Mr. Van Cuyk, 89, of Rochester, died Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Golden Living Center West.
John was born on July 7, 1921, in Little Chute, Wis., to Henry and Anna Van Cuyk. He grew up in Kimberly, Wisconsin, where he attended school. John served stateside in the United States Army during WWII from 1941 to 1945. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and later played for the Saint Paul Saints. After John's baseball career ended, he went into real estate and car sales.
John married Josephine Fiers in 1941 in Kimberly, Wis., who later passed away in 1988. On December 9, 1989, he remarried to Kathryn R. Ellison in Cleveland, Ohio.
John was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Elks.
Survivors include his wife; sons, John Jay (Lila) Van Cuyk of Phoenix, Ariz., and Lonnie P. (Linda) Van Cuyk of Schaumburg, Ill.; step-children, Judy (Chris) Canney of Bloomington, Minn., John (Diane) Ellison of Lewiston, Idaho, and Liz (Michael) Yochum of Rochester; 6 grandchildren, 6 step-grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. John is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Anna Van Cuyk; first wife, Josephine; brothers, Joseph, Frank and Chris Van Cuyk; and sister, Delores.
Memorials are preferred to Lourdes High School or the American Cancer Society.
Macken Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Obituary and photo from Rochester Post Bulletin, July 13, 2010.
Mr. Van Cuyk, 89, of Rochester, died Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Golden Living Center West.
John was born on July 7, 1921, in Little Chute, Wis., to Henry and Anna Van Cuyk. He grew up in Kimberly, Wisconsin, where he attended school. John served stateside in the United States Army during WWII from 1941 to 1945. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and later played for the Saint Paul Saints. After John's baseball career ended, he went into real estate and car sales.
John married Josephine Fiers in 1941 in Kimberly, Wis., who later passed away in 1988. On December 9, 1989, he remarried to Kathryn R. Ellison in Cleveland, Ohio.
John was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Elks.
Survivors include his wife; sons, John Jay (Lila) Van Cuyk of Phoenix, Ariz., and Lonnie P. (Linda) Van Cuyk of Schaumburg, Ill.; step-children, Judy (Chris) Canney of Bloomington, Minn., John (Diane) Ellison of Lewiston, Idaho, and Liz (Michael) Yochum of Rochester; 6 grandchildren, 6 step-grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. John is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Anna Van Cuyk; first wife, Josephine; brothers, Joseph, Frank and Chris Van Cuyk; and sister, Delores.
Memorials are preferred to Lourdes High School or the American Cancer Society.
Macken Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Obituary and photo from Rochester Post Bulletin, July 13, 2010.
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