Children of Jessie Riel and Henry van Ruiswijk are:
William (Bill) van Ruiswijk, born January 05, 1917 in Town of Trenton, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died November 01, 2000 in Waupun Memorial Hospital, Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
Jacob van Ruiswijk, born May 09, 1919 in Alto, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin; died August 26, 1982 in Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Elizabeth van Ruiswijk, born PRIVATE. She married Gordon Bille PRIVATE; born April 26, 1927 in Alto, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin; died May 30, 1999 in At his home, Waupun, Wisconsin.
James van Ruiswijk, born PRIVATE. He married Norma Feller PRIVATE ,
born January 24, 1941 of Leroy, Dodge County.,Wisconsin;
died April 15, 1995 in at her home, 100 Taylor Street, Waupun,Dodge County.,Wisconsin.
Infant van Ruiswijk, born Unknown; died Unknown.
Infant van Ruiswijk, born Unknown; died Unknown.
lived at Riverdale Manor Nursing Home for the past three and a half years, died July 25 following a
four month illness. Mrs. Van Ruiswyk was born July 3, 1893, in the town of Alto, a daughter of
Jacob and Jacobus Fidder Riel. She was married to Henry Van Ruiswyk Nov. 18, 1914, in Alto.
The couple farmed until his death in 1955 when she retired to Waupun. Survivors include three sons,
William, Jacob, and James, all of Waupun; one daughter, Mrs. Gordon (Elizabeth) Bille, Waupun;
six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ella Van Loo, Waupun; and nieces
and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Reformed Church
where she had been a member. The Rev. George Chermak officiated. Visitation was held at Kohls
Funeral Home Tuesday evening from 4 to 9 p.m. Interment was in Forest Mound Cemetery.
Gordon A. Bille, 72, of Waupun, died Sunday May 30, 1999, at his home.
The funeral was Wednesday, June 2, at Emmanuel Reformed Church, Waupun. Burial was in Forest Mound Cemetery, Waupun.
Mr. Bille was born April 26, 1927, in the town of Alto, Wis., son of Henry and Ruth (Wellhouse) Bille. He was married to Elizabeth Van Ruiswyk.
He lived in Waupun all of his married life, and was employed by Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac, Wis., retiring in 1989. He was a member of Emmanuel Reformed Church, Waupun and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Korean War in Korea and Japen.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth of Waupun; one sister Dorothy Van Ruiswijk of Brandon, Wis., several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Friends called on Tuesday, June 1, at the Werner-Harmsen Funeral Home, Waupun, and on Wednesday, June 2, at the church.
Norma Van Ruiswyk, 54, of 100 Taylor St., Waupun, died Saturday, April 15, 1995 at her home, following a two year battle with cancer.
Funeral services were Tuesday, April 18 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Waupun. The Rev. Knopp officiated. Burial was in Forest Mound Cemetery in Waupun.
Mrs. Van Ruiswyk was born Jan. 24, 1941 in the town of LeRoy, the daughter of Adolph and Ida (Ruhland) Feller. She married James Van Ruiswyk on June 25, 1983 in Waupun.
She was employed by the Ideal Shoe Factory in Waupun for 15 years and later was employed by Waupun Memorial Hospital in the dietary department for 17 years. She was also a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Waupun.
Survivors include her husband, James; her mother, Ida Feller, a resident of the Christian Home in Waupun; a sister, Alice (Robert) Klarkowski of Juneau; other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Friends called at the Werner-Harmsen Funeral Home, Waupun, on Monday, April 17, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Hope.
