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Gloria Marie "Sis" Smith

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Aug 19 1951
Jan 3 2017
65 Years
Parkesburg, Pennsylvania

Gloria Marie "Sis" Smith, 65, of Parkesburg, died on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 while under the care of Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy, PA. 

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Doris E. Seiders Smith of Lititz and the late Earl R. Smith.

She was a Parkesburg resident most of her life. She attended Octorara High School.

She loved animals and left behind her dog Rusty.

She was an Honorary member of the Parkesburg Fire Company where she volunteered as an aide on the ambulance.

She spent a lot of time watching her many nieces and nephews who loved her dearly.

She is survived by five siblings; Karen Budzik of Parkesburg, Walter Smith of West Caln, Virginia Groff of Lancaster, Joanne Smith of Lititz, John Smith of York Springs.

Graveside services will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.  Memorial donations may be made in her memory to Hospice and Community Care, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125. 

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg, PA.  Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com

Condolences

Am very sorry for the loss of your sister. She will be missed dearly. Love to the family. George Budzik

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Gloria was a wonderful and kind person. My deepest condolences to the family.
The Fronefields

Submitted by Karen Fronefield on
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So sorry for your loss, Sis was a blessing and so much fun to be around, she will be missed

 

Toni Smith

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sorry for your loss Ginger and family!  You are all in my thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time.

Submitted by Debby Patton on
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I was saddened to hear about Sis's passing. She fought hard and long. Bob always talked fondly of her and when we would see her, she was always smiling and laughing. I'd like to think that the cousins are once again re-united - Sue Ellen, Liz, Jimmy and Bob. And Nana, Charlotte and Iowa are there to keep all of them loved.

Hugs and prayers,

Anita Taylor

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You are so right, Anita. We were blessed to have her living with us the last couple of months. She never lost that sense of humor.  You are right she is finally reunited with her loved ones.

Submitted by Karen Budzik on
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Aunt Sis was our summer vacation babysitter for many years.  Grammy would drop her off in the morning, and mom and dad would head to off to work.  She would dutifully be there before we drug ourselves out of bed every day.  Sis had a fun spirit that any kid would love to be around.  She nurtured a sense of wonder in us kids.  For example, we would find bugs in the yard, and instead of brushing it off as just child's play, she'd help us track down the perfect funnel spider web and wait with us to see if the hairy spider would come out and snag it down.  The backyard was our playground and our science lab.  She asked questions with us, and with the help of Encyclopedia Britannica (long before Google), we got our condensed answers.  Sis would bring carrots for Bo, the horse down the road, and we picked up black walnuts along the way.  She invented Swimming Pool Olympic games with us and took part in opening and closing ceremonies.  We enjoyed being her patients, getting wrapped up in bandages during her EMT training, and she could differentiate Martin Corner's firehouse whistle versus Parkesburg's if you listened close enough.  She had a desire to help others.  We talked about the art of growing tomatoes and enjoyed the fruits of her labor with late summer sandwiches while she'd beat us at the Herr's Red Hot potato chip challenge - a challenge she made up to see who could eat the reddest, spiciest chips, without drinking.  We knew, and sang along to, every Reba McEntire song out at that time.  And thanks to Sis, one of the worst consequences to the end of summer vacation was missing further episodes of All My Children.  Funny how easily we could pick up the plot line again the following summer.  Everyone has memories of their lazy hazy days of childhood summers and we were blessed to have had Aunt Sis as our babysitter during ours.                
 
From Allen, Earl, and Cheryl, our love and condolences go out to the rest of the family.
Submitted by Earl Smith on
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I am so sorry for your loss and will keep everyone in prayer while you go through this time with your family. God is with you all. hugs, Libby

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