Vernon Vandersee Obituary

Age - 73

September 9, 2023

Prairie du Chien, WI

Vernon R. Vandersee, 73, of Fort Myers, Florida, died Friday, September 8, 2023, at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Funeral services are pending with the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein, Iowa.

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