Janet M. Smith
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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She was born Aug. 28, 1932, in Greenfield, to Edgar and Emma Rollin Ashby. On Aug. 16, 1950, in Anderson, she married Harold “Hal” Smith, who died June 14, 2007.
A resident of Warsaw since 1950, she worked for JoMac Industries and then Sun Metal Corp., where she worked for 15 years, retiring in August 1994. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
Surviving are three children: Deborah “Deb” (and spouse Phil) Brown, Warsaw; Peg (and spouse Russ) Rainwater, Spring Hill, Kan.; and Mike (and spouse Jan) Smith, Fort Wayne; a brother, Ted (and spouse Connie) Ashby, Alexandria; eight grandchildren: Kevin (and spouse Cindy) Brown, Katrina (and spouse Mike) Albertson and Korey (and spouse Sarah) Brown, all of Warsaw; Tanya (and spouse Trent) Gordon, Wellsville, Kan.; and Tara Smith, Jamie (and spouse Josh) Miller, and Cassie and Chelsey Smith, all of Fort Wayne; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
No calling is planned.
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Memorials may be made to The Shriners Hospital for Children, 2211 N. Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60707-3392.
Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]
She was born Aug. 28, 1932, in Greenfield, to Edgar and Emma Rollin Ashby. On Aug. 16, 1950, in Anderson, she married Harold “Hal” Smith, who died June 14, 2007.
A resident of Warsaw since 1950, she worked for JoMac Industries and then Sun Metal Corp., where she worked for 15 years, retiring in August 1994. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
Surviving are three children: Deborah “Deb” (and spouse Phil) Brown, Warsaw; Peg (and spouse Russ) Rainwater, Spring Hill, Kan.; and Mike (and spouse Jan) Smith, Fort Wayne; a brother, Ted (and spouse Connie) Ashby, Alexandria; eight grandchildren: Kevin (and spouse Cindy) Brown, Katrina (and spouse Mike) Albertson and Korey (and spouse Sarah) Brown, all of Warsaw; Tanya (and spouse Trent) Gordon, Wellsville, Kan.; and Tara Smith, Jamie (and spouse Josh) Miller, and Cassie and Chelsey Smith, all of Fort Wayne; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
No calling is planned.
*****
Memorials may be made to The Shriners Hospital for Children, 2211 N. Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60707-3392.
Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]
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