Pharilde Pharilda SMET

5 FEB 1867 - 23 JUN 1956

• BIRTH: 5 FEB 1867, Vracene, Belgium
• DEATH: 23 JUN 1956, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, IN

1. +Celeste Catherine VAN DRIESSCHE

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[N25871] Pharilde “Pharilda” Smet Van Driessche

Birth 5 Feb 1867
Belgium

Death 23 Jun 1956 (aged 89)
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN

Burial
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN
Plot Section H Plot 142
Memorial ID 163601871

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Born in Vracene, Belgium February 5, 1867
Died June 23, 1956 Mishawaka, IN

She was born 5 Feb 1867 in Vrasene, East-Flanders, Belgium
Daughter of Clement Smet and Fidelia Luyckx

Wife of Frank Van Driessche.

Mrs. Frank Van Driessche, 89, of 325 S. West St., died at 6:15 a.m. today in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Felix Varda, with whom she lived.
She was born in Vracene, Belgium, -and came to this country 38 years' ago from Norway, Mich. She married Frank Van Driessche in Norway in 1892 and he died 34 years ago.
Surviving are two sons, Peter and Joseph Van Driessche of Mishawaka; five daughters, Mrs. James Varda, Mrs. Felix Varda, Mrs. Bernard Van Daele, Mrs. Louise DeGeeter and Mrs. Leo Sobieralski, all of Mishawaka; 46 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Van Driessche was a charter member of the Senior Altar Society of St. Bavo's Church. Friends may call at the DeVos Chapel after noon Sunday.

South Bend Tribune 23 Jun 1956 Page 8