Dolores M. (Hannes) Vanderpoel, 94 of Kenosha, WI died on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Brookside Care Center of Kenosha, with family by her side.

She was born on June 5, 1926, Dolores was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Barbara (Schillinger) Hannes. She attended St. George Catholic School and Bradford High School.

On October 25, 1947, she married Robert J. Vanderpoel at St. George Catholic Church in Kenosha, WI. The same church at which she received all of her sacraments. Robert preceded her in death on January 5, 2004.

Dolores worked in the office of Tri-Clover and Jockey International as an account receivable clerk prior to starting a family.

She volunteered and chaired many events at St. Mark Catholic Church and School in Kenosha, WI. She was a great cook, enjoyed baking and was always baking cookies to bring to events and give to friends. Her favorite pass time was playing Bridge and she would never pass up an opportunity to spend an afternoon being challenged to get the Grand Slam or take the Lead or a Blind lead. We never really understood what she was talking about, but she was always excited with her accomplishments, and we agreed! Mom also enjoyed wearing hats, whether it was her annual birthday hat, or her mink winter hat…always fun!

Mom and Dad had a beautiful yard and garden with lots of vegetables, and a pear and a peach tree. She was always kept busy with freezing and canning.

She enjoyed traveling with Dad to Alaska, Hawaii, the Eastern Coast where they so enjoyed seeing the light houses, and she bragged about going to 48 of the 50 states, we never knew which two states they missed! Funny stories were always shared, our favorite was the time they met a couple at a Dairy Queen somewhere in Tennessee and she called from their house explaining that they (Mom and Dad) were invited to spend the night with their “new, just met” friends who were complete strangers. Us kids thought they were nuts. All went well and they enjoyed their stay and kept in touch for some time. Being the youngest of 14 children, she always said “she was spoiled and loved the attention”.

Survived by her children, Pat (Bud) Stecky of Kenosha, WI, Bob (Susan) Vanderpoel of Burlington, WI, and Linda (Rob) Burgess of Heber-Overgaard, AZ. Also, survived by her four grandchildren, Bridget (Todd) Clementi of Waukesha, WI, Brad (Elizabeth) Stecky of Racine, WI, Addison Vanderpoel of Burlington, WI, and Spencer Vanderpoel of Seattle, WA.

Along with her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by nine brothers, John, Joe, Nicholas George, Peter, Louis, Henry, Raymond and William Hannes. And four sisters, Margaret Arentz, Florence Young, Madeline Vanderpoel and Dorothy Vaughn.

Special thanks to all the staff at Brookside Care Center for their care, attention and support over the years. Mom always made sure she had “goodies” which consisted of lots of chocolate candy she would encourage staff to enjoy.

Service Info

Funeral services honoring Dolores’s life will be held privately. Entombment will take place in All Saints Mausoleum.