Gerald "Butch" Vande Hey

Gerald F. (Butch) Vande Hey, 82, Denmark, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at a local hospital. He was born August 21, 1930 in Wrightstown, son of the late Henry and Petranella (Kerkhoff) Vande Hey. Butch married Jean L. Hansford on January 26, 1952 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Green Bay, and she preceded him in death on June 20, 2009. Butch’s passions were family and farming together with his wife, children and granddaughters. He was a dedicated husband, father and grandfather, and loved being a part of his granddaughter’s lives. He will be sadly missed by his son, Frank (Cindy) Vande Hey; granddaughters, Jessica (Jesse) Van Groll and Laura (fiancé-Gary Rentmeester) Vande Hey, all of the Denmark area; brothers: Orville Vande Hey, Virgil (Sandra) Vande Hey; sister: Mary Sprangers; sisters-in-law: Mabel Gaecke, Elizabeth Schroeder, Beverly Vande Hey and Doris Malfroid; brother-in-law, Robert Hansford; and many special nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Geraldine; son, Glen; daughter, Brenda; brothers: Howard (Johanna), Ralph, Gordon (Margaret), Clayton (Loretta), Roland (Rita), Mark (Florence), Myron (Murilla), Aloysius, Eugene, and Hillary Vande Hey; sisters: Vivian (Ray) Eisemann, Marleen Griesbach (Lawrence Sprangers and LeRoy Griesbach), Bernice (Art) Van Handel, and Janet Vande Hey; brothers-in-law, Alfred (Esther) Hansford, Antone (Beatrice) Hansford, Richard (Helen) Hansford, Raymond (Myrtle) Hansford, Jim Gaecke, Merlin Schroeder, Leonard Sprangers, and Willie Malfroid; and sister-in-law, Helen (Raymond) Zinka and Pat Vande Hey. Family and friends may call Friday, July 26, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. until the hour of Mass at 11:00 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, Denmark, with Fr. Ron Colombo officiating. Entombment will follow in the Allouez Chapel Mausoleum. Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, Denmark, is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed at www.cotterfuneralhome.com.

Reception:
The Rite Place
1580 Bellevue Road
Green Bay, WI 54311