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- September 23, 2012
Helen Miller Smith
Niagara Gazette
SANBORN — Helen Miller Smith, of Sanborn, NY, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2012, at the Clare Bridge Cottage, in the Town of Wheatfield, NY. She was born in the Town of Wheatfield, on April 5, 1919.
Mrs. Smith graduated from North Tonawanda High School. She was employed at the Montgomery Wards Store in Lockport for 37 years and retired as the inventory control manager in 1983. Mrs. Smith was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ since 1936, the Sanborn-Wheatfield Senior and Friendship Club and the Sanborn American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed crocheting and playing cards.
Mrs. Smith was the wife of the late Wilfred L. Smith, who died in 2011 and the late Marvin E. Miller, who died in 1972. She is survived by a daughter, Shirley M. (late Roy) Richardson of Sanborn, NY; a step-daughter, Darlene (Fred) Forsythe of Coudersport, PA; five grandsons, Guy (Diana) Richardson, Bryan (Karen) Richardson, Kent (Christine) Richardson, Jake and Joseph Forsythe; two brothers, William Lavery and Kenneth (Dolly) Lavery; one sister, Eileen (Donald) Burke; also seven great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Ronald Lavery.
The family will be present on Tuesday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY, where funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10:00 AM, with Rev. Ronald Lord officiating. Memorials may be made to the St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 3921 Mapleton Road, North Tonawanda, NY 14120. Interment in Wheatfield Cemetery, Town of Wheatfield, NY.
Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com for guest register.
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