Joyce M. Hermes

Age 75, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2002 following a brief illness. Joyce was born in Kaukauna on May 19, 1927, the daughter of the late Willard and Angeline (Vanevenhoven) Vanden Heuvel. She was a graduate of the Kaukauna High School, and after two years of training at the Outagamie County Normal School, she began teaching elementary school at St. John School in Little Chute. Here she met her future husband, Sylvester Hermes. The couple was married on June 3, 1948. Sylvester preceded Joyce in death on March 13, 1982. Although her primary goal as an adult was to raise her family, she did work for a time at Weight Losers as well as at the Green Thumb in Oneida. In her retirement Joyce helped in the kitchen at the Kaukauna High School. She also enjoyed playing cards and belonged to the ladies’ golf league at Countryside Golf Course where she served as president. Many will recall her volunteering in the kitchen at the Holy Cross Octoberfest and her participation in the Queen of Peace Choir. In her earlier years, she directed the choir at Immaculate Conception Church in Oneida.

Joyce will be sadly missed by three daughters: Ellen Hermes of Kaukauna; Julie (Henry) McKenna of Freedom; Jan Hermes and her special friend Janel Cody of Kaukauna; two sons: Paul (Darlene) Hermes of Kimberly and Pete (Laurie) Hermes of Darboy; seventeen grandchildren: Sam (Laurie) Pynenberg, Angela (Jason) Lewis, Anthony Pynenberg, Amy (Paul) Bloch, Molly Starszak, Amanda Starszak, Jenny McKenna, Mandy McKenna, Zachary Hermes, Michelle (John) Keough, Melissa School, Daniel Hermes, Nicholas Hermes, Kaitlyn Hermes, Benjamin Hermes, Ashley Hermes, and Jason Hermes; six great-grandchildren; a sister: Joan (Henry) Etteldorf of Neenah; three sisters-in-law: Noreen Vanden Heuvel of Neenah, Elsie Luedke of Kaukauna, Fran Janssen of Appleton; a brother-in-law: Jim (Evelyn) Hermes of Little Chute; and by numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Sylvester, a son Tom, a daughter Bonnie, a brother Eugene “Bud” Vanden Heuvel, brothers-in-law Gordy Luedke and Tony Janssen, and a niece Barbie Etteldorf.

The funeral liturgy for Joyce will be held at 5:00 PM on Thursday, August 1, 2002 at HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 309 Desnoyer Street in Kaukauna with Fr. Jim Lucas officiating. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery, Little Chute. Friends may call directly at the church on Thursday from 2:00 PM until the time of the mass. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Joyce’s name.

FARGO FUNERAL HOME
400 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Kaukauna, WI 54130
920-766-6200