Obituaries
Earl L. Smith, 83
Earl L. Smith, 83, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital.
He was the husband of Catherine E. Leedy Smith, with whom he celebrated 59 years of marriage this past June 4th. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Earl R. and Beatrice K. Light Smith.
Earl had worked as an engineer for the Black and Decker and DeWalt Companies for 31 years. He had been a member and chairperson for the Northeast Region of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
He was an active and devoted member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Neffsville for 45 years, where he served on numerous committees and volunteered with many activities.
A World War II veteran, Earl had served in the US Army Air Corps as a Private First Class as a radio mechanic. He had also played the trombone in the Air Corps Band.
Earl is survived, in addition to his wife, by his daughter Elayne C. married to Tracey Olson of Elizabethtown; his son Timothy A. Smith of Orlando, FL; his 4 grandchildren Megan, Paige, Garret and Kendra, and 1 great grandchild Aiden.. He is also survived by his sister Ruth Yiengst-Bean of Palmyra. He was preceded in death by his son, Theodore N. Smith, who passed away on December 3, 2009.
Friends will be received on Friday, January 29, 2010 from 6-8PM at the West Bethany Chapel of Landis Homes, 1001 E. Oregon Rd., Lititz, PA. Friends may call again on Saturday, January 30, 2010 from 10-11AM at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 10 Delp Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601, with the Funeral Service to follow at 11AM, the Revs. Richard Geib and Jacquelyn Roderick officiating. Interment in Schaefferstown Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions in Earl’s memory to the Caring Fund at Landis Homes, 1001 E. Oregon Rd., Lititz PA 17543 or to the Capital Fund of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (address above). Arrangements by the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home and Chapel, Lititz 560-5100. To send an online condolence, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com
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To the Family of Earl L Smith,
As a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, I always appreciated his smiling, friendly, and joyful face at Sunday services along with his wife, Catherine.
May you find peace and understanding in the difficult days ahead.
Sincerely, Gail Z. Richert
