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- Mildred Woods (Kanouff) Smeal
September 11, 1916 - November 24, 2019
Mildred Woods (Kanouff) Smeal passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 24, 2019. She was 103. She was born in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1916, a daughter of the late Earl and Cora (Woods) Kanouff. She attended schools in Pennsylvania and then moved to Niagara Falls in 1941. She married Collis Smeal in 1934 and together they moved to Niagara Falls. They remained happily married for 77 years until his passing in 2011.
She worked as a hairdresser at Betty’s Beauty Salon in LaSalle for many years. Mrs. Smeal enjoyed crocheting, cooking and hosting people at her home and she was active at the Church of the Nazarene in Niagara Falls and Wesleyan Church in Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania.
She is survived by her two sons: C. Duane (Mary O’Bresly) Smeal and Marvin (late Lillian Abbey) Smeal and 6 siblings: Yvonne, Gerald, Amelia, Martha, Abbey and Don and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her loving husband Collis M. Smeal and four siblings: Floyd, Doyle, Anna and Alice.
Friends may call at the LANE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 8633 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls on Wednesday from 4 to 7 PM. Burial will be on Friday at 1 PM in Reidy Cemetery in Wallaceton, Pennsylvania.
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