JOHN VERPLOEGEN obituary

John P. Verploegen, 93, of Havre died Monday Dec. 8, 2003, at a Havre care center of natural causes.

A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church. The funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church with

the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Cottonwood Cemetery north of Havre. A fellowship dinner will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the services at the graveside.

J.P. was born on Aug. 20, 1910, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Henry and Petronella (Cillessen) Verploegen just after the family arri...