Harold Emanuel Smits

Male 1905 - 1994  (88 years)


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  • Name Harold Emanuel Smits 
    Born 16 Sep 1905  DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Aug 1994  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, De Pere, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I290502  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2018 

    Father Frank Nicolis Smits,   b. 14 Dec 1869, Maashees en Overloon, Noord Brabant, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1936, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Franc,   b. 29 Nov 1874,   d. 25 Apr 1917  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 03 Oct 1899  Brown County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F113884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mabel Gauthier,   b. 09 May 1906, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 2001  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 23 Nov 1927  DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Veramae Smits,   b. 22 Aug 1928,   d. 22 Sep 2005  (Age 77 years)
     2. Mary Smits
     3. Lynda Smits
     4. James Smits
     5. Gerald John Smits,   b. 03 Jan 1935,   d. 04 Mar 2020  (Age 85 years)
     6. Roy Smits
     7. Thomas L Smits
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F117344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Harold E. Smits
      Harold E. Smits, 88, 221 S. Huron St., De Pere, died Sunday afternoon, August 21,1994 at a local. hospital. The son ofthe late Frank Nicholas and Mary (Franc) Smits was born on September 16, 1905 in De Pere and lived here all of his life. He was a graduate of De Pere High School. On November 23, 1927 Harold and the former Mabel Gauthier were married at St. Joseph Catholic Church, De Pere by Father Bernard Pennings. Harold served for 30 years as a De Pere Police Officer, retiring as Captain on October 7,1967. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, De Pere. Survivors include his wife Mabel; three daughters and two sons·in·law, Veramae and Robert Peters, De Pere; Mary and James Powers, Neenah; Lynda Heuvelmans, De Pere; four sons and daughters·in-law, James H. and Mary Helen Smits, Falls Church, Va.; Gerald and Jill Smits, De Pere; Roy and Mary Lou Smits, Eau Claire; Thomas and Judy Smits, De Pere; 28 grandchildren; 29 great·grandchildren; one brother Lloyd Smits, Wausau; two sisters Agnes Smits, Mary and Clarence Pasterski, all of De Pere; a former daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Lee Smits, De Pere, nieces, nephews, special friends. He was preceded in death by a
      grandson, Gerald John Smits Jr. one brother Emil Smits; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Frances Campbell, Dorothy and Walter Gauthier; one daughter.in-Iaw, Clara Mae Smits. Friends may call at Cotter Funeral Home, 860 N. Webster Ave, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Parish Prayer Service 7 p.m. On Wednesday friends may call at St. Mary Catholic Church, 121 S. Superior St., De Pere from 9:30 a.m. until service. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 Wednesday at the church with Father John H. Harper officiating.