Beth Vande Burgt

Age 64, passed away Monday, September 29, 2003 after a lengthy illness. Beth was born in West Allis on April 25, 1939, daughter of the late John and Mildred (Eiting) Blahnik. She was a 1957 graduate of the Kaukauna High School, and as a young woman worked at Home Mutual Insurance in Appleton. On June 13, 1961 she married Jack Ver Voort who preceded her in death in 1979. After their children were grown, Beth worked as a cook in a variety of area restaurants. On March 3, 1982, Beth married Virgil Vande Burgt in Appleton; he survives. Later she owned and operated Beth’s Corner Café in Little Chute, however ill health forced her retirement in 1993. Many will remember Beth as an avid Green Bay Packer fan and an excellent cook.

Beth is survived by her husband: Virgil Vande Burgt of Kaukauna; four children: Jean (Patrick) Schmidt of Kaukauna and their daughters Katie and Claire; Gail (Jeff) Vande Hey of Mountain and their daughter Tara; John (Chris) Ver Voort of Hollandtown and their sons Dustin and Matt; Craig (Brenda) Ver Voort of Combined Locks and their son Cody; four sisters: Ellen (Bob) Propson of Sherwood; Angela Duda of Kaukauna; Joan O’Malley of Germantown, MD; and Jean Blahnik of DePere; two brothers: Charles Blahnik of DePere and Theodore (Kathy) Blahnik of Vancouver, WA. Other survivors include Virgil’s children: Vicki (Joe) Pynenberg of Little Chute and their children Jason and Stacey; Julie Vande Burgt of Greenville and her sons Brian and Brandon; Jeff Vande Burgt of Kaukauna; Jay (Kim) Vande Burgt of Little Chute and their children Nick, David, and Laura. Beth is also survived by Jack’s children: Carol (Howard) Kluck of Little Chute and their sons Christopher and Trevor; Keith Ver Voort of Kaukauna and his daughter Sheila; Mike (Donna) Ver Voort of Wabeno; Kris (Terry) Van Eperen of Kaukauna and their son Corey. She will be missed by five great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. Beth was preceded in death by her parents, a granddaughter Beverly Ver Voort, a grandson Thomas Vande Burgt, and by her first husband Jack Ver Voort.

The funeral liturgy for Beth will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, October 3, 2003 at HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 309 Desnoyer Street in Kaukauna with Fr. Jack Mullarkey officiating. Interment will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Hollandtown. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 – 8 PM and again Friday at the church from 10 AM until the hour of the service. There will be a parish prayer and scripture service at 7:30 PM Thursday at the funeral home.

Greenwood Fargo Funeral Home
500 Hendricks Avenue
Kaukauna, Wisconsin 54130
920-766-6201