Beatrice A. Smith passed away suddenly on October 19, 2013 in Manchester, CT. She was a long time resident of the tri-states area living in Port Jervis and Montague for most of her 93 years. After leaving the area in 2001, she and her husband lived in Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie, FL. “Bea” enjoyed Scrabble, Mah-Jongg, playing cards, bingo, bowling, reading, solving puzzles, doing needlework, and taking long walks. She took great pleasure in bird watching and inspired many others to enjoy nature. She moved to South Windsor, CT, in 2011 after her husband died.
Beatrice was born on September 5, 1920 in Port Jervis, daughter of the late John G. and Grace A. (McGaw) Merkenschlager. Her husband, Arthur W. Smith, predeceased her. She is survived by daughter Emily C. Zumpano and her husband Francis of South Windsor, CT; son, Thomas A. Smith and his wife Debora Valentine of Montague, NJ; 4 grandchildren, Adrien Raffia, Amy Short, Gretchen Brown & Erica Billups; 8 great grandchildren, Lauren and Kristen Raffia, Conor and Kaley Short, Ellie and Caleb Brown, Paige and Deacon Billups and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by sisters Gertrude Patterson, Ethel Osterhout, Evelyn Walter and Shirley Carlton Warnshuis.
Bea was graduated from Port Jervis High School in 1937 and married Art in October 1941. They began married life in Astoria, NY, but in Dec of 1943 Art entered the Army and served with the 150th Combat Engineers in the “Battle of the Bulge” during WW II. They made their home in Port Jervis following his discharge in 1945. Bea worked at the Flo Jean restaurant and volunteered at St. Francis Hospital as a “gray lady” for a number of years while also raising her children and working with her husband during the formative years of Smith Plumbing & Heating. She worked in the office of the radiology department of the hospital for several years prior to retirement.
A memorial service for Bea and Art will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday November 9th, 2013 at the Deerpark Reformed Church, 30 East Main Street, Port Jervis, N.Y. Pastor Ann Rost officiating . Interment will be at Pine Hill Cemetery in Sparrowbush, N.Y. at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to a Charity of Donor's Choice. Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY, for information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmoody.com.
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