Mrs. Walter C. Smith, 79, of 908 S. 20th St., Manitowoc, died at 2:20 p.m.
Sunday at home after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. James Episcopal church,
Manitowoc, the Rev. W.R. Harvey officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Smith was born Mary Turtle July 24, 1881 (sic), at Highland Park, near
Chicago, daughter of the late Thomas and Esther Francis Turtle. She attended
a Highland Park elementary school and was graduated from high school there.
She was married to Ulrich J. Braasch Dec. 12, 1904, at Highland Park, where
they lived until 1910, When they moved to Manitowoc. He preceded her in death
in 1918.
She was married to Walter C. Smith June 11, 1919, at Manitowoc.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Ulrich and Thomas Braasch of Manitowoc;
five daughters, Mrs. Oscar Nelson, Mrs. Ruth Bentley and Mrs. William Brunner of
Manitowoc and Mrs. Gerald Donovan and Mrs. Stephen Bedwell of Peshitgo, Marinette
County; two sisters, F. Turtle of San Francisco and Mrs. E. Lelya of Portsmouth,
Ohio; 15 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until 10:45 a.m.
Tuesday and at the church until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, February 6, 1961 P.11
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[d. 02-05-1961/age 79 yrs./widow of Ulrich Braasch/wife of Walter C. Smith/
bur. on Mrs. Mary Braasch lot]
Mrs. Walter C. Smith, 79, of 908 S. 20th St., Manitowoc, died at 2:20 p.m.
Sunday at home after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. James Episcopal church,
Manitowoc, the Rev. W.R. Harvey officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Smith was born Mary Turtle July 24, 1881 (sic), at Highland Park, near
Chicago, daughter of the late Thomas and Esther Francis Turtle. She attended
a Highland Park elementary school and was graduated from high school there.
She was married to Ulrich J. Braasch Dec. 12, 1904, at Highland Park, where
they lived until 1910, When they moved to Manitowoc. He preceded her in death
in 1918.
She was married to Walter C. Smith June 11, 1919, at Manitowoc.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Ulrich and Thomas Braasch of Manitowoc;
five daughters, Mrs. Oscar Nelson, Mrs. Ruth Bentley and Mrs. William Brunner of
Manitowoc and Mrs. Gerald Donovan and Mrs. Stephen Bedwell of Peshitgo, Marinette
County; two sisters, F. Turtle of San Francisco and Mrs. E. Lelya of Portsmouth,
Ohio; 15 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until 10:45 a.m.
Tuesday and at the church until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, February 6, 1961 P.11
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[d. 02-05-1961/age 79 yrs./widow of Ulrich Braasch/wife of Walter C. Smith/
bur. on Mrs. Mary Braasch lot]
Family Members
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Frances Marion Braasch
1905–1937
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Lawrence Braasch
1906–1906
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Cynthia Alice Braasch Nelson
1908–1998
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Ulrich Julius Braasch Jr
1909–1985
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Esther Louise Braasch Donovan
1911–1999
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Elizabeth Braasch Bedwell
1912–1996
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Ruth Mary Braasch Bentley
1914–1989
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Thomas Francis Braasch
1915–1998
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Nina S Smith Brunner
1920–2008
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