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Wilford Joseph Smith

Male 1919 - 1982  (63 years)


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  • Name Wilford Joseph Smith 
    Born 24 Feb 1919  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Sep 1982  Janesville, Rock Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8357  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2003 

    Father Henry Joseph Smith,   b. 15 Nov 1892, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Jul 1958, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Henriette Lambertine Verhagen,   b. 28 Sep 1895, Town of Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1924, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Married 17 Jun 1916  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cecelia Petronella Steffens,   b. 02 Apr 1920, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 2007, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 27 Mar 1940  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
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     4. Harry John Smith,   b. 06 Apr 1946, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Nov 1980, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
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    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F2763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
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    Family ID F20428  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Wilford J. Smith
      1933 Forest Ave, Beloit
      Age 63, died Saturday at the Edgerton Hospital. He was born February 24, 1919, in Kaukauna, WI. He married Ceilia Steffens, in Appleton, in 1940. Following their divorce , he married Betty Mikkelsen, April 8, 1972, in Janesville. He was employed for many years as a Roofer in the Janesville area and prior to his retirement was a custodian at Regal-Beloit Corporation. He was a member of Mosse Lodge No. 197. Survivors include his wife; four sons: Gerald C. Sr., and Charles, both of Menasha; Henry, Appleton; W. Joseph, larsen; six daughters: Marion Boelter, and Charlotte Bavinck, both of Appleton; Shirley Hopfensperger, Combined Locks; Kathleen Demerath, Groton, Connecticut; Grace Smith, Sprindale, Arkansas; Doris Smith, Beloit; 19 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Annaceil Harter, Wausau; four brothers: Clyde, marvin, Jerome and Joseph, all of Appleton. He was preceded in death by his father, Henry, in 1958, his mother, harriet, in 1924, a son, Harry, in 1980 and grandson and a grandaughter. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at OVerton Funeral Home, Janesville, followed by cremation.