James Veulemans

James Veulemans, of Camdenton, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2023, with family at his side. He was born November 27, 1937, to John Dominic Veulemans and Edith May Higbee in Tipton, Missouri. He grew up in the Tipton and Syracuse area with two brothers and two sisters. His family was in the grain elevator business. There, he learned the importance of hard work and family. Jim graduated from Tipton High School in 1955. After high school, he attended the University of Missouri in Columbia. In 1957, he returned home to work in the family business. On April 4, 1959, Jim married the love of his life, Glenda Maupin. They were blessed with two sons, John and Don. Later, in 1959, they moved to Kansas City where he started his thirty-four-year career at Hallmark Cards. During his career, he rose to manage the tool and die department. He traveled abroad to Hong Kong and Trinidad to train and manage facilities there. He was a mentor and good friend to many. He retired from Hallmark in 1992. That year, he and Glenda “retired” to their Lake of the Ozarks home that Jim had built along with the help of his two sons. Their lake home was always full of friends and family. He loved to share his passion for the lake with many fishing and skiing outings and after dark cruises. Jim liked to stay busy. After moving to the lake, he and a friend started a small construction business where they built additions and decks. Later, Jim started his third career working at Bud Allen Plastics. He retired from there in 2017. Jim was a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus. In Kansas City, at St. Andrew’s he was a Grand Knight. He was also on the parish council. He and Glenda were longtime members at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Laurie and they also attended St. Anthony in Camdenton most recently. Jim was a member of the Osage Community Elks Lodge 2705 in Laurie where he was a leader there as well. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Wilma Josephine “Billie” Huddleston (Vick) and Kathryn “Kate” Nawrocki (Charles), two brothers, Phillip Veulemans and Jack Veulemans (Glenda) and a son, James Donald “Don” Veulemans. Jim is survived by his wife, Glenda, of sixty-four years; a son, John R. Veulemans and wife Darla; a grandson, William James “Bill” Veulemans and numerous nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, May 4th, at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Laurie at 11:00 a.m., with Father John Schmitz celebrating. Graveside services and interment will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m., Thursday, at the church with a rosary prayed at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice Compassus or to the National Shrine of Mary. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.

James Veulemans

November 27, 1937 - April 29, 2023

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November 27, 1937 - April 29, 2023

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