Vernon J. "Vern" Vandehei

Vandehei, Vernon J. "Vern" Vern was born in DePere, Wisconsin, the oldest child of Frank and Josephine Vandehei. After relocating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he met the love of his life, his wife for sixty-six plus years, the late Victoria "Vi" Nowak. They were longtime residents of Franklin, WI. Vern was the beloved father of Wayne (Mary) Vandehei, Judith (James) Welch, and the late John Vandehei. he was grandfather to John (Teri) and Michael (Kimm) Vandehei, Lynn (Kurt) Kloss, Kathe (Casey) Pickerill, Robert (Paula) and Christine Welch, and Jessica (Steve) Tiefenthaler; his eleven great-grandchildren, Ryan, Cassie, Hannah, and Brenden Vandehei; Calvin, Nolan, and Kipp Pickerill; Kaylie, Jolene, and Nathanial Welch; and Benjamin Tiefenthaler will remember him as "Grandpa Vern". Vern is survived by his sisters, Rosemary, wife of Ted Prosser, Alyce, wife of the late Jerry Berken, Anita, wife of the late Mick Perock, and Faye, wife of Ruel Robertson and by his sisters-in-law, Carol and Dottie Vandehei. Further survivors include Margaret Hockers, and an extended family of nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife and son, Vern was preceded in death and will be greeted in eternal life by his parents, parents-in-law, Jan and Josefa Nowak, brothers, James, William, and Richard and sisters, Jeanette Puyleart and Helen Lemmen, along with his brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law. Vern was a veteran of WWII and proudly served his country in the Asiatic-Pacific campaign stationed in Burma and India. he showed his pride of service and faith as a past officer of the Catholic War Veterans, Wisconsin Chapter. After seventeen years of self-employment in construction and excavation, Vern was employed at Caterpillar Corporation until his retirement in 1982. Vern described himself as, "A man who was a husband, father, and grandpa. A man who got his hands dirty working as a farmer, ditch digger and mechanic. Just a guy who was a little of everything." Memorials to the Xaverian Fathers appreciated. Funeral Tuesday, November 3, at 11:00 AM, at ST. CHARLES BORROMEO CHURCH, 3100 W. Parnell Ave. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery. In state at Church Tuesday after 9:30 AM until services. JOSEPH E. SASS Funeral and Cremation Service 1019 W. Oklahoma 414-744-3636