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The Downey Eagle 
Friday, October 29, 1999
Vol. 7 No. 36

Francis S. Van Rensselaer is mourned by many here
DOWNEY-Services will be held today, Friday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m. at the Coleman Mortuary in La 
Habra for Francis S. "Van" Van Renselaer, who died Oct. 25 as a result of complications following 
a stroke. 
He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on July 20, 1912, and moved to Inglewood in 1926 where he 
graduated from Inglewood High School in 1929, later attending Compton College. He worked for 
General Motors Truck Division in Los Angeles and later John Hancock Life Insurance Company 
from 1940 until retirement in 1974. He was a longtime resident of Downey, moving here in 1949. 
He loved golf. 
A veteran of World War II, he landed Omaha Beach in June, 1944 and was also involved in the 
1945 liberation of a forced labor camp in Germany. He was awarded two Bronze Stars for this. 
Survivors include his wife, Maxine of La Habra; his son, Robert of Downey; a daughter, Francine 
Coons of Livermore; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 
Burial with full military honors will follow at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside.