Mary A. Verbeten

Mary Verbeten, age 56, passed away at a Milwaukee hospital following a brief illness. Mary was born in Appleton on December 10, 1955, daughter of the late Robert and Betty (Winter) DeCoster. She graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1974, and soon thereafter went to work at AAL. On August 17, 1985, Mary married Paul Verbeten at Holy Cross Church in Kaukauna. Mary retired from AAL/Thrivent in 2009 as a Service Associate, after thirty-two years of employment there. Everyone will remember her love for BINGO, the Packers and Brewers, reading, and the sun and fun in the family swimming pool. She was a huge fan of Kristin's athletic events and loved to follow her and her teams. Disney World was one of her favorite places to visit, and she had been there several times.

Mary is survived by her husband: Paul Verbeten of Freedom; her daughter: Kristin Verbeten at home; a sister: Kay Van Dera of Kaukauna; a brother: Bob (Ellen) DeCoster of Kaukauna; three sisters-in-law: Sue Verbeten of Kaukauna; Mary (Dan) Hoefler of Darboy; and Alice (Don) Schulz of Kaukauna; and her mother and father-in-law: Dan and Margie (Ryan) Verbeten of Kaukauna; and a former sister-in-law: Lynn Hunter. There are also many nieces and nephews: Shelley (Dan) Deprez, Jodi (Paul) Gardner, Ross DeCoster, Carl and Craig Van Dera, Marisa (Quinn) Schartner, Adam Doell, Ann (John) Kasson, Colleen (Dan) Sloane, Kevin (Calicia) Huss, Megan and Marissa Hoefler, and Dylan Schulz. There are also many great-nieces and great-nephews. Mary also leaves behind her dear friends: Kris Fahrbach, Georgine Kautza, and Joe and Debbie Vandenberg. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother Tom DeCoster, an infant sister Diane, and an infant son Scott Paul Verbeten.

The funeral liturgy for Mary will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 309 Desnoyer Street in Kaukauna with Fr. Tom Pomeroy and Fr. Bob Kabat officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM and again Wednesday morning at the church from 10:00 AM until the hour of the service. There will be prayer service at the funeral home Tuesday at 7:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the National Kidney Foundation.

The family would like to offer their gratitude to the many doctors, nurses, and staff members from Froedtert Hospital who took such great care of Mary, and lovingly referred to her as “Giggles.” We will never forget your kindness these past days.

Fargo Funeral Home
400 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Kaukauna, WI 54130