Taylor's obituary
Funeral Services were held on Monday, April 18, 2022 @ Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in La Crosse WI. The service was recorded and can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlvfbSuo60I
Celebration of Life will be held May 1, 2022 from noon to 2pm at Oliver Winery in Bloomington IN in the Old Tasting Room. Friends and family are welcome to come and go throughout the time we will be there.
Taylor Allen Vanderploeg, 24, passed away unexpectedly on March 2, 2022. Having a short and complex life filled with travel to 23 states, including trips to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Tetons, Mount Rushmore, Badlands, Devils Tower, Washington DC, Mammoth Cave, Park City Olympic Park, and more. Hobbies included cooking, reading, architectural drawing and writing. Taylor had a smile that would brighten anyone's day, was intelligent, loving, kind and full of talents. Unfortunately, the struggle to overcome the challenges of mental health and early abuses proved to be insurmountable.
In lieu of flowers donations would be a blessing to receive. Taylor had a dream of architecture. Donations to Habitat for Humanity of Morgan County AL are appreciated and will help fulfill a plan to build a home. Donate via: https://www.morganhabitat.org…
Funeral Service in La Crosse, Wisconsin (April 18) has been arranged. A Memorial in Bloomington, Indiana (May 1), is also being arranged. Please RSVP via this website or contact immediate family, or via email created below, if you would like information related to the services. Messages in memory of Taylor may also be sent via this website or privately to tavanderploeg1@gmail.com. Covid precautions of social distancing will be made, please reply your intentions to attend either service, to allow for better planning.
Taylor is survived by parents Nora and Michael Vanderploeg, Grandparents Michael and Ruth Vanderploeg, and Susan Kerhulas, siblings Kara, Miah, Caige, Oliver and Hannah, nieces and nephews Leia, Delilah, Victor, Antwan, Rosalia as well as many Aunts, Uncles, Cousins both biological and through adoption, who loved Taylor dearly.