Smith, Karen Lee b. 30 Jul 1949 Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 1 Jun 2006: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1949 - 2006 (56 years) Has 86 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

Name	Smith, Karen Lee [1]
Born	30 Jul 1949	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA [1]
Gender	Female
Died	1 Jun 2006
Obituary	4 Jun 2006
Karen Derks, age 56, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, June 1, 2006, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Appleton on July 30, 1949, to Marvin H. and Germaine (VanGompel) Smith. Karen married John Derks on February 23, 1974. She was a devoted wife and mother. Karen lived and walked her deep faith in God. She was very active in her church and community, she originated Holy Angels Preschool Bible Time, the Parish Picnic (Silent Auction) and organized and remained coordinator of the Holy Angels/Holy Spirit Scrip program. Karen loved her early morning walks with friends, pilates, her flower gardens and was always available for anyone who needed a helping hand. Throughout her life Karen also ran two businesses of her own: The Sunspot tanning salon for 10 years and a cleaning service for 15 years. Karen is survived by her husband, John Derks; her sons: Jason (Sheri) Derks of Neenah; Greg Derks (special friend Jessi) of Appleton; and Jeff Derks of Darboy; her father, Marvin Smith; brothers, James (Debbie) Smith, and Ronald (Mimi) Smith; and sisters: Patricia (Joseph) Brinsko, Barbara (Michael) Dercks, and Jayne (Mark) Ziegler, mother- in-law, Angela Derks; sisters and brothers-in-law, Trudy (Dave) Gritton, Pat (Jerry) Ozburn, Mary Sprangers, and Kim DeLeeuw. She was preceded in death by her mother, Germaine Smith; a special aunt, Leone VanGompel, a father-in-law, John Derks Sr.; sister-in-law, Rose DeLeeuw, and brother-in-law, George Sprangers. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 5, 2006, at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Darboy; with Father Tom Pomeroy officiating, co-celebrant Father Willie Vandeloo and Deacon Paul Grimm. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Valley Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. until the time of mass at the church. Karen's family would like to extend a special thank you to Homecare Hospice, especially her nurse Ellen and Dr. William and Jane Guenther and to Carol Boots for her Healing Touch. They also want to thank Karen's closest friends, Sheila DeValk and Joyce Wittmann for the loving care and support they provided. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy a memorial fund is being established. Valley Funeral Home 2211 N. Richmond Street
Buried	5 Jun 2006	Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin, USA
	Derks, Karen (Maiden Name: Smith) Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin
Person ID	I17749	1FamilyTree \| JaysRelated, WeslieBougie82821, CarolePeters25925, PatrickKempen16182
Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

Father	Smith, Marvin Henry, b. 16 Mar 1923, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 26 Dec 2013, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 90 years)
Mother	VanGompel, Germaine Minnie, b. 31 Aug 1920, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 25 Jan 2006, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 85 years)
Family ID	F6353	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Derks, John, b. 14 Apr 1944, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 7 Jun 2017, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 73 years)

Married 24 Feb 1974 Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA [1]

Children

	1. Derks, Jason
	2. Derks, Jeff
	3. Derks, Gregory D., b. 22 Apr 1977, Darboy, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA , d. 12 Nov 2013, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 36 years)

Last Modified 1 May 2010

Family ID F6364 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 30 Jul 1949 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Married - 24 Feb 1974 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
	Buried - 5 Jun 2006 - Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin, USA