1926  (Age 25 years) 
    Married 15 May 1919  Brown County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F21811  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Laura Meeuwsen
     2. Robert Meeuwsen
     3. Larry Meeuwsen,   b. 1949,   d. 17 Oct 1968  (Age 19 years)
     4. Kenneth J Meeuwsen,   b. 1951,   d. 24 Oct 1967, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
     5. Richard Paul Meeuwsen
     6. Jeffrey Pat Meeuwsen
     7. James Meeuwsen,   b. 03 Jan 1960,   d. 20 Mar 2005  (Age 45 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F179493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Omer H. Meeuwsen, age 92, of De Pere, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at a local nursing home. The son of the late Ben and Lucy (Vanden Heuvel) Meeuwsen was born August 25, 1923 in De Pere. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII and later belonged to the DAV Ch. 3 in De Pere. Omer enjoyed traveling up north to his cottage, fishing, playing cribbage with family and friends, and taking trips to Mexico with Jim.

      Survivors include his children: Laura Lewis, Robert (Melanie) Meeuwsen, Richard (Mary) Meeuwsen and Jeff (Mary) Meeuwsen; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law John Gucciardi, Sr. and a dear friend Bill.

      In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sons: Larry, Ken and Jim; grandson Aaron Meeuwsen, brother Don (Rachel) Meeuwsen; sister Irene Gucciardi, son-in-law Al Lewis and a special friend, Marilyn "Babe" Pansier.

      Family and friends may visit at Cotter Funeral Home, 860 N. Webster Ave., De Pere, on Tuesday, May 10, from 5-7pm, with a parish prayer service at 7pm. Visitation will continue on Wednesday at St. Willebrord Catholic Church, 209 S. Adams Street, Green Bay, from 9:30am-10:15am. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30am with Fr. Andy Cribben, O.Praem officiating with full military honors to follow the mass. Burial will be in Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove.
      Published in Green Bay Press-Gazette from May 8 to May 10, 2016