Daniel J. Eppinga, 64, of Two Rivers, Wis., and formerly a resident of St. Charles, Ill., and Idaho Springs, passed away Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009, at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers after a brief battle with lung cancer.
He was born Dec. 3, 1945, in Clarendon Hills, Ill., where he was raised. Daniel served his country as a U.S. Navy Seabee during the Vietnam War.
He was very handy and worked as a self-employed carpenter who built or completely remodeled every home he ever owned. He was a member of the VFW in Idaho Springs and the Elks Club in Manitowoc.
He is survived by his wife, Sharon nee Lindsay of Two Rivers, his stepdaughter, Lauren (Tim) Guydan, and a granddaugher, Jane Guydan, all of Naperville, Ill.; three sisters, Alice Eppinga of Greece, Janet (Daniel) Draley of Iowa and Kathy (David) Baugh of Elgin, Ill.; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Siebron and Mary Eppinga, and three brothers, Thomas, Robert and David.
A Mass of Christian burial was held Saturday, Jan. 2, at 10 a.m. at Notre Dame Catholic Church, in Clarendon Hills, Ill. Private interment took place at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill. A visitation was held Friday, Jan. 1 at the Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home in Naperville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the VFW Foundation, 406 W. 34th St., Suite 514, Kansas City, MO 64111.