Mrs. Kenneth (Laverne A.) Hennessey, age 72, of 3604 Menchalville Road, Cato,
died Saturday, May 10, 2003 at the Manorcare East, Green Bay. Funeral services
will be held at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at the St. Patrick Church
site, Maple Grove and 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, Whitelaw. The
Rev. Richard Heymen will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial with burial to
follow at St. Patrick Cemetery, Maple Grove.
Laverne was born Dec. 24, 1930 in Green Bay, daughter of the late Paul D. and
Olive Kiel Mangin. She grew up in the Maple Grove area and was a 1948 graduate
of Valders High School. On Sept. 7, 1949 Laverne was married to Kenneth Hennessey
at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Maple Grove. The couple farmed in the Town of
Cato and Laverne also worked for Silver Lake College for 25 years. Laverne was
a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Friends of St. Patrick, Wayside Rough
Riders, Taus Ambitius Homemakers, Inland Snowblazers Snowmobile club and a golden
member of the Hummel club. Laverne enjoyed horseback riding, flowers, gardening,
bird watching, reading, bingo, gambling trips and especially time spent with her
grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth of Cato; two daughters and sons-in-law,
Faye and Marv Zeamer, Greenleaf, Diane and Dave Geiger, Reedsville; five grand-
children, Amy and Tom Slavik, Milwaukee; Bill and Leah Zeamer, Waupaca; Angie and
David Corso, Bullhead City, Ariz.; Sadie Geiger, Cedarburg; Derrick Geiger,
Waukesha; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Lyle and rosemary Mangin, Reedsville,
Darryl and rita Mangin, Whitelaw; Gale and Alice Mangin, Cago; Roger Mangin,
Manitowoc; Margaret Mangin, Reedsville; one sister, Marlene Rohan, West Bend;
sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law include: Mary Vogel, Appleton; Bill Hennessey,
Manitowoc; Marge Bodwin, Reedsville; Norbert and Donna Hennessey, Whitelaw; Jane
Kalies, Whitelaw; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends survive. She was
preceded in death by two brothers, Daniel Mangin and Lloyd Mangin as an infant;
two infant sisters, Gloria and Lillian Mangin; five brothers-in-law, Don Rohan,
Eddie Vogel, Don Bodwin, Don Kalies, and roman Hennessey; three sisters-in-law,
Lorraine Hennessey, Florence Hennessey, and Helen Hennessey.
Relatives and friends may call at the St. Patrick Church site, Maple Grove on
Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. Fr.
Heymen will hold a parish prayer service at 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the St.
Patrick Church site. The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Kellnersville
is serving the Hennessey family.
A special thank you to the nurses and staff at Manorcare East for all the excellent
care shown to Laverne during her stay there.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter - Monday, May 12, 2003 - page A3