Cynthia Ann Smith-Pauler-Obituary

Photo courtesy of B.W. Foster Funeral Home - Portsmouth

Cynthia Ann Smith Pauler

Sep 8, 1941 - Jul 26, 2024

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Oh no , BethI just heard about your wonderful mother. Sympathy from the McMurrans

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.


Cindy Pauler was a saint indeed among us at Portsmouth Catholic Regional School, a devoted ambassador.

She wholly and sincerely loved her family, her friends, her parish, her school and her community.

Cindy gave her heart and soul to all, and in doing so she made our world a better place. She filled it with her wit, her smile, her faith, her laughter, her kindhearted nature, her love – and yes, her brownies, too. What a master cook and baker she was.

I have only had the privilege of knowing Cindy for a short time. Her loving kindness was a ray of sunshine that followed her wherever she went and has touched the hearts and lives of so many. She will be greatly missed.

Cindy, a long term friend of my sister Janet, over the years became a loyal and dependable friend of the Thompson family. Weddings, funerals, family get-togethers, she was always available to lend a helping hand, asking for nothing in return. We remember her with fondness and wish her family peace and good memories.

My sympathy to Bill Smith and family.

“Our legacy is really the lives we touch, the inspiration we give, altering someone's plan - if even for a moment - and getting them to think, cry, laugh, argue. More than anything, we are remembered for our smiles; the ones we share with our closest and dearest, and the ones we bestow on a total stranger, who needed it right then, and God put you there to deliver.”
—Carrie Hamilton

Cindy shared so many stories with me of life, her family, church and mornings at the pool with...

Cindy was an awesome lady, who always had a huge smile and a lot of zest for life! She will be greatly missed. Sending prayers of peace to her family and friends!

I offer my condolences to Cindy's Family and Friends at this time of loss. May Peace be with you. I have many fond memories of Cindy from days at St. Paul's and the Catholic Schools. She will be missed...she will be remembered for her kindness and presence.

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PORTSMOUTH--Cynthia Ann Smith Pauler, 82, died at home on July 26, 2024.  Cynthia, or Cindy as everyone knew her, was a lifelong native of Portsmouth, VA, born on September 8, 1941 to the late Clifford and Helen Smith.  Cindy was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Michael E....

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