Joseph P. Smith

HANOVER Joseph P. "Pat" Smith, 73, entered into God's eternal care Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at Hershey Medical Center, with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of Yvonne W. (Weaver) Smith, his wife of 48 years. He was born March 20, 1934, in Hanover, the son of the late Maurice and Evelyn (Adams) Smith. Pat was the owner and operator of Donald B. Smith Roofing in Hanover for over 50 years. He was a 1952 graduate of Delone Catholic High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict. Pat was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hanover, where he served as a Eucharistic minister. He was also a member of the McSherrystown Knights of Columbus for 50 years, where he was a fourth degree member of the Fr. Cyril J. Allwein Assembly; the Elks in Hanover; Grandview Seniors; and a member of the National Roofing Contractors Association. He was the first lay member of the Board of Directors at Delone Catholic High School, serving 18 years, and was the chairman for six years. Pat was also a past chairman of the building committee at St. Joseph's Church. He was a past board member of the Hart Center in New Oxford and Misericordia in York. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are four children, Cheryl Smith and husband, Darrell Kratzer of Havertown, Pa., Judy Willing and husband, Greg of Spring Grove, Lisa Hicken and husband, Michael of New Market, Md., and Douglas Smith and wife, Rebecca of Hanover; seven grandchildren, Ethan and Megan Willing, Emily and Katie Hicken, and Darren, Connor, and Owen Smith; two stepgrandchildren, Stephanie Lekas and Sara Kratzer; one brother, Donald B. Smith, Sr. of New Oxford; three sisters, Sister Theresa Marie Smith of Lancaster, Sister Margaret Mary Smith of Columbia, and Peggy Zimmer of Hanover; and two stepbrothers, Francis X. Smith of McSherrystown and Gerald J. Smith of Hanover. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Alfred E. Smith, M.J. Smith, and Robert Smith; and by a sister, Christine Smith. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 29, 2007, at St. Joseph Church, with the Rev. Joseph F. Gotwalt officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Hanover. Friends and relatives will be received Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, 5055 Grandview Road, Hanover, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Murphy Funeral Home, McSherrystown, is entrusted with the arrangements. Contributions in Pat's memory may be made to the St. Joseph Church, 5055 Grandview Road, Hanover, PA 17331 for the building fund; or to Delone Catholic High School, 140 S. Oxford Ave., McSherrystown, PA 17344.