Smits, Francis Joseph

1917 - 2005  (87 years)    Has 6 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Smits, Francis Joseph
  Born	8 Jul 1917	De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Apr 2005	De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	16 Apr 2005
  Green Bay Press Gazette
  Smits, Francis J.Francis J. Smits, 87, De Pere died Friday, April 15, 2005, at a local hosp ital. Francis was born July 8, 1917, in De Pere, to the late John and Eliz abeth (Sanders) Smits. He married the former Betty J. Mikle on Aug. 2, 194 7, at St. Mary Catholic Church in De Pere. Francis was proud to serve h is country in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II, at Pearl Harbo r. He then worked at the Green Bay Correctional Institute for over 30 year s, retiring in the early ’80s. Francis loved flowers, gardening, and woodw orking. He built many birdhouses and enjoyed watching the birds and feedi ng them. Francis was an avid sports fan who enjoyed following the Packer s, Brewers, and the PGA, especially Tiger Woods.Survivors include his wife, Betty; a son, John and Paula Smits, De Pere a nd their children, Matthew and Michael; a daughter, Patricia and F. Pet er Van Duyse, Green Bay and their children, Sarah Van Duyse, Nashville, Te nn. and Melissa (Jamie) Virnig, De Forest, Wis., and their son, Sam; thr ee sisters, Joyce and Gerald Hendricks, Bette Mae Smits, Florence Moenssen s, all of De Pere; a sister-in-law, Leona Smits, Green Bay; and nieces a nd nephews.He was preceded in death by brothers, Clarence Smits, Marvin (Dorothy) Smi ts; sisters Sr. Clarella, Mary Ann (Edward) Anderson; brother-in-law, Edwa rd Moenssens.Friends may call at the Cotter Funeral Home, 860 N. Webster Ave., De Per e, on Monday, April 18, 2005, from 10 a.m. to noon. Memorial service wi ll be held noon Monday at the funeral home with Fr. John H. Harper officia ting.
  Person ID	I120244	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Smits, John George,   b. 5 Sep 1887, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1961, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sanders, Elizabeth,   b. 3 Dec 1893, Limburg Province, Netherlands ,   d. 12 Feb 1963, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F46723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mikle, Betty J.
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F46724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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