RUTH VANDER VEEN
Ruth Vander Veen, 71, of W2858 Miley Road, Sheboygan Falls, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice Center.
Ruth was born May 21, 1938 in the town of Scott, the daughter of Reuben and Olive (Bloemers) Onnink. She was a 1956 graduate of Sheboygan Falls High School.
On June 27, 1959, she married James Vander Veen at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
Ruth was employed as a bookkeeper with Plymouth Utilities for 15 years until her retirement in 2006.
Ruth was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in Sheboygan Falls, where she served as treasurer and on the Finance Committee.
She enjoyed needlepoint, sewing, cooking, and traveling.
Survivors include her husband, James; three daughters, Faye (Jeff) Flom of Sheboygan Falls, Joy (friend, Earl) Vander Veen of Manitowoc and Gail (Jake) Stroeh of Kohler; one son, Gary Vander Veen of Sheboygan Falls; three grandchildren, Kathleen Gabrielse, Therese (Logan) Wade and Jared Flom; three great-grandchildren, Dakota, Aaron and Seth Wade; one sister, Judy Bruggink of Menasha; three sisters-in-law, Dolores Krueger of Sheboygan, Helen Winter of Appleton and Betty Schirpke of Marshfield; and one brother-in-law, Jim Gross of Manitowoc.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, and an infant daughter, Nancy Vander Veen.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at Faith United Methodist Church in Sheboygan Falls with the Rev. Donald Drollinger officiating. Burial will take place at Sheboygan Falls Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Wenig Funeral Home in Sheboygan Falls on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 4-8 p.m. and also at the church Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.
A memorial fund has been established in Ruth’s name for Faith United Methodist Church and the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice Center. Online condolences may be sent to www.wenigfuneralhome.com.
The staff of the Wenig Funeral Home of Sheboygan Falls (920-467-3431) is serving the Vander Veen family.
