Jean Promer

Jean Ann Promer - (Schmitz) - Age 77, died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Jean was born on Aug. 23, 1946, in Kaukauna to Catherine J. (Geigel) and Herbert J. Schmitz. One of two siblings, she graduated in 1964 from Kaukauna High School. She married Richard (Dick) Promer on April 21, 1965. They lived in Kaukauna with their three sons. She’s survived by her three sons: Jeff (Tricia), Rick and Cory; three grandchildren: Jennifer Ryan (Ken), Tyler (Annie) and Hunter (fiancé Katelyn); three great-grandchildren: Amelia, Lochlan and Hallie; her brother-in-law: Don Promer; sister-in-law: Marlene Tennessen (Gene Kostrzak); and sister-in-law: Mary Biesterveld; as well as many nieces, nephews, family and friends. Jean is preceded in death by her husband: Richard Promer; her grandparents: Christine and Ivo Geigel; her parents: Catherine and Herbert Schmitz; her sister: Joan Schmitz; her brother-in-law: Robert Promer; her sister-in-law: Rachel Promer; and her brother-in-law: Dan Biesterveld. In her early years, Jean worked for the Ford Rexall Drug Store on the south side of Kaukauna. Then left to support Dick with his drywall business for more than 50 years. Together they started the first health club in Kaukauna, “Physically Fit". After moving full time to their cottage, she was hired as the first employee at Waubee Lake Lodge in Lakewood and worked there for 15 years. Volunteering was important to her, serving from 1984 until present on the Kaukauna Alumni Foundation Board of Directors, as well as other organizations such as the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, King’s Daughters, Holy Cross Oktoberfest, and Xavier Food Fair. She also enjoyed golf, boating, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held Nov. 28 at the Verkuilen-Van Deurzen Family Funeral Home, Kaukauna. Interment was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Kaukauna. For online condolences, please visit www.verkuilenfh.com. The Promer family would like to thank the staffs at St. Paul Elder Services and St. Elizabeth Hospital Oncology Department for their wonderful care and compassion.

VERKUILEN-VAN DEURZEN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 2401 Fieldcrest Drive, Kaukauna, 920 766 2099, www.verkuilenfh.com