December 22, 2018 in Family Life

Walter and Van Schaack Families Throughout the Years

Walter and Van Schaack Families Throughout the Years

The Walter and the Van Schaack families throughout the years tells the story of two families who were very close both parents and kids and the two families did so many things together enriching each others lives.

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December 22, 2018 in Family Life

Lee Van Schaack Plays the Violin for His Family

Lee Van Schaack Plays the Violin for His Family

Lee Van Schaack plays the violin for his parents Jim, and Joyce Van Schaack and for his younger sister, Dana Van Schaack and baby brother Chris Van Schaack.

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December 22, 2018 in Celebrating Life

Celebrating Vicki Russell Mehall

Celebrating Vicki Russell Mehall

In this video we remember the beautiful Vicki Russell Mehall both in photos and in videos.

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December 22, 2018 in Recreational Life

Jim & Joyce Vacation in Las Vegas in 1956

Jim & Joyce Vacation in Las Vegas in 1956

Jim and Joyce Van Schaack were given a free three day stay in Las Vegas at the El Rancho Vegas. This video takes us back to the Vegas strip when things were very different than they are today in 2018. El Rancho Vegas was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip. It was located at 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard, at the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue, in what is now known as Winchester, Nevada. The El Rancho Vegas opened on April 3, 1941. Wikipedia

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December 22, 2018 in Recreational Life

The Van Schaack, Anderson, Russell and Cormier Families on Vacation

The Van Schaack, Anderson, Russell and Cormier Families on Vacation

The Van Schaack, Anderson, Russell and Cormier families take a vacation together and ride horses, go hiking and play in the snow.

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December 22, 2018 in Recreational Life

Van Schaacks Attend the Van Nuys Air Show in 1962

Van Schaacks Attend the Van Nuys Air Show in 1962

Jim and Joyce Van Schaack and kids, with Jim’s Dad, Roy Van Schaack and brother in law Roy Powell and son Tom Powell all attended the Van Nuys Air Show in 1962. Lee and Dana get to take their first plane ride at this air show. The Van Nuys Air Show included old and new aircraft from WWl, WWll, Korea and more. It was a great show.

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December 22, 2018 in Recreational Life

Joyce & Jim Van Schaack Visit Lowell & Lorene Brewer

Joyce & Jim Van Schaack Visit Lowell & Lorene Brewer

Joyce and Jim Van Schaack visit Joyce’s sister and brother in law, Lorene Brewer and Lowell Brewer at their home in Indiana.

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December 22, 2018 in Family Life

The Story of the Van Schaack Family

The Story of the Van Schaack Family

The Story of the Van Schaack Family begins when Joyce and Jim meet in high school. In the fall of 1946 Jim joined the Army and trained at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, then was sent to Tokyo, Japan. Jim was assigned to the 1st Cav. Div. 8th. Cav. Reg. in Tokyo, Japan. Jim was then assigned to 8th Army Special Services and was sent to be director of A & R Athletics & Recreation at the Gohra Hotel in Gohra, Hakone, Japan. Jim returned home to his parents in Los Angeles in 1948 and started college. The Van Schaack’s

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December 22, 2018 in Recreational Life

Stamos Family Take a Vacation to Visit the Van Schaacks

Stamos Family Take a Vacation to Visit the Van Schaacks

Pilot Tom Stamos flies he, Dana and Adam Stamos on a vacation to visit Joyce and Jim Van Schaack in Tarzana, California. Up Up and Away!!!

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