Irene E. Smelter, 83, of Lancaster died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Conestoga View. Born in Mount Carmel, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Anna Kimsal Butkiewicz. Irene was the wife of the late Peter P. Smelter Sr. who died in 1991.

She was a homemaker and previously worked as a nurse's aid at the former St. Joseph Hospital in Lancaster. Irene was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.

She enjoyed gardening, baking, her family and helping in her community.

Surviving are two sons: Peter P. Smelter Jr. Lancaster, Stephen  husband of Barbara Smelter, Halifax, PA, three grandchildren : Erika Haak, Daniel Smelter, John Smelter, four great grandchildren: Seth Haak, Samuel Haak, Nahomi and Celine Garcia, a sister, Eleanor wife of Jack Boppel, Numida, PA and a brother, Thomas Butkiewicz, Trevorton, PA.

She was preceded in death by two brothers: Ceaser, Bernard, and two sisters: Louise Shaub and Marcella Griffth.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 501 E. Orange Street, Lancaster, PA on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 11:00AM with Rev. Daniel Mitzel as Celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery. There will be a viewing at the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, 414 E. King Street, Lancaster, PA on Monday  from 9:30-10:30AM. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Irene's memory to Huntington's Disease Society of America Local, 502 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 405, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 or the National Society of HDSA, 505 8 ^th Ave, 9 ^th floor, New York, NY 10018. To send online condolences, please visit: SnyderFuneralHome.com.  Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory 717-393-9661