Laurent H. van der Veken

Laurent H. van der Veken, age 86 of Clear Lake, WI, died on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN, after a battle with leukemia.

Laurent Hubert ven der Veken was born on April 14, 1930, in Curacao, Dutch West Indies the son of John & Laura (Erens) van der Veken.    When he was seven years old, Laurent and his family immigrated to Valley Cottage, New York where he grew up and graduated from High School.   He served in the US Army in 1948 to 1949 and as a translator in Germany from 1955 to 1958.    Laurent was married to Maria Erens on November 30, 1963 at St. Theresia’s Catholic Church in Maastricht, Netherlands.  He attended Cornell University and received a bachelors degree of Science in       Agricultural in 1966.   Together they lived in New York, the Netherlands, Texas, Iowa, and Wisconsin and raised five children, Laura, Maria, John, Laurent, & Jozef.    They moved to Clear Lake, WI in 1989 and owned and operated a dairy farmed there for many years.  Although farming was his life, Laurent was also a devout Catholic, husband and father and was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Clear Lake, WI.

He is preceded in death by his parents,  daughter Laura, and son Jozef  van der Veken

Survived by

Wife  -  Maria van der Veken  -  Clear Lake, WI

Sons  -    John (Heather) van der Veken  -  Sheboygan, WI
               Laurent (Shinta) van der Veken  -  Sheboygan, WI

Daughter  -  Maria (Lazaro Viera) van der Veken -  Nokomis, IL

Grandchildren  
Jaqualien Rowald - Nokomis, IL
Caroline (Brett) Rowald-Wilkerson -  Nokomis, IL
Gabriella Rowald  -  Chicago, IL
Theresa van der Veken  -  Sheboygan, WI
Bridgett van der Veken  -  Sheboygan, WI
Mary van der Veken  -  Sheboygan, WI
Bernadette van der Veken  -  Sheboygan, WI

Brother  -  Joseph (Oti) van der Veken  -  Brooksville, FL

Nieces, nephews, family & friends

Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am, on Saturday,  October 15, 2016  at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Clear Lake, WI

Visitation one hour before the service on Saturday at the church

Clergy -  Fr. John Long       Music  -  Liz Monson and St. John’s Choir

Casket Bearers
Pete Arcand,  Ray Cress, Frank Friendshuh, Greg Friendshuh,

Interment will be at the  St. Charles Cemetery in Turtle Lake, WI with Military Honors

Scheuermann Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Clear Lake handled the arrangements.
www.clearlakefuneralhome.com

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