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Richard Smith

Portland, MI

March 7, 1940 - March 2, 2007

Richard Smith Obituary

Richard Charles Smith Portland Age 66, died on March 2, 2007. He was born on March 7, 1940 in Portland the son of Julius and Julia (Feldpausch) Smith. He was a member of St. Patrick Church in Portland and a member of the Knights of Columbus #2168 in Portland. Dick retired from Oldsmobile in Lansing. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers John, Bill, and Leo Smith, sisters Viola Dutcher and Rita Scheurer, sister-in-laws Rosella Smith, and Evelyn Smith, brother-in-laws Richard Simon, Donald Dutcher and Robert Simon, niece Sharon Hengesbach and nephew Patrick Simon. Surviving are brothers George and Joe Smith of Portland, Charles Smith of Mulliken; sisters, Helen Simon of Pewamo, Ruthann (Alban) Hengesbach of Westphalia, Jean Van Ostran of Lansing, Rosemary Simon and Julie (Dan) Leonard of Portland; brother-in-law Ford Scheurer of Ionia; sister-in-laws Gail Smith from Grand Ledge, and Christine Smith from Westphalia; great aunt Esther Schrauben of Portland; many nieces and nephews and cousins. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Portland with Rev. Larry King presiding. Rite of Committal will follow in Portland Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Monday at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 210 E. Bridge St., Portland. The rosary will be prayed at 3 p.m., Monday and a Scriptural Wake Service at 8 p.m.. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Patrick Church Boiler Fund in memory of Richard C. Smith.

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