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Gertrude H. <I>Melzer DeSmidt</I> Broderick

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Gertrude H. Melzer DeSmidt Broderick

Birth
Death
21 Jun 1979 (aged 79)
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Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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U-35-10-2
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GERTRUDE BRODERICK

Mrs. Ephraim (Gertrude) Broderick, 79, of 613 N. Ninth St., Manitowoc, died Thursday evening in Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday in First Lutheran Church Chapel, Manitowoc. The Rev. Bruce Hanstedt will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Broderick, nee Gertrude Melzer was born Dec. 1, 1899, in Clintonville, daughter of the late William and Maria Yankee Melzer. She had worked as a legal secretary for Nash and Nash Law Firm prior to her marriage to Harry DeSmidt in 1928. Mr. DeSmidt was former owner and operator of Beerntsen's Confectionery. He preceded her in death in 1962. She had worked for Atty. John R. Cashman prior to her marriage to Ephraim Broderick in 1964. She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Our Savior Altar Guild, Manitowoc Yacht Club Auxiliary, Manitowoc Elks Club Auxiliary and the Masquers.
Survivors include her husband, Ephraim, a daughter and son-in-law, Marilee and William Meissner of Manitowoc; two brothers, Walter Melzer of Oconomowoc and William Melzer of West Bend; two sisters, Mrs. William E. (Irene) Nimz of Aurora, Colo., and Mrs. Bert (Ruth) Halfpap of Denver, Colo.; two grandsons and a grand daughter-in-law, John and Peggy Savage and Peter Savage and a granddaughter, Mrs. Ann Savage. Other survivors are Mr. Broderick's children, John Patrick Broderick of Milwaukee and James Leonard Broderick of Sheboygan and Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Pribek of LaCrosse, also nieces and nephews. A brother, Roy, preceded her in death.
Friends may call in Parkside Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church.
Herald Times Reporter, June 22, 1979 P. 3
GERTRUDE BRODERICK

Mrs. Ephraim (Gertrude) Broderick, 79, of 613 N. Ninth St., Manitowoc, died Thursday evening in Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday in First Lutheran Church Chapel, Manitowoc. The Rev. Bruce Hanstedt will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Broderick, nee Gertrude Melzer was born Dec. 1, 1899, in Clintonville, daughter of the late William and Maria Yankee Melzer. She had worked as a legal secretary for Nash and Nash Law Firm prior to her marriage to Harry DeSmidt in 1928. Mr. DeSmidt was former owner and operator of Beerntsen's Confectionery. He preceded her in death in 1962. She had worked for Atty. John R. Cashman prior to her marriage to Ephraim Broderick in 1964. She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Our Savior Altar Guild, Manitowoc Yacht Club Auxiliary, Manitowoc Elks Club Auxiliary and the Masquers.
Survivors include her husband, Ephraim, a daughter and son-in-law, Marilee and William Meissner of Manitowoc; two brothers, Walter Melzer of Oconomowoc and William Melzer of West Bend; two sisters, Mrs. William E. (Irene) Nimz of Aurora, Colo., and Mrs. Bert (Ruth) Halfpap of Denver, Colo.; two grandsons and a grand daughter-in-law, John and Peggy Savage and Peter Savage and a granddaughter, Mrs. Ann Savage. Other survivors are Mr. Broderick's children, John Patrick Broderick of Milwaukee and James Leonard Broderick of Sheboygan and Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Pribek of LaCrosse, also nieces and nephews. A brother, Roy, preceded her in death.
Friends may call in Parkside Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church.
Herald Times Reporter, June 22, 1979 P. 3


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  • Created by: Kent Salomon
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95201187/gertrude_h-broderick: accessed ), memorial page for Gertrude H. Melzer DeSmidt Broderick (1 Dec 1899–21 Jun 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95201187, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).