Bernard J.
"Bernie"
van Eperen
Born in Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
John B van Eperen, Johanna van Eperen, Marie van Eperen, Leona F van Eperen, Leona F van Eperen, Raymond John van Eperen, Henry J van Eperen, Frances (van Eperen) Richter, Paul A van Eperen, Walter J van Eperen Jr., Luella M (van Eperen) Schultz and Joseph M van Eperen
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
in Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
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Biography
Bernard J. (Bernie) was born in 1920 in Outagamie, Wisconsin in either Buchanan or Kimberly.[1][2] He was the son of Walter van Iperen and Theodora Maria van den Boogard.
On April 3 1940, Bernard was 19, living with his family at 222 North Wilson Street in Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, and working as a beater helper at a paper mill.[1]
Bernard J. van Eperen served in the United States Coast Guard in World War II
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He enlisted in the United States Coast Guard on January 10 1943, receiving his basic training in Boston, Massachusetts. He served during World War II with the rank of seaman, first class.[2][3]
He passed away in 2008 at age 87 and was buried in Kimberly in the Holy Name Cemetery.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com Enumeration District: 44-46; Description: KIMBERLY VILLAGE Source Information Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data:United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. [1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find A Grave Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112675285/bernie-j-vaneperen: accessed 10 August 2022), memorial page for Bernie J. VanEperen (23 Nov 1920–29 Feb 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112675285, citing Holy Name Cemetery, Kimberly, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Julie Mofle (contributor 47888674). [2]
- ↑ Find A Grave Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128699697/raymond-john-vaneperen: accessed 10 August 2022), memorial page for Raymond John VanEperen (29 Jan 1922–10 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 128699697, citing Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by kateb (contributor 47198484). [3]
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