7. | SMITH, Wilfred L (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Dennis1) was born on 22 May 1916 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Nov 2011 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
Wilfred L. SMITH
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SMITH - Wilfred L. Of Sanborn, NY, November 23, 2011, husband of Helen M. [Miller] Smith and the late Gertrude (Voelker) Smith; father of Darlene (Fred) Forsythe; stepfather of Shirley M. (late Roy) Richardson; also survived by five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, many nieces and nephews; brother of his late twin Winifred Fritton and the late Lincoln, Harvey, Gerald, Harold and Leroy Smith. The family will be present on Saturday, from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, Sanborn, NY, where Funeral Services will be held on Sunday at 1:00 PM. Memorials may be made in his name to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 3921 Mapleton Road, North Tonawanda, NY 14120. Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com, for guest register.
Published in the Buffalo News on November 25, 2011
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November 25, 2011
Wilfred L. Smith
Niagara Gazette
SANBORN — Wilfred L. Smith, of Sanborn, NY, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at the Clair Bridge Cottage, North Tonawanda, NY. He was born in the Town of Cambria, on May 22, 1916, the son of the late Warren and Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Smith.
Mr. Smith attended school in Wilson. He served with the US ARMY during World War II, in the European Theater and was honorably discharged. After the war he was employed with the United Paper Board in Lockport for over seven years and with Howard Human, which became Truesdell's Building Supply for 18 years and later with the Niagara County Highway Department as a truck driver, until retiring in 1979. He was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, the Sanborn-Wheatfield Seniors and Friendship Club in Sanborn, the Sanborn American Legion and several national and local clock associations. Mr. Smith enjoyed gardening, repairing clocks, golfing and was an avid sportsman.
He is survived by his wife, Helen M. (Miller) Smith. They were married in 1986, he also was the husband of the late Gertrude (Voelker) Smith, who died in 1985; one daughter, Darlene (Fred) Forsythe of Coudersport, PA; a step-daughter, Shirley M. (late Roy) Richardson of Sanborn, NY; also five grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, one great- great-granddaughter; many nieces and nephews. Mr. Smith was the brother of his late twin sister, Winifred Fritton, the late Lincoln, Harvey, Gerald, Harold and Leroy Smith.
The family will be present on Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY, where funeral services will be held on Sunday at 1:00 PM, with the Rev. Ronald Lord officiating. Memorials may be made in his name to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 3921 Mapleton Road, North Tonawanda, NY 14120. Interment with Military Honors in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, NY.
Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com for guest register.
Wilfred married LAVERY, Helen M in 1986. Helen (daughter of LAVERY, William and MILLER, Mildred) was born on 5 Apr 1919 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Sep 2012 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Wilfred married VOELKER, Gertrude on 28 Nov 1942 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. Gertrude (daughter of VOELKER, Fred W and Augusta) was born on 26 Apr 1913 in New York; died in Aug 1985 in Sanborn, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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