NAME OF DECEASED: DELORIS A. SMART AGE: 83
ADDRESS: N3977 Evergreen Street, Medford; A township of Medford resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 12:50 AM Saturday, December 18 at Memorial Health Center, Medford where she had been taken earlier by ambulance
TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:00 AM Wednesday, December 22 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford
OFFICIATING: Rev. Peter Warmanen
PLACE OF BURIAL: Medford Evergreen Cemetery II
VISITATION AT: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford from 9 AM until time of funeral services at 11 AM on Wednesday, December 22
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: November 18, 1927 at Medford
EDUCATION: Stetsonville area elementary schools
MARRIAGE INFORMATION: 1st: September 3, 1951 at Stetsonville to George Kraus and he preceded her in death August 5, 1974; 2nd: April 2, 1983 at Stetsonville to Vilas E. Smart and he preceded her in death Feb. 27, 1997
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: She farmed in the Township of Little Black for many years. While farming she also worked at Weyerhauser in Marshfield for a period of time. She worked at Marathon Cheese in Medford for a period of time. She moved to Milwaukee and worked at Briggs & Stratton Co. until her retirement and moved to Westfield, WI. They moved back to Medford in 1996. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, knitting, crocheting, bingo and her various church functions.
MEMBER OF: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford; Past member of Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville & Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Coloma, WI
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Son-Bruce (Chris) Kraus of Medford; Daughters-Jane (Dan) Kapfhamer, Sally (Tim) Lemke, and Sandra (Larry) Virnig all of Medford, Judy (Jim Tews) Dankert of Davies, FL
2 step-children: Keith Smart of Wisconsin & Hope (Roger) Todzy of Wausaukee, WI
CHILDREN DECEASED: Son-Daniel Kraus in 1972
# OF GRANDCHILDREN: 15 & 3 step GREAT -GRANDCHILDREN: 24 & 1 step
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sister-Arlis Lageman of Whittlesey; Brothers-Harry Blasel of Spirit, Melvin (Sylvia) Blasel of Medford & Norman (Doloris) Blasel of Little Black
DECEASED FATHER: Albert Blasel DECEASED MOTHER: Elsie Korth
PALLBEARERS: Grandsons-Jon, Trent & Ryan Kapfhamer, Bob, Mike & Dan Dankert, Tim Lemke, Jr., Wade Matyka
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials in her name to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford
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