Smits, Ellen Marie

1922 - 2011  (88 years)    Has 12 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Smits, Ellen Marie
  Born	21 Sep 1922
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Apr 2011
  Obituary	23 Apr 2011
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Ellen "Marie" Vande Voort, age 88, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011, at St. Mary's Hospital in Green Bay. She was born September 21, 1922, to the late Antone and Ann (Lewins) Smits. On May 9, 1942, she was united in marriage to Merlin "Jim" Vande Voort. He preceded her in death on June 17, 1993. Marie was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Oneida, where she was active on the ladies funeral committee and the Christian Mothers. She was a volunteer at Anna John Nursing Home and The Good Shepherd Nursing Home. Marie loved time spent at her cabin in Lakewood, especially with her family. She enjoyed fishing, card playing, gardening, canning and especially baking cookies. She is survived by her children: William Vande Voort, Oneida; Ruth Ann Boyea, Kaukauna; Patrick (Bonnie) Vande Voort, Oneida; Jean (Sam) Johnson, Oneida; Daniel (Gale) Vande Voort, Black Creek; Nicholas (Linda) Vande Voort, Seymour; Joseph (Dorothy) Vande Voort, Oconto; Jerry (Dawn) Vande Voort, Oneida; Thomas (special friend Robin) Vande Voort, Seymour; Barbara Scott, Appleton; David (Carol) Vande Voort, Seymour; daughter-in-law Jolene Vande Voort, Seymour; 29 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren; sister Dorothy (Bill) Greasby, Lakewood; brother Don (Arlene) Smits, De Pere; sisters-in-law Dorothy "Fuzz" Smits and Kathleen "Primp" Zeutzuis. She was preceded in death by: sons Kenneth and Mark and four grandchildren Amy, Lisa, Jimmy and Jeff; one brother Elmer Smits and two sisters Mabel Ebben and Leona "Huntz" Van Den Langenberg. Friends may call at Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home, Seymour, on Monday, April 25, 2011, from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Oneida from 9 a.m. until funeral services at 11 a.m. with Father David Koch and Deacon Bobby Doxtator officiating. Burial in the parish cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.muehlboetter.com.
  Person ID	I175888	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Smits, Antone Albert,   b. 22 May 1899,   d. 24 Feb 1982, Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Lewins, Ann,   b. 6 Dec 1901, Oneida, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 21 Jun 1984, Oneida, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F39452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	VandeVoort, Merlin F. "Jim",   b. 22 May 1913,   d. 17 Jun 1993, Oneida, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	9 May 1942
  Children	1. VandeVoort, Kenneth Antone,   b. 18 Jul 1944,   d. 15 Oct 1993  (Age 49 years)   2. VandeVoort, Mark F.,   b. 22 Dec 1959, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Feb 2002, Marshfield, Wood, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2011
  Family ID	F41007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  VandeVoort, Ella (Maiden Name: Smits)