OBITUARY: Mike L. Smeby, 1963-2003, Worth County, Iowa

[Northwood Anchor online - northwoodanchor.com - Posted circa Apr. 23, 2003]




                               Mike L. Smeby

Mike L. Smeby, 39 of  Joice, IA, died Monday, April 14, 2003 at the Muse
Norris Hospice Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services were Friday at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills, with
Pastor Bill Peters officiating. Burial was at Concordia Cemetery in rural
Joice.

Mike Leroy Smeby was born Aug. 28, 1963 in Forest City, IA, the son of Royden
and Verna (Jaspersen) Smeby.  Mike was baptized and confirmed at Bethany
Lutheran Church in Joice, IA. He attended grade school and high school in
Lake Mills, IA, and graduated with the "Class of 1981."

Mike was an actively involved with the Lake Mills Community Schools all
of his life, assisting with coaching, open gym and many other activities.
Mike was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church where he taught Sunday School
and was a beautiful voice on the Praise & Worship Team.

He is survived by his loving parents, Royden and Verna (Jaspersen) Smeby
of Joice, IA; two sisters, Cheryl and her husband David Schulte of La
Crescent, MN; Brenda Smeby and her  partner Patrick Hagan of Minneapolis,
MN; one brother, Mark and his wife Lori Smeby of Joice, IA; two nieces,
Kristy Schulte and Joa Smeby; three nephews, Greg and Daniel Schulte and
Brandon Smeby; along with many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends too
numerous to list.

Mike was preceded in death by an infant sister, Janyce in 1956 and his
grandparents.




Copyright (c) 2003 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: Not necessarily related to the subject(s) of this document)

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