Flags will fly at half-staff Wednesday to honor a Vandenbroek Kaukauna firefighter who died after contracting COVID-19.
Stephen Smith passed away on December 20. He was 54-years-old. He was diagnosed with COVID on November 27. A Vandebroek Kaukauna fire truck carried his ashes to Holy Cross Church in Kaukauna Tuesday night for visitation. Fire Chief Ron Young says it was emotional. He says Smith will be greatly missed.
Smith spent 28 years with the Vandenbroek Kaukauna Fire Department. He’s survived by his wife and four daughters. The funeral is Wednesday.