Background
Deven, Louis Francis Van was born on April 10, 1919 in Liverpool, England. Son of George William and Margaret Hannah (Thorsen) Van Deven. came to the United States 1920.
Deven, Louis Francis Van was born on April 10, 1919 in Liverpool, England. Son of George William and Margaret Hannah (Thorsen) Van Deven. came to the United States 1920.
Apprentice, Berger Jewelry Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, 1936-1941; journeyman jeweler, Kunzelman Brothers Jewelry Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, 1945-1947; journeyman jeweler, Penzler Jewelry Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, 1947-1952; owner, Van Deven, Inc., Carrollton, Illinois, since 1952.
Sergeant United States Air Force, 1941-1945, Middle East. Member Seed Savers Exchange, Illinois Checker Association (secretary 1973-1992), Amnesty International.
Married Marie Rose Budarek, October 5, 1946. Children: Linda Marie, Kathleen Rose, George Louis, Jean Marie.