Mary E. Smith
Sunday, February 20, 1955
Date of Death:
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Age:
63 years old
Sunday, February 20, 1955
Date of Death:
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Age:
63 years old
Sunday, February 20, 1955
Date of Death:
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Age:
63 years old
Mary E. Smith
Mary E. Smith, age 63 of Rochester passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at The Homestead in Rochester of congestive heart failure.
Mary was born February 20, 1955 in Rochester, MN to Lester and Doris (Davis) Smith. She graduated from Mayo High School in 1973 and then obtained her secretary degree at vocational school. She worked as a secretary at Kemps Dairy and worked in reservations at the Kahler Hotel.
She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and a member of the Does. She enjoyed playing bingo at Treasure Island Casino, doing crafts, knitting and embroidery.
Mary is survived by her nine siblings, Beverly (Lavern) Deming of Plainview, Kathleen Smith of Rochester, Jane (Michael) Mueller of Rochester, Dan (Gayle) Smith of Houston, MN, David (Micki) Smith of Rochester, Margaret Smith of Wisconsin, Eleanor Lavery of Alachua, FL, Pauline Sorensen of Byron, and Audrey Smith of Byron. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Barb Smith of Green Bay, WI and Vickie Smith of Rochester; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Joseph and Robert Smith.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. James Seitz officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Condolences
The family of Mary E. Smith has received the following condolences.
I recently read of of your loss, and wanted to express my deepest sympathy. May you find comfort at John 5:28,29 “Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his (Jesus) voice and come out.” For more comforting information you may visit jw.org.
I met Mary at Marigold foods, she was my daughter's age. We were friends from the start. Lots of conversations and lunches together along with other employees. Mary was a hit for all of us. Even after I moved to Iowa, when I visited Rochester we meet up at Michael's for lunch. My keepsake from Mary is a beautiful Oriental embroidered tablecloth. Now Mary is safe in the arms of Jesus and free from her physical troubles. May God bless and keep you Mary xoxoxo
To the Family -
I worked with Mary at Marigold for many years and also bowled with her.
I haven't seen her for quite some time, but remember her fondly.
Sympathies to you all.
l wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to all of Mary's family and friends. For right now there's no detour around grief. No shortcut through mourning. However, Jehovah hates death; he views it as an enemy. (1 Corinthians 15:26) He has a longing to conquer that enemy, to undo death by means of the resurrection. He yearns to bring back those who are in his memory and to see them live on earth again.?—Job 14:14, 15.
I'd like to offer my sincere condolences to Mary's family. Mary and I went to Central Jr. High and Mayo H.S. together. After H.S. Mary and I both attended Technical College and afterwards, Mary ended up working with my mom at Marigold Foods. I moved away from Rochester in 1976 when I went away to college. I have lived in the Twin Cities since that time. I last saw Mary at our 2013 H.S. class reunion. Mary let me know that she had sacrificed her Saturday night BINGO to attend the reunion and we chuckled over that. I recall that Mary had shared with me that she had-had heart surgery at a young age. I'm grateful that she was able to enjoy the life that she did. She was a sweet person and, although I didn't see her often, I always enjoyed our conversations when we had them. I will share this news with my mother.
I am the concierge at Homestead where Mary lived and I will miss seeing her a work. She would come and visit me a couple of times a week and we would talk about her family, her illness and life. Mary loved Butterfinger Blizzards, Treasure Island and Bingo. Peace and love to her family, she will be dearly missed.
My deepest sympathies. Thank you Mary for the short time I had with you. I really enjoyed talking with you at work. You are a very strong woman!!
My deepest condolences go out to you. Mary was such a lovely person. I truly enjoyed our conversations at work. One thing i know, she cared deeply for her family. She very much appreciated the time you all took to be with her.
God bless you, God Bless Mary.
Mary Kay Costello
(former Kahler employee)
God bless you dear Mary. You were always such a pillar around here, we have missed your smiling face. You were the one we could always count on to help us when we needed to know how to do things the right way.
Faithful in work and friendship, you have kept your promises in spite of the hardest circumstances. You are sorely missed, and good folk such as you have made this community the special place that it is. You were always so much more than a cog in the wheel. Your standard of caring is what this hotel has always been known for in the past.
God keep you well forever. I know you have gone to a much better place than this. Thank you for being the person you still are. Your presence will always be here, long after we are all gone.
Susan Rhyne
I will miss Mary very mush. I truly loved the talks we had and the many laughs we shared at The Kahler Grand Hotel. Mary was tough and she proved it being with us more years than the doctors led us to believe. I am glad she is at peace and now a guardian angel who I hope is watching out for us all.
My sincere sympathies to her loved ones and family.
God bless you Mary.
Hugs to you, Art