----Source: Thorp Courier (Clark County) March 31, 1999

Ervin Edmund Van Den Heuvel, 83, Stanley, WI, died Friday, March 26, 1999 at Zastrow Care Center, Gilman.

Ervin was born on January 23, 1916 in Buckman, MN, the son of William and Theresa (Janson) Van Den Heuvel. When he was 4 years old the family moved to Gilman, WI where he grew up. In 1936 he moved to Stanley, WI and worked for Heagle Mfg. and area farms. He enlisted in the Air Force the day after Pearl Harbor and served in the South Pacific and was honorably discharged in February of 1946. He worked for the Stanley Corporation, Howell Co. and Cardinal Corp. until his retirement in 1981. He was married to Mildred Haase at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Stanley on June 5, 1948. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Emer-Quinn Council 3249 of the Knights of Columbus, a 4th degree member of Mother Seton Assembly Knights of Columbus and the Thorp American Legion.

He is survived by his wife Millie and a sister, Helen Tryboski of Stanley and Rolling Hill Estates, CA and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife Irene Russell Van Den Heuvel 5 brothers: Aloys, Elmer, Roman, Arthur and Kenneth and 1 sister, Laura Fry.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 30, 1999, 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Stanley, with Father Robert Nelson officiating. Burial was in Holy Family Cemetery. Visitation was Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Plombon Funeral Home, Stanley. A Parish Rosary was recited at 7:00 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home by the Knights of Columbus.