Obituary Record

Irene (Brown) Vercruysse
Died on 10/25/1986

#1 Irene Vercruysse

Irene Brown Vercruysse died October 25, 1986, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Services will be held on Wednesday, October 29 at 10 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Blair. A prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28 at Campbell Mortuary.

She was born on November 27, 1924, on a farm near Clarkson to Guy and Vera Brown. She attended rural school in Colfax County and high school in Clarkson.

After high school graduation, she moved to Omaha where she worked in defense work. There she met and married Arthur M. Vercruysse on April 22, 1945. They farmed in the Omaha area for 20 years.

In 1964, they bought a farm three miles south of Herman where she lived until her death. She was active in numerous activities and affairs at First Lutheran Church.

Mrs. Vercruysse is survived by her husband; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Lynn Vercruysse of Blair; a daughter and son-in-law, Jim and Bonnie Vandenberg of Omaha; a daughter-in-law, Cynthia Vercruysse of Omaha. Her mother, Vera Brown of Leigh, also survives.

She had six grandchildren, Elizabeth and Andrea Vercruysse of Blair; Todd and Daniel Vercruysse of Omaha; Bradley and Jason Vandenberg of Omaha. Three brothers, two sisters and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

Pallbearers will be six of her nephews, Larry Brown, David Dittman, Alan Brown, Ron Schultze, Terry Brown and Michael Christiansen.

Honorary pallbearers will be neighbors and long standing friends, Ervin Clements, Lloyd Mencke, Don Lippincott, Tom Schulze and Roy Applegate.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Memory of Irene Vercruysse

Age 61

Born November 27, 1924 Clarkson, Nebraska ~ Died October 25, 1986 Omaha, Nebraska

Services 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 29, 1986 Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Rev. Carl F. Schattauer Jr, Florence Hanson. Organist: Clare Cowing. Congregational Hymns: #324 “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go”, #532 “How Great Thou Art” Vocal Selection: “God Be With You Til We Meet Again”

Pallbearers: Alan Brown, Larry Brown, Terry Brown, Michael Christiansen, David Dittmar, Ronald Schultz

Honorary Pallbearers: Roy Applegate, Ervin Clements, Don Lippincott, Llloyd Mencke, Tom Schulze

Graveside Service: Evergreen Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska

~~~Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

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