Mark Theodore Verbeten

Mark T. Verbeten, age 89, of Wrightstown, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016. He was born February 13, 1926 in the Town of Buchanan to Arnold and Mary (Nytes) Verbeten. He served his country in the U.S. Navy at the end of WWII before marrying Frances VandeHey in 1949 at St. Paul Catholic Church, Wrightstown. She preceded him in death on December 26, 2010. Mark touched many young lives through coaching little league baseball and elementary basketball. He and his brother were partners in Oudenhoven Construction Inc. Mark served on the Wrightstown Village Board, was involved in the planning of the Mid-Vallee Golf Course and was a member of the American Legion Post 436 in Wrightstown. As his faith was very important to him, Mark was Trustee at St. Paul Parish in Wrightstown among the many other activities he was involved in there. Throughout his life his example taught love and commitment to faith, family, and community. Surviving Mark are his six children: Christine (friend Tom Kinate) Taylor of Appleton and her children, Nicholas (Lindsey), Elliott, and Claire; Paul (Peggy) Verbeten of Neenah, and their children, Anne and Abby (Brian) Wilson and their son Carter; Dave (fiancé Bonnie Richtman) Verbeten, Grays Lake, IL and his two sons, Justin (Jackie) and Patrick; Dan (Chris) Verbeten of Wrightstown, and their children, Corey (Tara) and their daughters Addison and Aubrey, Lindsey (Todd) Theunis and Michael; Kay (Robert) Root, Shakopee, MN, and their children, Amie, Mark, and Sam; Lea (Bruce) VandeHey, Wrightstown, and their sons, Aaron, Zachary, and Parker; siblings: Germaine Smith, Marie Thiel, Genevieve Ambrosius and Luke Verbeten; sisters-in-law Gertrude VandeHey, Lee VandeHey and Dorothy Zelzer; and a special friend Joanne Vande Yacht, as well as nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, Frances, Mark was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold and Mary; brothers-in-law and sister-in-law: Doug Smith, Earl Thiel, Robert Ambrosius, Eunice Verbeten. Family and friends may visit at St. Clare Parish-St. Paul Site, Wrightstown, on Friday, January 22, from 3:00pm until 6:30pm. A parish prayer service will be held at 6:30pm. Visitation will continue on Saturday, at the church, from 9:00am until 10:45am. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am with Rev. Dennis Bergsbaken and Rev. Carl Meulemans concelebrating. Burial in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Wrightstown. Cotter Funeral Home of Wrightstown is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Clare Catholic School, Wrightstown.