Obituary 1: printed in the July 7, 2009 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska

EDWARD F. SMITH, 82

Edward F. Smith, 82, of Fort Calhoun, died Friday, July 3, 2009, in Fort Calhoun.

A funeral Mass will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun. Interment will be in the Fort Calhoun Cemetery.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m Tuesday, July 7, at the church, with a vigil Mass at 7 p.m.

Edward Francis Smith was born Dec. 14, 1926, in Varina, Iowa.

He attended and graduated from St. Columbkille School in Sioux City, Iowa.

He entered the United States Army in June 1945 and served in Germany as a staff sergeant. He was honorably discharged in November of 1946.

Mr. Smith then worked at a barbership in Newell, Iowa, for a year and a half. He moved to Omaha in 1954 and worked as an underwriter for National Indemnity and Empire Fire and Marine. He also worked in a barbershop in Crescent, Iowa, as a side job.

On Nov. 17, 1962, he married Molly Schomburg at St. Cecelia’s Cathedral in Omaha. Mr. Smith was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun and the Knights of Columbus.

He is survived by his wife, Molly; their three specially-chosen adopted children, David, Timothy and Mary Kay; and a sister, Marie Nielson of Storm Lake, Iowa. He was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph; infant sister and a son, Timothy.

Memorials are suggested to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church or the Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue Department.

Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

#2 Obituary

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Printed in the July 7, 2009 World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska

SMITH, EDWARD FRANCIS

Age 82, Fort Calhoun. Preceded in death by parents; brother Joseph; infant sister; son Timothy. Survived by wife, Molly Smith of Fort Calhoun; son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary Jo Smith of Omaha; daughter-in-law Michelle Smith of Omaha; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Kay and Joseph Matthies of Omaha; sister Marie Nielsen of Storm Lake, IA; 6 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Tuesday, 5-8 pm with Vigil Service at 7 pm at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Fort Calhoun, NE. Funeral Mass is Wednesday 9 am, also at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Interment is Fort Calhoun Cemetery. Memorials to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church or Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue.

Siviers-Sprick, Ft. Calhoun, NE 402-468-5678

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Edward Francis Smith

Born December 14, 1926 Varina, Iowa ~ Died July 3, 2009 Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Visitation and Vigil Service: 5:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m. St. John The Baptist Catholic Church

Funeral Mass: 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2009 St. John The Baptist Catholic Church. Celebrant: Fr. Bob Preisinger, Deacon Paul Cerio. Music: “You Are Mine”, “Joyful, Joyful”, “Jerusalem My Destiny”, “Be Not Afraid” Molly Smith, organist, Ruth Schmidt, organist

Pallbearers: Lowell Boetger, Robert Mercier, Donald Jorgensen, Jack Frary, Walter Petersen, Gene Rath

Honorary Pallbearers: Larry Taylor, Richard Mester, Richard Ryan, Robert Weiler, Larry Duros, Michael Donahoe

Interment: Fort Calhoun Cemetery

~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

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