Yvonne V. Van Treeck

    Yvonne Veronica Van Treeck passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at age 91.    Heaven gained another angel as Yvonne was reunited with her soulmate Marvin.    
    She was born Nov. 16, 1928, in Random Lake, Wis., to Peter and Johanna (Kirst) Kies.    
    She married Marvin Van Treeck on Nov. 15, 1947, and raised seven children during her almost 60 years of marriage. She had 17 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
    She lived a happy life and was always surrounded by family. Christmas was a big event every year and always at her house.    Family was the most important thing to her and the rest of the Van Clan.  
    She was a nurse’s aide at both St. Alphonsus Hospital and Heritage Nursing Home.  She was also a member of the Silver Bells Dance Group.
    She loved singing and we closed our sibling Zoom meetings with her singing, “He’s got the whole world in his arms.” It is now the Van Clan theme song.
    She loved to travel and was especially fond of cruises. She was on 14 Van Clan family cruises
    Yvonne was preceded in death by her parents Peter and Johanna Kies; her husband Marvin; her two sisters, Ellen (George) Binsfield and Rosalia (Jerry) Hammond; her sisters-in-law Mary Ann Kies, LaVerne Depies and Bernice Lanser; her brothers-in-law George Binsfield, Jerry Hammond, Arnold Lanser and Edwin Depies; her daughters-in-law Gail and Beverly Van Treeck; her grandson Bryan; and her granddaughter Robin.
    Yvonne is survived by her seven children, Thomas (Beverly), Connie (Ed) Moder, Michael (Gail), Phillip (Connie), Joseph (Sandy), Marvin, Jr. and Mary Beth (Chuck) Hartwig; 15 of her grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.  
    She is also survived by her brothers Roy and Robert Kies, sister-in-law Doris Kies and brother-in-law Eugene Van Treeck. She is further survived by other relatives and friends.
    A funeral service will be held on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1619 Washington St., Grafton WI 53024.    
    Entombment will be at Washington County Memorial Park.
    Online condolences and tributes may be sent by visiting www.muellerfuneralhome.com.
    In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Aurora Health Care Foundation in support of Grafton Cancer Services Fund,   www.aurorahealthcarefoundation.org/focus-areas/grafton.