Carl Ten Pas

Carl Ten Pas, 93, of Cedar Grove entered eternal life on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice with his family by his side.

Carl was born Feb. 16, 1932, in Cedar Grove, the son of Herbert and Mabel (Theune) Ten Pas. 

He graduated from Cedar Grove High School. He went on to serve his country in the U.S. Army, and upon returning from Korea, he was united in marriage with Jo Ann M. Joosse on Aug. 28, 1953. They lived in Indiana and Colorado Springs, Colo., before returning to Cedar Grove, where they raised their family. The couple shared 69 years together before Jo Ann’s passing in 2022.

Carl was a lifelong member of First Reformed Church of Cedar Grove, where he served as an elder and deacon. 

He was employed for 37 years with Wisconsin Electric until his retirement in 1992. Carl always made sure everything was perfect and level and gave a lot of thought to every decision he made. 

He enjoyed hobby farming, working in his workshop, fishing and many trips up north. He had a love of animals, especially dogs, and was very proud of his military service. Carl loved traveling with Jo Ann over the years, and his family was most important to him.

He is survived by one son, John (Sherry) Ten Pas of Cedar Grove; four daughters, Jane (Doug) Herzog of Cedar Grove, Carla Obbink of Cedar Grove, Carol (Scott) Mentink of Oostburg and Mary (Andrew) Lavey of Cedar Grove; 18 grandchildren, Robert (Liz) Ten Pas, Katie Ten Pas, Clare (Jack) Randall, David (Lara) Herzog, Anna (Mike) Forbes, Dan (Lily) Herzog, Jonathan (Briana) Herzog, JoEllen (Peter) DeHaai, Jaclyn (Steve) Ratajczak, Melanie (Brayden) VanEss, Gail (Tim) Stokdyk, Beth (Bob) Larson, Monica Mentink, Abigail (Eric) Boehlke, Stephen Lavey, Lydia Lavey, Ben Lavey and Jonah Lavey; and 27 great-grandchildren. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife Jo Ann; beloved son-in-law and granddaughter Brian and Megan Obbink; parents; sister Muriel (Lloyd) Mentink; parents-in-law John and Maria (Geldof) Joosse; brothers-in-law George (Eunice) Joosse, Adrian (LaVerne) Joosse, William (Lillian) Joosse and John (Phyllis) Joosse; and sisters-in-law Tannie (Clarence) DeMaster, Maude (Lester) Heinen, Ann (Alvin) Navis, Marie (Paul) Nyhof and Audrey Joosse.

A funeral service to celebrate Carl’s life was held at First Reformed Church of Cedar Grove on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, at 10 a.m., with Pastor Henry Bradford officiating. A livestream of the service can be viewed by visiting Carl’s obituary page on wenigfh.com. 

Carl was laid to rest beside Jo Ann at Cedar Grove Cemetery.

A visitation took place at church on Sunday, Aug. 24, from 2 to 5 p.m. and again on Monday from 9 a.m. until the service.

Memorial contributions may be made in his honor to the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice or First Reformed Church of Cedar Grove.

The family wishes to extend their appreciation to Bre, Natassja and the staff of Sharon. S Richardson Community Hospice and Jeri, Cindy and Jenny  for their kind and compassionate care of Carl.

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”- Psalm 46:1

Wenig Funeral Home of Oostburg is caring for the Ten Pas family. 

For more information and online condolences, please visit www.wenigfh.com.