May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022
Dorothy passed today. Please watch over her.
This memorial website was created in memory of my father, Gaston Vlaminck, 86, born on January 21, 1927 and passed away on May 12, 2013. We will remember him forever. His birth certificate was spelled Vleminck, like his father, Peter. The family had come from Belgium to southwest Minnesota.
Gaston fathered ten children plus four miscarriages. He was a good man and a great Dad.
Gaston fathered ten children plus four miscarriages. He was a good man and a great Dad.
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September 29, 2020
September 29, 2020
Hi, Gaston. I miss you and Tom. You have many of your family there, now. My brother is being a pain and there's nobody to talk to here. I will be moving back to Marshall in just over a month. Life here is just too hard. My health has slipped a bit. It just made the most sense. I am looking forward to seeing Dorothy, even though she won't know me consciously. It feels a lot like Richfield used to. I love you.
July 14, 2019
July 14, 2019
I think of you often, Gaston. Lucien's family is missing him today on his birthday. There's a lot of people that miss you and your family. I love you.
June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019
We just had Father's Day. I hope you and my Dad and Tom are all doing well. Mom is there now, too. Gaston, I love you and I miss you. I hate to see Dorothy the way she is. I hope she comes home to you soon. I miss you so much!
May 12, 2019
May 12, 2019
I wanted to say hello. Tom never had a chance, really, to use this. He tried to set up the site, though. I am so thankful for you and your family. I liked you the day I met you! I miss you so much. Take care of Tom for me.
April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019
Hello. I think of you often. A birthday and anniversary have gone by for you and Dorothy. I hate to see her this way and hurt for Bonnie. Please watch over them. I miss you.
March 3, 2019
March 3, 2019
Gaston, I miss you. Today would have been Tom's birthday. Once again, we would have been the same age for a couple of months. I miss you very much!
January 21, 2019
January 21, 2019
Gaston, I miss you and think of you often. Just as I was recovering from the deaths in seven months, Tom's was the last, a woman that was almost like a daughter to me committed suicide. Today you would be 92 if I recall correctly. You were such a good man. I admire you very much. Take care of Tom for me.
December 11, 2018
December 11, 2018
Hi, Gaston. Today was the one-year anniversary of Tom's funeral. I am comforted knowing that he is with his family. I miss you so much! Dorothy is hard on Bonnie. I feel helpless to do anything except pray. That, I do a lot. I am so grateful you and Tom both passed quickly. I love you.
June 2, 2018
June 2, 2018
Gaston, I miss you so much! It's been five years. Monday will be 6-months since Tom died. Wed will be a year since my Mom died. Dad died six years ago in May, too! Ashley and I moved to Richfield. I'm much happier here in the house I grew up in. It's like moving to a new city, though. So much has changed since Tom and I left in 1993! I wanted to say I love you. Take care of Thomas till I get there.
April 5, 2018
April 5, 2018
Gaston, it took two attempts after Tom's passing, but this memorial page will now stay in the family! I love you as much as my Dad, Don. I miss you as much, too! I love you.
April 4, 2018
April 4, 2018
I miss you and love you. After I die my ashes will be put in Tom's grave. I hope you help Dorothy soon. It's very hard on Bonnie. I just wanted to stop by. I'm going back to the city I love. It will be strange, though. Bless you, Gaston.
January 21, 2018
January 21, 2018
Gaston, I miss you very much. I tried to spend Christmas with your family for you and Tom. He called me the morning he died. It's almost like he said "goodbye". love the family and have mixed feelings about moving away. Please take care of Thomas for me. I miss you, both, very much. I love you. Be happy.
May 12, 2017
May 12, 2017
Gaston, Tom is not very well. He has aged an awful lot in the last two years. We both miss you ver much. We gave Ashley May 12th for a birthday. Close enough. I really miss you! I gave Tom the photo of you and the family that I took when I first met you. God Bless you.
October 14, 2016
October 14, 2016
Dear Dad. I love you, and miss you very much. I'm
doing OK. but I still miss you.
doing OK. but I still miss you.
May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016
Hi, we never knew the exact date out kitten was born about a year before you passed. We gave her this day as her "birthday". We love and miss you more than I can put into words. I wanted to make it easier for your son to deal with losing his father. Hope you and both my fathers are getting along. Well, not both, just Don K. and Grandpa W. You were much like Grand Pa. That IS a compliment! I'll keep praying. I love and miss you.
January 23, 2016
January 23, 2016
Has it been another year? I miss you so much. Tom misses you very much. I am so glad that the two of you talked about things before you became so ill. Thanks for all you and Dorothy did to help us. I am trying to make sure Tom's later years are the best possible they can be. Happy 89th birthday.
January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016
Gaston, We miss you so much. We think of you nearly all the time. I am so glad your were a part of my life. You are a wonderful person now spirit. I miss you.
May 16, 2015
May 16, 2015
Gaston, we miss you so very much! I will never forget the day I met you, and how special things were. I really wish I could have had a few more minutes with you.
January 23, 2015
January 23, 2015
Gaston, I think of you very often. We all miss you. Thank you for showing me what a great man you are. I have undying admiration and respect for you. Happy Birthday. We miss you.
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May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022
Dorothy passed today. Please watch over her.
September 29, 2020
September 29, 2020
Hi, Gaston. I miss you and Tom. You have many of your family there, now. My brother is being a pain and there's nobody to talk to here. I will be moving back to Marshall in just over a month. Life here is just too hard. My health has slipped a bit. It just made the most sense. I am looking forward to seeing Dorothy, even though she won't know me consciously. It feels a lot like Richfield used to. I love you.
July 14, 2019
July 14, 2019
I think of you often, Gaston. Lucien's family is missing him today on his birthday. There's a lot of people that miss you and your family. I love you.
Gallery
A photo of Gaston a couple years before his death.
Tom, Dorothy, Grandma Wambeke, Bonnie & Ed Laleman, Gaston.
Recent stories
A mixed up memorial
August 22, 2019
As he was Tom's father, I [Julie] paid for the site and wanted to let my husband set this up for his own father. Thomas died before finishing it, so some things I have had to put in. I greatly admire my mother and father-in-law.
Meet the family.
April 5, 2018
This picture is from about August, 1991. Tom's parents, grandmother, and sister came to meet Tom's girl-friend, Julie D. Houlding. It went very well, I assume, his Dad gave me a kiss on the cheek when they left! All I did was give him a hug. Normal for me, I'm part Italian and French. Grandma Wambeke, Margaret, was a very special lady. She told me all about her children, especially one that is a nurse. That nurse is like her mom, very special.
The family came to where Thomas lived once a year, in the summer. The family is a farm family, so your time for travel is limited. We were talking about marriage, but I clearly felt I was under inspection. Tom proposed Dec 16, 1991, so I must have passed. When they were saying goodbye I hugged Gaston. He kissed my cheek!
The family came to where Thomas lived once a year, in the summer. The family is a farm family, so your time for travel is limited. We were talking about marriage, but I clearly felt I was under inspection. Tom proposed Dec 16, 1991, so I must have passed. When they were saying goodbye I hugged Gaston. He kissed my cheek!
Dad and his father.
July 1, 2015
Gaston was my Dad. He told many stories of growing up on the farm with my grand-father. One that I recall was how my Grand Pa would chase him with the slop pail. There was no indoor plumbing back then, so that five gallon pail was human waste that would get dumped in the outhouse. Dad ran so fast that he ran completely around the house (outside) and caught up with his father!