Earl ''Dreek'' Verbeten

Age 77, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2001 at his home, following a brief illness. Dreek was born in Wrightstown on July 29, 1924, son of the late Harold and Helen (Nytes) Verbeten. He married for former Betty Kraft on August 7, 1946 at St. Mary Church in Kaukauna; Betty preceded him in death on January 17, 1999. During World War II, he proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy and was a member of the Electric City Post #3319 of the VFW. Many will remember Dreek as a seventeen-year veteran of the Kaukauna Police force. After his retirement, he took up work in the maintenance department at Kaukauna Cheese. Dreek was a kind man who enjoyed spending time at his cottage on Boundary Lake, but his most treasured times were those spent with his children and grandchildren.

He is survived by two daughters: Ann (Don) Biselx of Kaukauna and Mary (Bill) Diedrick of Stockbridge; two sons: Paul Verbeten of Kaukauna and Peter (Teri) Verbeten of Mackville; seven grandchildren: Jason, Karen, and Molly Biselx; Shannon, Alicia, and John Diedrick; Peter Verbeten; two brothers: Robert (Doris) Verbeten of Appleton and Ralph (Evelyn) Verbeten of Little Chute; six sisters: Lorraine (Harvey) Van Vreede of Little Chute; Blanche Pynenberg of Little Chute; Florence (John) De Goey of Combined Locks; Marion (Clyde) Helein of Appleton; Lois (Donald) Gonnering of Freedom; Carol (Ronald) DeBruin of Little Chute. Dreek was preceded in death by his parents, his wife in 1999, a brother Marlin Verbeten, and a brother-in-law Gerald Pynenberg.

The funeral liturgy for Dreek will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 119 W. 7th Street in Kaukauna with Fr. Robert Udulutsch, OFM, Cap. officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday (TODAY) from 4 – 8 PM at the funeral home and again on Wednesday at the church from 10 AM until the hour of the liturgy.

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