Ramona Ruth Hooyman

1915 - 2003  (87 years)

• Name	Ramona Ruth Hooyman
  Born	08 May 1915	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Graduation	1933	AHS, Appleton, Wisconsin
  Died	19 Mar 2003	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin
  Buried	St Mary Cemetery, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I49576	Little Chute Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Reinhardt A Hooyman,   b. 08 Jul 1877, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin ,   d. 01 Apr 1944, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Bertha Adelaine Sombke,   b. 21 Aug 1884, Germany ,   d. 25 Aug 1965, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F17623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Arnold Butler,   b. 21 Apr 1909, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin ,   d. 05 Nov 2005, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin  (Age 96 years)
  Married	04 Sep 1937	St Mary Church, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin
  Children	1. Maureen Abigail Butler,   b. 25 Jun 1938, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin ,   d. 14 Dec 2017  (Age 79 years)   2. Ramona Butler   3. Ellen Butler   4. Sheila Butler   5. William Bernard Butler
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F17629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Butler, Mrs. Thomas Ramona Ruth Age 87, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at Appleton Medical Center. She was born May 8, 1915 in Appleton daughter of the late Reinhardt and Bertha (Sombke) Hooyman. She graduated from Appleton High School in 1933 and enjoyed attending monthly class reunions. She married Thomas Butler, September 4, 1937 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Appleton sharing 65 years together. She was employed for several years at Zwicker Knitting Mill. Ramona was a member of St. Mary's Church, served as an instructor with the Appleton Red Cross for many years and was a member of the Circus Fans of America and the Circus World Museum. She enjoyed playing bingo, going on trips by train and steamboats including the steamboat Delta Queen. She took great joy in spending time and cooking and baking for her husband Tom, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by four daughters: Maureen Waala, Greenville Ramona (Thomas) Bartman, Appleton Ellen Weber and Dave Helms, Appleton Sheila (Richard) Brucks, Menasha a son, Bill (Sharon) Butler, Darboy a sister, Betty Steffens, Appleton a brother-in-law, Albin Bevers, Appleton 16 grandchildren: Loren, Eric and Lance Waala, Laureen (Mike) Geise, Lyda (Darrel) Boll, Tom (Jodi) Butler, Chuck (Laura) Butler, Greg (Jackie) Butler, Julie (K.C.) Puestow, Lisa (Scott) Watkins, Tom (Nancy) Bartman, Colleen Vanden Heuvel, Mark Weber, Jake (Lisa) Brucks, Nick Brucks, Luke Brucks and 22 great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were three sisters and brothers-in-law: Mildred (Robert) Kranhold, Florence (John) Fentz, Virginia Bevers, Charles Steffens. Mass of the Resurrection will be held 11 A.M. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Michael O'Rourke officiating. Burial will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Brettschneider-Trettin-Lederer Funeral Chapel from 4-8 P.M. Sunday and at the church on Monday from 10 A.M. until the time of service. A parish wake service will be held 7:30 P.M. Sunday at the funeral chapel. A memorial fund has been established. Should I mention your generous spirit, or your smile that comes straight from the heart? And then there's your genuine kindness that you're never too busy to share... Brettschneider-Trettin-Lederer Funeral Chapel 606 N. Oneida St., Appleton 920-733-7383