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Jennifer Narvaez Obituary

Jennifer “Jenna” Narvaez, 30, Swan Lake, N.Y., died Aug. 19, 2008, along with her stillborn infant daughter Chloe JennaRose DelGatto, in Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, N.Y.

Born in Ware, Mass., and formerly of Hamburg, she was a daughter of Roland Brent Smith Jr., Reading; and Lori (Whitney) Longenecker, Hamburg.

She was a member of Seventh-day Adventist Church, Monticello, N.Y.

Also surviving are her stepmother, Donna Jean Smith, Hamburg; her stepfather, David Longenecker, Hamburg; and her companion, John Delgatto Jr., Swan Lake.

Other survivors include three sons: Ricky Narvaez and Michael Smith, both of Hamburg; and Gulio Delgatto, Swan Lake; and a daughter, Jelena Delgatto, Swan Lake.

There are also her paternal grandfather, Roland B. Smith Sr., and wife, Elizabeth, Hamburg; maternal grandparents, Milton and Lorraine Whitney, Warren, Mass.; a stepbrother, Kory Christ, Louisiana; two sisters, Melissa Smith, Reading; and Angela Smith, Lancaster; and a stepsister, Ellen Lazo, Hamburg.

She was predeceased by her paternal grandmother, Gladys Smith.

Services will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in Burkey & Driscoll Funeral Home Inc., Hamburg. Burial will be in Zions Cemetery, Perry Township. Friends may call Saturday 2 to 3 p.m. in the funeral home.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Reading Eagle on Aug. 22, 2008.

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Michael Narvaez

August 23, 2008

To my wife with delicate remembrance of a love we once shared. Over the years I've thought about you, as if looking out a window on a rainy afternoon.

Tracy Jauch & Family

August 22, 2008

We were so sorry to hear of your loss. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help at this time.

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August 22, 2008

Words can not describe how we feel for the loss of your loved ones. Please accept our deepest sympathy.

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