Rona Smits

Female2 October 1928–13 January 2017

Brief Life History of Rona

Rona Smits was born on 2 October 1928, in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States. She married Kenneth Ignatius Loch on 1 March 1954, in Allouez, Brown, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 13 January 2017, at the age of 88.

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Kenneth Ignatius Loch
1927–2000
Rona Smits
1928–2017
Marriage: 1 March 1954
Eric Loch
1949–2012

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 March 1954Allouez, Brown, Wisconsin, United States

    • Children (1)

    World Events (8)

    1929

    Age 1

    13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

    1932 · Wisconsin Passes First Unemployment Compensation Law

    Age 4

    The nation's first unemployment compensation law was passed in Wisconsin on January 28, 1932.

    1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

    Age 27

    The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Dirk, Cornelis, Pieter, Gerrit, Gerritt, Hendrik, Willem.

    Dutch: patronymic from Smit .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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