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Patty Louise Smith

1941 - 2017

Patty Louise Smith obituary, 1941-2017

BORN

1941

DIED

2017

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Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory - Bartlesville

1600 Southeast Washington Boulevard

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Patty Smith Obituary

Patty Louise (Postrach) Smith, age 76 of Bartlesville, died at 9:10 AM, on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at her home.
Mrs. Smith was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on April 14, 1941, the daughter of Carl Postrach and Bertha (Edgerton) Postrach. She grew up in Bartlesville where she attended St. John Catholic School and graduated from College High School in 1959. Patty married Kenneth Smith in Caney, Kansas on September 10, 1960. The couple made their home in Bartlesville for the rest of their lives. She worked as a bookkeeper for American Seamless Guttering and S & H Heat and Air. She was a member of Saint John Catholic Church. She enjoyed genealogy, camping and trips to Branson. Patty also enjoyed embroidery and crafts. She especially loved watching her kids and grandchildren play sports.
Patty is survived by her Husband Kenneth L. Smith of the home; sons Allan Smith and Wife Vicki and Carl Smith, both of Bartlesville; one daughter Kelly Hainline and her Husband Mark of Ochelata; one sister Jane Loeffelholz of Bartlesville; one Brother Chris Postrach and wife Kelly of Bartlesville; three grandchildren Kristi Slaughter and Husband Jerry of Bartlesville, Debbie Hainline and Corey Burris of Miami and Mark Allen Hainline and wife Kaylee of Ochelata; great grandchildren Sam Slaughter, Faith Baldwin, Wyatt Hainline and Joel Hainline. She was preceded in death by her parents.
A rosary will be held at Monday, October 2, 2017 at 7:00 pm, at the Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 10:00 am at St. John Before the Latin Gate Catholic Church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with interment to follow at White Rose Cemetery.
Friends who wish may sign the online guest book and leave Condolences at www.stumpff.org.

Published by Examiner-Enterprise from Oct. 1 to Oct. 30, 2017.
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