Zane Halsted Smith married Malvern Loretta Kalland in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota on May 6, 1950.
Zane H. Smith
Zane H. Smith, 89, Brainerd, died Friday, June 6, 2003, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village.
He was born Oct. 7, 1913, in Brainerd to James R. and Flora L. (Halsted) Smith. He married Malvern L. Kalland. He worked in banking for many years, retiring as vice president of First Bank in Brainerd. He was in the bank at the time of the Baby Face Nelson robbery. He was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Brainerd, where he served as treasurer. He volunteered at Brainerd Senior Citizens Center, treasurer of AMI, Crow Wing County Mental Health Advisory Committee, board member of Woodview Residential Homes, Senior Citizens Building Committee, Exchange Club Finance Committee, Senior Citizens recycling program and the United Way board. He was president of the Senior Citizens Center, Exchange Club, Brainerd Library Board, Kitchigami Regional Library Board, Round Lake Improvement Association, Whittier PTA and Brainerd Jaycees. He was treasurer of the Elks, Build Brainerd, Gull Lake Chain and the Salvation Army.
Survivors include two sons, Zane S. Smith, Brainerd, and Gregory H. Smith, Minneapolis; two daughters, Wendy DeGeest, Mora, and Seri Smith, Phoenix; and two grandchildren.
His wife; and a half brother, Paul Smith, died earlier.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Congregational United Church or Christ, Brainerd, with Pastor Deborah Celley officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home in Brainerd and an hour before services Tuesday at the church. (Brainerd Dispatch, 09 June 2003)
Zane Smith
Smith's Life Included Much More Than One
Interesting Tale
A random encounter with a notorious gangster of the 1930s may have been one of Zane Smith's claims to fame but it certainly wasn't his only one.
When the 89-year-old Brainerd native died last week, news accounts included the obligatory reference to his brush with Baby Face Nelson during the 1933 bank robbery at Brainerd's First National Bank. A clerk and messenger boy at the bank, Smith was struck in the jaw by the infamous bank robber in a heist that featured plenty of machine gun fire but fortunately, no fatalities.
When asked, Smith patiently retold the story of his historical encounter to more than one generation of Brainerd Dispatch reporters. He never sought publicity for his tale but always cooperated with his hometown paper.
The true measure of the man was not his chance encounter with Baby Face Nelson but his long record of service to the community as a banker and civic volunteer. The list of his activities showed his wide range of interests. Smith was treasurer of First Congregational United Church of Christ, the Elks, Build Brainerd, Gull Lake Chain and the Salvation Army. He was president of the senior citizens center, the Exchange Club, the Brainerd Library Board, the Kitchigami Regional Library Board, the Round Lake Improvement Association, the Whittier PTA and the Brainerd Jaycees. He also was active with the United Way and a mental health advisory committee.
That litany of activities is a remarkable legacy. His volunteer efforts demonstrate his concern for the community and his willingness to pitch in and help when work needed to be done. Smith may never have achieved the nation-wide fame of the thug who belted him more than half a century ago but he certainly set a standard for community involvement. (Brainerd Dispatch, 11 June 2003)
Zane H. Smith
Zane H. Smith, 89, Brainerd, died Friday, June 6, 2003, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village.
He was born Oct. 7, 1913, in Brainerd to James R. and Flora L. (Halsted) Smith. He married Malvern L. Kalland. He worked in banking for many years, retiring as vice president of First Bank in Brainerd. He was in the bank at the time of the Baby Face Nelson robbery. He was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Brainerd, where he served as treasurer. He volunteered at Brainerd Senior Citizens Center, treasurer of AMI, Crow Wing County Mental Health Advisory Committee, board member of Woodview Residential Homes, Senior Citizens Building Committee, Exchange Club Finance Committee, Senior Citizens recycling program and the United Way board. He was president of the Senior Citizens Center, Exchange Club, Brainerd Library Board, Kitchigami Regional Library Board, Round Lake Improvement Association, Whittier PTA and Brainerd Jaycees. He was treasurer of the Elks, Build Brainerd, Gull Lake Chain and the Salvation Army.
Survivors include two sons, Zane S. Smith, Brainerd, and Gregory H. Smith, Minneapolis; two daughters, Wendy DeGeest, Mora, and Seri Smith, Phoenix; and two grandchildren.
His wife; and a half brother, Paul Smith, died earlier.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Congregational United Church or Christ, Brainerd, with Pastor Deborah Celley officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home in Brainerd and an hour before services Tuesday at the church. (Brainerd Dispatch, 09 June 2003)
Zane Smith
Smith's Life Included Much More Than One
Interesting Tale
A random encounter with a notorious gangster of the 1930s may have been one of Zane Smith's claims to fame but it certainly wasn't his only one.
When the 89-year-old Brainerd native died last week, news accounts included the obligatory reference to his brush with Baby Face Nelson during the 1933 bank robbery at Brainerd's First National Bank. A clerk and messenger boy at the bank, Smith was struck in the jaw by the infamous bank robber in a heist that featured plenty of machine gun fire but fortunately, no fatalities.
When asked, Smith patiently retold the story of his historical encounter to more than one generation of Brainerd Dispatch reporters. He never sought publicity for his tale but always cooperated with his hometown paper.
The true measure of the man was not his chance encounter with Baby Face Nelson but his long record of service to the community as a banker and civic volunteer. The list of his activities showed his wide range of interests. Smith was treasurer of First Congregational United Church of Christ, the Elks, Build Brainerd, Gull Lake Chain and the Salvation Army. He was president of the senior citizens center, the Exchange Club, the Brainerd Library Board, the Kitchigami Regional Library Board, the Round Lake Improvement Association, the Whittier PTA and the Brainerd Jaycees. He also was active with the United Way and a mental health advisory committee.
That litany of activities is a remarkable legacy. His volunteer efforts demonstrate his concern for the community and his willingness to pitch in and help when work needed to be done. Smith may never have achieved the nation-wide fame of the thug who belted him more than half a century ago but he certainly set a standard for community involvement. (Brainerd Dispatch, 11 June 2003)
Zane Halsted Smith married Malvern Loretta Kalland in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota on May 6, 1950.
Zane H. Smith
Zane H. Smith, 89, Brainerd, died Friday, June 6, 2003, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village.
He was born Oct. 7, 1913, in Brainerd to James R. and Flora L. (Halsted) Smith. He married Malvern L. Kalland. He worked in banking for many years, retiring as vice president of First Bank in Brainerd. He was in the bank at the time of the Baby Face Nelson robbery. He was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Brainerd, where he served as treasurer. He volunteered at Brainerd Senior Citizens Center, treasurer of AMI, Crow Wing County Mental Health Advisory Committee, board member of Woodview Residential Homes, Senior Citizens Building Committee, Exchange Club Finance Committee, Senior Citizens recycling program and the United Way board. He was president of the Senior Citizens Center, Exchange Club, Brainerd Library Board, Kitchigami Regional Library Board, Round Lake Improvement Association, Whittier PTA and Brainerd Jaycees. He was treasurer of the Elks, Build Brainerd, Gull Lake Chain and the Salvation Army.
Survivors include two sons, Zane S. Smith, Brainerd, and Gregory H. Smith, Minneapolis; two daughters, Wendy DeGeest, Mora, and Seri Smith, Phoenix; and two grandchildren.
His wife; and a half brother, Paul Smith, died earlier.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Congregational United Church or Christ, Brainerd, with Pastor Deborah Celley officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home in Brainerd and an hour before services Tuesday at the church. (Brainerd Dispatch, 09 June 2003)
Zane Smith
Smith's Life Included Much More Than One
Interesting Tale
A random encounter with a notorious gangster of the 1930s may have been one of Zane Smith's claims to fame but it certainly wasn't his only one.
When the 89-year-old Brainerd native died last week, news accounts included the obligatory reference to his brush with Baby Face Nelson during the 1933 bank robbery at Brainerd's First National Bank. A clerk and messenger boy at the bank, Smith was struck in the jaw by the infamous bank robber in a heist that featured plenty of machine gun fire but fortunately, no fatalities.
When asked, Smith patiently retold the story of his historical encounter to more than one generation of Brainerd Dispatch reporters. He never sought publicity for his tale but always cooperated with his hometown paper.
The true measure of the man was not his chance encounter with Baby Face Nelson but his long record of service to the community as a banker and civic volunteer. The list of his activities showed his wide range of interests. Smith was treasurer of First Congregational United Church of Christ, the Elks, Build Brainerd, Gull Lake Chain and the Salvation Army. He was president of the senior citizens center, the Exchange Club, the Brainerd Library Board, the Kitchigami Regional Library Board, the Round Lake Improvement Association, the Whittier PTA and the Brainerd Jaycees. He also was active with the United Way and a mental health advisory committee.
That litany of activities is a remarkable legacy. His volunteer efforts demonstrate his concern for the community and his willingness to pitch in and help when work needed to be done. Smith may never have achieved the nation-wide fame of the thug who belted him more than half a century ago but he certainly set a standard for community involvement. (Brainerd Dispatch, 11 June 2003)
Zane H. Smith
Zane H. Smith, 89, Brainerd, died Friday, June 6, 2003, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village.
He was born Oct. 7, 1913, in Brainerd to James R. and Flora L. (Halsted) Smith. He married Malvern L. Kalland. He worked in banking for many years, retiring as vice president of First Bank in Brainerd. He was in the bank at the time of the Baby Face Nelson robbery. He was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Brainerd, where he served as treasurer. He volunteered at Brainerd Senior Citizens Center, treasurer of AMI, Crow Wing County Mental Health Advisory Committee, board member of Woodview Residential Homes, Senior Citizens Building Committee, Exchange Club Finance Committee, Senior Citizens recycling program and the United Way board. He was president of the Senior Citizens Center, Exchange Club, Brainerd Library Board, Kitchigami Regional Library Board, Round Lake Improvement Association, Whittier PTA and Brainerd Jaycees. He was treasurer of the Elks, Build Brainerd, Gull Lake Chain and the Salvation Army.
Survivors include two sons, Zane S. Smith, Brainerd, and Gregory H. Smith, Minneapolis; two daughters, Wendy DeGeest, Mora, and Seri Smith, Phoenix; and two grandchildren.
His wife; and a half brother, Paul Smith, died earlier.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Congregational United Church or Christ, Brainerd, with Pastor Deborah Celley officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today at Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home in Brainerd and an hour before services Tuesday at the church. (Brainerd Dispatch, 09 June 2003)
Zane Smith
Smith's Life Included Much More Than One
Interesting Tale
A random encounter with a notorious gangster of the 1930s may have been one of Zane Smith's claims to fame but it certainly wasn't his only one.
When the 89-year-old Brainerd native died last week, news accounts included the obligatory reference to his brush with Baby Face Nelson during the 1933 bank robbery at Brainerd's First National Bank. A clerk and messenger boy at the bank, Smith was struck in the jaw by the infamous bank robber in a heist that featured plenty of machine gun fire but fortunately, no fatalities.
When asked, Smith patiently retold the story of his historical encounter to more than one generation of Brainerd Dispatch reporters. He never sought publicity for his tale but always cooperated with his hometown paper.
The true measure of the man was not his chance encounter with Baby Face Nelson but his long record of service to the community as a banker and civic volunteer. The list of his activities showed his wide range of interests. Smith was treasurer of First Congregational United Church of Christ, the Elks, Build Brainerd, Gull Lake Chain and the Salvation Army. He was president of the senior citizens center, the Exchange Club, the Brainerd Library Board, the Kitchigami Regional Library Board, the Round Lake Improvement Association, the Whittier PTA and the Brainerd Jaycees. He also was active with the United Way and a mental health advisory committee.
That litany of activities is a remarkable legacy. His volunteer efforts demonstrate his concern for the community and his willingness to pitch in and help when work needed to be done. Smith may never have achieved the nation-wide fame of the thug who belted him more than half a century ago but he certainly set a standard for community involvement. (Brainerd Dispatch, 11 June 2003)
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