Bernard SMIT

SMIT, SCHUDT, KOENEN, NEDVED, HAYUNGA, JENISON, FLITTER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:41

November 24, 1903 --- February 12, 1973

Bernard Smit, 69, passed away at a hospital in Mason City, Feb. 12, 1973. Services in Meservey, First Reformed Church, with Rev. H.Oppermann officiating. Burial in Meservey Cemetery. Grarup Funeral Home in charge.

Bernard Smit was born Nov. 24, 1903 in Ostfreisland, Germany, son of Berend and Grace Schudt Smit. He came to America in 1923 and settled in Franklin County. He married May 10, 1933 to Ida Koenen in Meservey. He farmed in Meservey area, and retired in 1966. He is survived by his wife, four daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Betty) Nedved, Garner, Mrs. Ernest (Ione); Hayunga, Clear Lake, Mrs. Merril (Lois) Jenison, Belmond, Mrs. Mike (JoAnn) Flitter, Goodel1, three sons, Harlan, Hampton, Edward, Sheffield, Alvin, Meservey, 19 grandchildren and a sister in Germany. He was preceded in death by his parents and six brothers.