Catherine M. Smith, 79

Catherine M. Smith, 79, of Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.

She was the wife of the late Earl L. Smith, who passed away on January 26, 2010. Born in Nacetown, she was the daughter of the late Lewis L. and Susan D. Weinhold Leedy.

Catherine had been a homemaker and had worked as a secretary for many employers over the years.

She was a member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she had been a volunteer throughout the years. She had also volunteered at Landis Homes and at the Landis Valley Museum.

Catherine is survived by her daughter, Elayne C. married to Tracey Olson of Elizabethtown and her son Timothy A. married to Selena Smith of Manchester,PA; her 4 grandchildren: Megan, Paige, Garret, and Kendra, a great grandchild, Aiden and her stepgrandchildren: Alexander, Kennedy, Pierce, Garyn, Delaney, and Landen. She is also survived by her brothers Calvin Leedy of Myerstown, and Harold Leedy of Schaefferstown. She was preceded in death by her son, Theodore N. Smith, who died in 2009, by her 5 brothers: Robert, Leroy, Lewis, Eugene, and Leonard Leedy, and by her 8 sisters Isabelle Putt, Verna Zwier, Carmelita Hauer, Marian Touchstone, Doris Karli, Anedith Bowman, Naomi Thierwechter, and Bernetta Peffley.

Friends will be received on Monday, July 19, 2010 from 530-730PM at the West Bethany Chapel of Landis Homes, 1001 E. Oregon Rd., Lititz, PA. Friends may call again on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at  St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 10 Delp Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601 from 10-11AM, with the Funeral Service to follow at 11AM, the Rev. Jacquelyn Roderick officiating. Interment in Schaefferstown Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in her memory to the Caring Fund at Landis Homes, 1001 E. Oregon Rd., Lititz, PA 17543, the Capital Fund of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (see address above)or Hospice of Lancaster County, 685 Good Dr., Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125. Arrangements by the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home and Chapel, Lititz 560-5100. To send an online condolence, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com