Joshua Curtis Smith, age 28, of Hobart passed away Friday December 25, 2015 at the Methodist Hospital, Northlake Campus in Gary. Joshua was born January 26, 1987 in Hammond, Indiana to Charles and Sheila (Darby) Smith. Joshua worked for Vision Integrated as a printer. He loved basketball, working out and boating.
Joshua is survived by his mother Sheila (stepdad Dennis Hunter) Smith; father Chuck (Traci) Smith; step mother Lisa Allman; Fiancée Katie Nicole Ryan; grandparents Tom (Bertha) Biniecki and Linda Lou Smith Barger; sisters Crystal Rush, Amy (Butch) Fuller, Brittany (John) Smith and Kaitlyn Smith; brothers Justin (Jennifer) Smith and Jason (Amanda) Smith; aunts Vicki (Roo) Ruzity, Becky (Rick) Darby and Terri Bower; uncle Rick Smith; nieces and cousins Tiffany (Eddie), Jessica (Angelo), Rachel, Brittany (Chris), Christy (Sonny), Marissa, Ashley, Alana, Haley, Sofia, Neveah, Amelia, Amber, Kendra, Mylee, Shayla, Kayelynn; nephews and cousins Aaron (Jami), Isiah, Preston, Braxton, Joey, Carson, Taylor, Collin, Easton, Deuce, Bishop and Triston; special friends the John (Lisa) Lutz family, Jessica Schwei, the Cain family, the Kettwig family, the Arcuri family, Wesley Conn, attorney David Braatz, and his co-workers from Integrated Vision and Bar Processing.
Joshua was preceded in death by his grand-fathers Curtis Harold Darby and Charles Vernon Smith; uncles Jeffrey Curtis Darby and Leon Vernon Smith; aunt Debbie Smith and special cousin Tera Lynn Ross.
Funeral services will be 5 pm Wednesday December 30, 2015 at Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel 5341 Central Ave., Portage, IN 46368. Visitation will be from 2-5 pm Wednesday at the Funeral Home. Cremation will follow.
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