Marie L. Smith

Marie L. Smith, 102, of Fond
du Lac, entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at Woodlands
Senior Park, Fond du Lac.

 

She was born on August 4,
1911, in Chicago, a daughter of Albert and Mae Schultz Schmidt.

 

She was baptized on August
30, 1911, at First St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church and later confirmed at the
same church on April 5, 1925.

 

Marie was educated in Chicago
and during her childhood, she spent summers at the Schultz family farm in the
Town of Empire.

 

Marie was a food service
employee and owned a restaurant in Chicago. 
She later worked as a switchboard operator and receptionist at The Methodist
Home in Chicago until the age of 85.  She
moved to Fond du Lac in 1996 and since 2001, she has lived at Woodlands Senior
Park.

 

She was a member of Redeemer
Lutheran Church, Fond du Lac.

 

She is survived by a cousin, Audrey
Hillmann, and Ruth Schultz and their families.

 

She was preceded in death by
her parents; and a cousin, George Schultz.

 

A very sincere thanks to the
staff at Woodlands Senior Park for the wonderful care given to Marie.

 

The funeral service will be
at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday at Mach Funeral Chapel & Crematory, 31 East
Division Street, Fond du Lac, with Rev. James Borgwardt officiating.  Burial will follow in Rienzi Cemetery.

 

The visitation will be on Saturday
at Mach Funeral Chapel & Crematory from

11:00 a.m. until the time of
service.

 

Mach Funeral Chapel &
Crematory is serving the family, www.machfuneralchapel.com.