Frances C. (Van Grinsven) Vander Pas, Little Chute, age 99, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Parkside Care Center, Little Chute. She was born February 5, 1916 in Marion, Wisconsin to the late John and Frances (Vander Linden) Van Grinsven. Frances married Anthony Vander Pas on June 16, 1937 at St John Catholic Church, Little Chute. He died on August 10, 1987.

Frances is survived by their children: Lawrence (Mary) Vander Pas, Carol (Ken) Grode, Gerald (Marilyn) Vander Pas, Eugene (Phyllis "Lefty") Vander Pas, Wayne (Jane) Vander Pas, Greg (Jane) Vander Pas and Jeff (Lynn) Vander Pas; grandchildren: Susan (Alan) Spaulding, Donna (Scot) DeGoey, Cheri (Robert) Albrecht, David (Linda) Vander Pas; Sarah (Greg) Ebben, Edmund (Crystal) Grode, Michael (Denise) Grode, Kay (Kurt) Dorow, Charles (Heidi Lukas) Grode; Matthew and Lee Vander Pas; Chad (Gwen) Vander Pas, Dayna (David) Wolf, Lana (Todd) Granger; Alicia Lugaeur, Anthony (Jennifer) Vander Pas; Christopher, Frances and Brooke Vander Pas; Joshua (Kristin) Vander Pas, Carrie and Benjamin Vander Pas; great grandchildren: Amanda Spaulding; Heidi (Bryon) Frank, Katie (Andrew) Geurts, Ashley (fiance Jason Everts) DeGoey; Abby (Christopher) Hall, Megan Albrecht, Sam (Gloria) Albrecht; Anthony (Sarah) Vander Pas, Travis Vander Pas; Kenneth Grode; Garrot and Matthew, Alli, and Aaron Grode; Lucas and Logan Dorow; Lauren and Jackson Vander Pas; Kali (Jeremiah) Piontek, Isaiah, Parker and Casey Vander Pas; Alex, Nicholas and Karleigh Wolf; Drew, Catey and Gracey Granger; great great grandchildren: Nathan and Emily Frank, Josie and Hannah Geurts, Jacob Everts, Henry Hall, Emma Albrecht, Jayla Vander Pas and Olivia VanderPas; and sisters-in-law: Betty (Cyril) Vander Pas, Missourri; and Geraldine (John) Biersteker, Ohio. She is further survived by nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Frances was preceded in death by her spouse, Tony; great grandchildren: Sarah Spaulding, Matthew and Mark Grode and Tyler Vander Pas; sisters: Anna Van Grinsven (infant), Johanna Van Grinsven (infant), Marie Lamers-Balgie and Grace Schaefer; brothers: John (Lorraine) Van Grinsven, Theodore (Josie) Van Grinsven, Martin (Elizabeth) Van Grinsven, Joseph (Eunice) Van Grinsven, and Robert (Ruth) Van Grinsven; her father and mother-in-law William and Marie (Koenen) Vander Pas; in-laws: Lorraine Van Grinsven-Nushart, Walter Schaefer, Josephine Van Grinsven-Akeman, Elizabeth Van Grinsven, Robert Lamers, Paul Balgie, Eunice Van Grinsven, Nick (Rose) VanderPas, Cornelius (Rita) VanderPas, Mary Ann (Fred) Domke, Katherine (Marvin) Hartjes, Harriet (Harold) Gossman, John Biersteker and Cyril VanderPas; and nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held Friday February 20, 2015 at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE CATHOLIC CHURCH (323 Pine St. Little Chute) beginning at 3:00 p.m. until time of Mass at 5:00 p.m. The Rev. Ronald Belitz will officiate. Committal St. John Cemetery. A memorial is being established. To sign the guest book, please visit oconnellfh.com.

Special thanks for the loving care given to Frances by the people at Parkside and also Dr. Travis Kroner.