Ron J. "Van" Van Haren
November 17, 1955 - June 25, 2015
Obituary
Van Haren, Ron J. "Van"
MADISON-Ron J. "Van" Van Haren, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at UW-Hospital. He was born on Nov. 17, 1955, in Madison, the son of Don and Ellie (Cadruvi) Van Haren. Van loved his cats, Murphy and Ojoe. He was an avid Brewers, Badgers and Packers fan. He was a career painter who started in the business with his father. Van is survived by his lifelong companion, Kim Brown; mother, Ellie; brothers, Dan (Jill) Van Haren , Randy (Cindy Baumgartner) Van Haren and Donnie (Jenifer) Van Haren; sisters, Terre (Mike) Van Haren-Roddy and Kim (Barry) Engen; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Don; and grandparents. A memorial service will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Dr., Madison, at 7 p.m., on Friday, July 3, 2015. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 4 p.m. until the time of the memorial service on Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Madison Coalition for the Homeless. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson East
Funeral & Cremation Care
5203 Monona Drive
(608)221-5420
Events
Visitation
Fri Jul 3, 2015 @ 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care - Madison • 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, WI 53716
Memorial Gathering
Fri Jul 3, 2015 @ 7:00 PM CDT
Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care - Madison • 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, WI 53716
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Memories
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Homer Susan Simpson
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Van, you'll deeply be missed at the bar by all your friends rest in peace
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Kurt Steinhofer
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Van, going miss are long talks at solving the world problems. God bless you and your family .
Kurt Steinhofer
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Jenifer ninneman yaroch
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Van, you will be missed by all of us. Rest in peace. I'll never forget trying to get your truck started.
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todd johnson
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I'll miss you big guy, so many good times!
JM
Jon Mork
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My deepest sympathies to the Van Haren family. I will never forget the great times we had growing up on Tompkins Dr. We had so much fun. RIP Ron. I'll see ya in due time.