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- My Grandma Romenesko is Jane Francis Smits and she was born on May 26, 1932 in Kimberly, Wisconsin. She married Eugene John Romenesko on February 6, 1952. They first lived in Kimberly when they were married and moved to Canal Street in Little Chute in 1964.
When my Grandma was young she loved to go to her Grandma and Grandpa Bauman's farm in Mackville, Wisconsin. The farm had a hay loft and she would spend lots of time playing there and riding the horses. One summer when she was 11 years old she was riding a horse outside the barn with no saddle. Something must have scared the horse and it started to run back toward the barn. Great -Great Grandpa Bauman saw my grandma getting close to the barn door and told her to duck! If he didn't yell this Grandma Romenesko may have hit her head and fell off the horse. She said she is lucky that he did as Great-Great Grandpa Bauman probably saved her life.
Sam Hietpas, 2012
- Jane F. Romenesko, Little Chute, age 83, was called to the Lord with her family by her side Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was born in Little Chute on May 26, 1932 to the late John and Phyllis (Bauman) Smits. Jane married the love of her life and inseparable partner, Eugene Romenesko, on February 6, 1952 at Holy Spirit Parish in Kimberly. He preceded her in death on March 14, 2009.
Jane was a devoted mother of eleven children, and together with Gene, they became active members of St. John's parish and raised the kids with a strong catholic faith. On any given Sunday they could be seen filing into church in their Sunday best.
Jane was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. With her unselfish love she was the glue that held the family together. As a young wife and mother much of Jane's time was spent supporting Gene as he started and advanced his many business ventures. Jane's partnership and sacrifice were essential to Gene's success and "Mom's" love and devotion to "Dad" and her family were inspiring.
Together Mom and Dad were blessed with many family and friends that they enjoyed spending time with boating, golfing and traveling. Summers were often spent with weekends at the family cottage, first on Alpine Lake and later Lake Poygan. Mom especially loved the summer holidays when all the kids and grandkids would come up for the extended weekends. For Mom, these weekends were a lot of work, but for her it was a labor of love. Nothing made her happier than to see her family together. They also looked forward to attending their children's and grandchildren's many sporting events and activities, always staying until the end to provide a word of encouragement and a dollar for support.
Later in life Mom and Dad spent time at their winter condo in Venice, Florida where they would enjoy catching up with old friends, taking drives and spending time "down by the jetty". After Dad's passing, Mom remained devoted to her family and remained social with her many friends as well as going out for lunch and dinner with family. She would also find great comfort and joy in feeding the many birds, deer and other animals who would visit her backyard.
Jane is survived by 9 of her 11 children: Pat (Marv) Janssen, Little Chute; Mike (Gail), Little Chute; Jerry (Bev), Kimberly; Tom (Carol), Kaukauna; Jack (Sandy), Kaukauna; Jill (Ron) Tiedt, Little Chute; Dan (Mary), Little Chute; Dave (Kim), Little Chute; and Jan (Troy) Hietpas, Little Chute; daughter-in-law: Polly Romenesko, Kaukauna; 31 grandchildren: Shawna (Kevin) Kerrigan, Travis (Sarah), Jessica and Aaron (Becky) Janssen, Brittany (Jeff) Farber, Brooke (Scott) Tuska, Chelsea (Dan) Gostisha, Blake, Eric (Kim), Scott (Jamie), Tami and Matt (Jenny) Romenesko, Stacey (Tony) Vanden Boogard, Amy (Jeff) Schechterle, Carly and Natalie Romenesko, Dacia (Eric) Hermes, Melissa (Scott) Barribeau, Tricia (Zack) Bons, Patrick Tiedt, Megan (Tim) McMahon, Emily (Matt) Hietpas, Michael and Tyler (Lisa) Romenesko, Marki (Mark) Forstner, Kirsti, Katie, Nicholas (Beth) and Melani Romenesko, Derek and Samuel Hietpas; 28 great grandchildren; brothers and sisters: Carol Wulterkens, Joyce (Jim) Williams, Ken (Jan) and Florian (Grace) Smits; brothers and sisters-in-law: Phyllis Smits, Don (Barb) Romenesko, Carol Tourville, Mary Mahn, Jim (Sue) Romenesko, Alice (Roger) Wynboom and Carl (Alice) Romenesko;
In addition to her parents and husband, Gene, Jane was preceded in death by her sons: Ron and Don; brothers: Sonny (infant), Jack and Ron Smits; father and mother-in-law: Leonard and Geraldine Romenesko; and brothers-in-law: Hank Wulterkens, Claude Tourville and Don Mahn.
Visitation will be held Monday, March 7, 2016 at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE CATHOLIC CHURCH (323 Pine St. Little Chute) beginning at 2:00 p.m. until time of Mass at 5:00 p.m. The Rev. Ronald Belitz will officiate. Committal St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial is being established. To sign the guest book, please visit oconnellfh.com.
The family would like to express a heartfelt thanks to Doctor Mounajjed and the staff on the second floor at St. Elizabeth Hospital for all their special care. And a special thanks to Clare Janssen for being a close, loving, and supportive friend to Mom in recent years.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from Mar. 4 to Mar. 5, 2016
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1932 - 2016 (83 years)
