Josephine M. Alvarado Smith

Josephine M. Alvarado Smith

Josephine M. Smith, 85, of Oregon, Ohio, passed away on August 5th, 2025, at Hospice of NWO after a brief illness. The daughter of Felipe and Serafina (Herrera) Alvarado, she was born in Toledo, Ohio, on March 20, 1940. She married the love of her life, Delbert J. Smith, on June 10, 1961.

Josie valued her family and her deep faith in God. She was a lifetime member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church (Epiphany of the Lord). She was involved in the Kitchen Band, Altar and Rosary Society, she was a Eucharistic Minister, festival booth chair, and was involved in many parish activities over the years. Many of her friendships were the result of her church involvement. She was the type of person who would go out of her way to help someone else in need; a trait that she passed on to her children.

Josie is survived by her beloved husband of 64 years, Delbert; daughter, Christine (Daniel) Miller; and Matthew (Karey) Smith; grandchildren, Dustin (Emily) Miller, Chelsea (Ean) Garrett, Nathan and Noah Smith; great-grandchildren, Addison, Dex and Juniper Miller. Also surviving is her brother, David Alvarado. She was preceded in death by her son, Daniel; her parents; and seven siblings.

Visitation will be on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, 440 S. Coy Road, Oregon, Ohio, from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with Scripture at 6:00 p.m. An additional showing will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Toledo, Ohio, on Monday, August 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Service will be held at the church, at 11:00 a.m., and the family will be hosting a luncheon after mass. Graveside services will be private. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to St. Thomas Aquinas Church/Epiphany of the Lord or Hospice of NWO.

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