Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007

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Verhaegen Bill 000713 p5
Bill Verhaegen, 78;  Bill Verhaegen, a well-known Crows Landing area farmer, died Tuesday at the Franciscan
Convalescent Hospital in Merced following an extended illness.  He was 78.  He was a native of Orange County and
farmed in that area before moving his family here in 1956.  During World War II he served in the construction division of
the Seabees, a U.S. Navy unit. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church.  He and his late wife Valentine "Buttons"
enjoyed traveling and took numerous trips abroad, often visiting relatives in Belgium. She preceded him in death in 1996.
Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 p.m. at Hillview Funeral Chapel, followed by a vigil at 7 p.m.  A Mass is scheduled for
Saturday at 10 am, at Sacred Heart Church Burial in Patterson District Cemetery will follow.  Survivors include two sons,
Ken and Bill Verhaegen, both of Patterson; one daughter, Kathryn Hansen of Merced five grandchildren; and a brother,
Rene Verhaegen of Palm Springs.  Remembrances may be sent to Parkinson's Institute, 1170 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale
Calif. 94089