Thomas Gerald Smith
If you can't take care of yourself, you can't take care of anyone else. So take care of business.
Obituary
Tom Smith lived a long and successful life in Wisconsin Dells. He died only a few miles from where he was born, but he traveled the world in the military to places all over the the United States and Korea and Vietnam. He was a construction worker, a machinist, a mechanic, a carpenter, a fisherman, a hunter, a soldier, a farmer, and a father. He is survived by his former wife Bev, and their two children JT and Rachel, plus many grand children and great grand children.
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September 14, 2025
Tom was a good man. He had a good heart. We had our ups and downs. However we were friends to the end because of our kids. He will be missed.
July 31, 2025
Tom enjoyed hunting. Several times he gifted me with some delicious meat - excellent cuts from one of his hunting trips.
because I knew he liked to hunt and had expressed an interest in while boar hunting I had tried a few years ago to arrange a trip for Tom to shoot wild boar in Texas. Unfortunately he decided he wasn’t up to it by that time
because I knew he liked to hunt and had expressed an interest in while boar hunting I had tried a few years ago to arrange a trip for Tom to shoot wild boar in Texas. Unfortunately he decided he wasn’t up to it by that time
July 31, 2025
My brother Tom was the most easygoing person I know. Always smiling and generous. When he was in Korea he sent money back home for mom to buy a trike to put under the Xmas tree for me when I was 6. Made me the happiest kid ever. To this day I still have the hope bench that he & Bev gave me for my high school graduation. Every time I think of Tom I see Dick VanDyke, his look alike. I love you Tom.
July 31, 2025
Uncle Tom was a good man. I will never forget how he spoke, his laughter, and his infectious smile around Grandma Rose’s table, where everyone gathered over a meal or to shoot the breeze.
July 31, 2025
I remember every time we went to visit there would be new barn kittens. And he’d warn me “well don’t go looking for um. They’re gonna get ya”… and I’d come out of the barn or woods or under the house just covered in scratches. And in that grandpa way he’d tell me “I told ya there Raven, eh, they were gonna get ya.” I loved his voice and the way he spoke.
July 31, 2025
There are so many memories. My grandpa made all us kids a giant sand pit in the back woods. The first time he took me fishing with my tweety bird fishing pole. Making goulash in the kitchen. Spending every Christmas and thanksgiving at his house, getting to help carve the turkey or break the wish bone. I know he’s up in his own personal heaven, hunting elk, and catching the biggest fish.
July 31, 2025
I remember Tom cooking at the summer party that he and JT used to organize. He was always glad to see everyone and in good spirits. He was a good person. He will be missed.
July 31, 2025
I have so many fond memories of Uncle Tom. He continued to be my uncle no matter what was going in his personal life. He was so much fun he treated like his own daughter when I I stayed at his house for extended times. One of my favorite memories is when he took me to Watertown to visit is brother's farm. Until we meet again Uncle Tom.❤️
July 31, 2025
During the height of covid Sarah and I decided we were going to build a giant planter on our back porch. My dad came down to lend a hand.
July 31, 2025
Uncle Paul's funeral was the saddest day in my Dad's life. That was the day he first felt mortal. He never recovered from that feeling.
July 31, 2025
Over a decade ago my dad got it in his head that he'd like a heavy duty mobile fishing shack. So we spent about 3 days welding this monster together.
July 31, 2025
Do you remember when my dad and I used to throw these lavish summer parties? We did it for about a decade before Covid hit and put an end to that.
July 30, 2025
R.I.P. to an awesome, loving, always there for you and every soul he touched kinda man’s and father. You are sorrowfully missed Daddy!!! Love you and miss you Daddy!!!❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
July 30, 2025
The first time my dad was considering an iPhone. Eventually he did get one, but not that day.
Family tree
Rosella Peasall
Edward Smith
Bev Rosenbalm
Rachel Krueger
JT Smith
Bev Rosenbalm
Rachel Krueger
JT Smith
Thomas Smith
Service
We're going to have a celebration of life ceremony for Tom, at his house. He wanted to be cremated with no religious ceremony, so we will not be having a traditional funeral..
S1212 Coon Bluff Rd,
September 20, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
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