Catherine J. Smith

1939 - 2010

Catherine Smith

Catherine J. Smith, nee Fischer, 71, of Belleville, Ill., born July 1, 1939, in Belleville, Ill., died Friday, July 30, 2010, at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.

Catherine loved playing bingo and devoted her life to caring for her children. She was a registered nurse, graduating from St. John's College in Springfield, Ill. She worked at various facilities, including St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Memorial Hospital, Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, St. Clair County Jail, all in Belleville, Ill., and the Monterey Coal Mine 2, Albers, Ill.

Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Mary Elizabeth, nee Sweeney, Fischer.

Surviving are her husband of 46 years, Dallas E. Smith, whom she married on Dec. 28, 1963; four children, Thomas (Sherry) Smith of Columbia, Ill., Susan Boeckman of O'Fallon, Ill., Victoria (Eric) Davis of Belleville, Ill., and Stephanie Smith of Belleville, Ill.; nine grandchildren, Alex, Derik, Cassandra, Haley, Brandon, Samantha, Elijah, Dakota, and Erika; one great-grandchild, Peyton; and two sisters, Mary Ann (George) Silhavey of Collinsville, Ill., and Helen Philip Gundlach of Highland, Ill.

Memorials may be made to the Belleville Area Humane Society. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.

Visitation: Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, and from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill.

Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill., with Father John Myler officiating. Burial will follow at Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Ill.

GEORGE RENNER & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.