Smits, Jane F.

1932 - 2016  (83 years)    Has 20 ancestors and 42 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Smits, Jane F.  [1]
  Born	26 May 1932	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Education - High School	1951	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Kimberly High School Class of 1951
  Occupation	Aft 1952  [1]
  Home Maker
  Died	2 Mar 2016	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	4 Mar 2016
  APC
  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
  Person ID	I12422	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, AmandaFulcer47594, PaulWest45278, WeslieBougie82821, PatrickKempen16182
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Smits, John Peter,   b. 12 Oct 1906, , , , Netherlands ,   d. 18 Jan 1979, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Baumann, Felicitas Veronica "Phyllis",   b. 22 Sep 1908, Mackville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Apr 2006, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F9174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Romenesko, Eugene J.,   b. 2 Aug 1932, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 2009, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1952	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Romenesko, Patricia Phyllis + 2. Romenesko, Michael + 3. Romenesko, Gerald Richard + 4. Romenesko, Thomas + 5. Romenesko, John Euguene,   b. 29 Sep 1958, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 02 Feb 2020  (Age 61 years) + 6. Romenesko, Jill + 7. Romenesko, Daniel Eugene   8. Romenesko, Ronald,   b. 11 Oct 1962, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1963, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 1 years) + 9. Romenesko, Donald Eugene,   b. 28 Nov 1963, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Mar 1996, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 32 years) + 10. Romenesko, David Eugene + 11. Romenesko, Jan
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 26 May 1932 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1951 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 6 Feb 1952 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 2 Mar 2016 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S25] Gedcom Import from lenromen.FTW. [S1292] Kimberly High School Class of 1951 Yearbook, (Kimberly High School Class of 1951 Yearbook). 12422 - Kimberly High School Class of 1951