Marilyn A Fritze VandeVelde Claussen

1943 - 2021  (77 years)

• Name	Marilyn A Fritze VandeVelde Claussen
  Born	5 Dec 1943	Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	3 Sep 2021	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	9 Sep 2021	Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I13186	Rossville
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Merrill Fritze
  Mother	Bernice Kraus Fritze
  Family ID	F5883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	August C (Sonny) VandeVelde, Jr.,   b. 19 May 1942, Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 15 May 1997, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 54 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1963	Alma, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Lori A VandeVelde Campbell   2. Kristi D VandeVelde Cockrell   3. Vicki L VandeVelde Shanley   4. Scott Michael VandeVelde,   b. 17 Nov 1971
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2022 20:16:50
  Family ID	F3027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Verne Claussen, Jr.
  Married	27 Dec 2003	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Documents		Marriage- Vande Velde, Marilyn-Claussen, Verne Marilyn A. Vande Velde Dr. Verne E. Claussen Jr. Vande Veld Claussen Marilyn A. Vande Velde and Dr. Verne E. Claussen Jr. were united in marriage Dec. 27,2003, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Father John Torrez officiated. Parents of the couple are the Merrill and Bernice Fritze, who lived in Alma, and Dorothy E. Claussen, of Alma, and the late Verne E. Claussen Sr. The bride was escorted down the aisle by her children, Scott Vande Velde, Lori Campbell and Kristi Cockrell, all of Silver Lake, and Vicki Shanley, Pratt. The groom’s attendants were his children, Verne E. Claussen III, Olathe, and Mary Chris Claussen, Overland Park. The bride is employed as a paraprofessional at Silver Lake Grade School. The groom is a doctor of optometry with offices in Wamego, St. Marys and Onaga. Following a honeymoon trip to Kauai, Hawaii, the couple reside on the Claussen Ranch near Alma.
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2017 14:22:10
  Family ID	F5882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - 9 Sep 2021 - Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Claussen, Marilyn Marilyn A. VandeVelde Claussen, 77, passed away early Friday, September 3, 2021, at a Topeka nursing home. She was born December 5, 1943, in Wamego, the daughter of Merrill and Bernice Kraus Fritze. Marilyn was raised in the Alma community and graduated from Alma High School in 1961. She attended Clark’s School of Business in Topeka. Marilyn provided daycare in Silver Lake for many years, worked at a local bank and loved being a paraprofessional for the Silver Lake School District. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys, and previously of St. Stanislaus in Rossville. Marilyn was a past member of the EHU and volunteered at the Silver Lake Senior Center. She was a member of a Bunko group for many years. Marilyn loved her family and enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s activities. Marilyn liked gardening, canning, and playing board games and cards. She enjoyed camping, riding horses, riding on a four wheeler with her husband Doc, and attending KSU games. On January 12, 1963, Marilyn was united in marriage to August C. “Sonny” VandeVelde. He preceded her in death on May 15, 1997. She was also preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Joseph “Joe” Fritze. Marilyn was united in marriage to Dr. Verne Claussen, Jr. on December 27, 2003, in St. Marys. He survives of the home. Other survivors include her children, Lori (Curt) Campbell, Silver Lake, Vicki (Dave) Shanley, Silver Lake, Kristi (Phillip) Cockrell, Lenexa, Scott (Lori) VandeVelde, Silver Lake; and step children, Mary Chris (Ron) Myers, Delia, Verne Claussen III (Kathleen), Ingelheim, Germany; grandchildren, Chelsea (Chad) Ray, Dustin (Jessie) Campbell, Kaci Campbell, Alexis Campbell, Taylor VandeVelde, Trevor Shanley, Lyndsey VandeVelde, Dylan VandeVelde and Kaden VandeVelde, step grandchildren, Mary Leigh Myers, Hanna Myers and John Henry Myers; great-grandchildren, Reagan Ray, Goldyn Campbell and Anakyn Campbell; many extended family members. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Internment will be in the Silver Lake Cemetery. Mrs. Claussen will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. until the Rosary at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.