Debbie De Smidt
1950-06-21 2003-01-03
(Published on January 12, 2003, in the San Jose Mercury News) (Thanks to Jill Maret Ferguson for providing Debbie's obituary on June 7, 2021.)
Deborah "Debbie" Kay De Smidt, a resident of San Jose, CA, passed away on January 3, 2003 in Santa Clara, CA, age 52.
She was employed by the Milpitas Unified School District for three years and was a purchasing Tech.
She is survived by her husband, Frank De Smidt of San Jose; sons, Michael and Jonathan De Smidt of San Jose; sister, Ruby Lyons of San Jose; brother, Barry Yoakum of St. Louis, MO; nieces, Sarah Lyons of Mariposa, CA and Emily Kay Lyons of San Jose; nephews, Barry W. Yoakum and Joshua Yoakum of St. Louis, MO; brothers-in-law, John, Gene, Paul Michael, and Bill De Smidt.
She was a member of the social committee at St. Elizabeth Church of Milpitas; was involved in the Script Program of St. John the Baptist Church of Milpitas; and was in the Mothers Guild at Bellarmine College Prep.
She had a wonderful life, and was dedicated to her family and friends and to her community.
A Memorial Rosary was held on Friday, January 17, 2003, and a Memorial Mass was held on Saturday, January 18th, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 750 Sequoia Dr., Milpitas. Inurnment at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Fremont. Arrangements by Lima Family Cedar Lawn Mortuary and Cemetery, Fremont.
The family requests that remembrances be made to the Milpitas Rotary Club, DeSmidt Family Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 360167, Milpitas, CA 95036.
Deborah "Debbie" Kay De Smidt, a resident of San Jose, CA, passed away on January 3, 2003 in Santa Clara, CA, age 52.
She was employed by the Milpitas Unified School District for three years and was a purchasing Tech.
She is survived by her husband, Frank De Smidt of San Jose; sons, Michael and Jonathan De Smidt of San Jose; sister, Ruby Lyons of San Jose; brother, Barry Yoakum of St. Louis, MO; nieces, Sarah Lyons of Mariposa, CA and Emily Kay Lyons of San Jose; nephews, Barry W. Yoakum and Joshua Yoakum of St. Louis, MO; brothers-in-law, John, Gene, Paul Michael, and Bill De Smidt.
She was a member of the social committee at St. Elizabeth Church of Milpitas; was involved in the Script Program of St. John the Baptist Church of Milpitas; and was in the Mothers Guild at Bellarmine College Prep.
She had a wonderful life, and was dedicated to her family and friends and to her community.
A Memorial Rosary was held on Friday, January 17, 2003, and a Memorial Mass was held on Saturday, January 18th, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 750 Sequoia Dr., Milpitas. Inurnment at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Fremont. Arrangements by Lima Family Cedar Lawn Mortuary and Cemetery, Fremont.
The family requests that remembrances be made to the Milpitas Rotary Club, DeSmidt Family Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 360167, Milpitas, CA 95036.
Debbie and I played on a Riverview Gardens Baptist Church girls softball team when we were teenagers. We played other teams in a Baptist league all over the city and county. There usually were four to six of us in a car travelling to games, and we had fun together cutting up in the car. Debbie was quiet and a little shy but always ready to have a good time. She enjoyed laughing, usually very quietly. Debbie also played a good game of softball. Both she and I were pitchers on our team. I lost touch with Debbie after high school, but I hope she had a happy life after we graduated. She was a nice, sweet person.
tribute by Jane Byers