Stephane William Smith

Stephane William Smith
After a long and determined battle against cancer, Stephane William Smith was reunited, on March 17, 2026, with his daughter, Jennifer Lynn, who preceded him to our Heavenly Father's Eternal Home 30 years ago, one week shy of her 2nd birthday.
Along with his daughter, waiting to welcome him were his parents, Edwige (Edie) and Wesley B. Smith, Sr.; his maternal grandparents, Boleslaw and Leocaidie (Szymczak) Koch; his paternal grandparents, Guy and Mildred (Bryan) Smith; his niece and nephew, Niki and Michael Smith; multiple aunts, uncles, cousins and many civilian and military friends, and of course, our Lord and Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ.
What an amazing, glorious time he is having reunited and finally able to look upon our Heavenly Father's face and have his questions answered and his sorrow washed away.
In thirteen days, on March 30th, Stephane would have celebrated his 66th birthday, and he still will, just with the Lord singing to him in person and partaking of the cake, not chocolate of course.
Those that will miss him are his brother, Wesley B. Smith, Jr. and Claudia V. Genovese-Smith; his nephew, Nathaniel Smith; his niece, Rachel Smith; his great-niece, Hope Bruce; his aunts, Barbara Wodel and Judith Smith; his uncle, William Smith, Sr.; aunt, Donna Smith; and multiple cousins, friends and coworkers.
Stephane enlisted in the Navy after graduating from Ellington High School, where he was the drum major his senior year, playing the saxophone and trombone in the band.
He was a Sonar Tech on two different nuclear-powered attack Submarines, the USS Puffer & USS Tautog. Which in later years, he shared memories, but for many years he would say, "It is called the 'Silent Service' for a reason ... missions were secret."
After he was honorably discharged, he began his employment career with multiple companies, gaining a diverse resume of skills from corporate trouble shooting in Tech to the glass manufacturing industry and the last being Country Pure Foods in Ellington, CT.
The family extends heartfelt thanks to Amber for her help these past years; the staff at Care at Home, Evergreen Rehab, and the oncology team at RCCA for their care. Your support helped him fight for nearly a year beyond the predicted time.
We also thank the staff at Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home for their professional and caring assistance in arranging Stephane's farewell and to all who loved him and called him a friend.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 23, 2026, with a time of visitation from 10-11:00 a.m. at the Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home, 551 Talcottville Rd. (Rt. 83), in Vernon, with a service to begin at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. At the request of his family, burial will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Stephane's name, to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Attn: Development Department, 875 N Randolph St., Suite 225, Arlington, VA 22203, to assist the families of the service members while they are deployed. To leave an online message of condolence for his family, please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com .