Lucille Josephine Smith, age 82 of Fostoria Street, Tiffin, Ohio died at 11:30 am Monday, March 19, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Tiffin. She was born on March 16, 1925 in Bascom, Ohio to the late Frank and Clara (Reinhart) Lucius. On November 12, 1949 in Tiffin, she married Ralph A. Smith and he survives.
Other survivors include, two sons, Dennis (Rose) Smith and David Smith both of Tiffin; five daughters, Susan (Tim) Hartschuh of Tiffin; Dianne (Thomas) Coscarelli of Shaker Heights, Ohio; Judy (Peter) Corti of Chicago, Illinois; Christine (Mark) Hoar of Rockwall, Texas; and Laura (Timothy) Daughenbaugh of Tucson, Arizona; 16 grandchildren, Daniel and Tessa Hartschuh, Laura and David Coscarelli, Anthony, Philip, Paul, Mark, Stephen and Michael Smith, Melissa and Tracy Wilson, Seth and Anna Hoar, Nicholas and Kyle Daughenbaugh; four brothers, Louis (Mildred) Lucius and Francis (Susie) Lucius both of New Riegel; Paul (Charlotte) Lucius of Burgoon; and Gerald Lucius of Tiffin; four sisters, Dorothy Clouse of New Riegel; Eileen (Ron) Kurtz of New Washington; Alma (Marion) Lucius of Tiffin; and Marjorie (Bob) Sowers of Sycamore.
She is preceded in death by one brother, Bernard Lucius.
Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and she had retired as a bookkeeper for Ralph A. Smith and Sons, Inc. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, its Rosary Altar Society; the Funeral Luncheon Committee; the Eucharistic Adoration and Festival Committee and the Allen Eiry Senior Center.
The Funeral Mass will be officiated by Rev. Timothy Ferris at 1:00 pm Thursday, March 22, 2007 in St. Mary Catholic Church. The rosary will be recited 15 minutes prior to the Mass at the church. Burial will follow immediately in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2-4 & 6-8 pm Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at Traunero Funeral Home, 214 S. Monroe Street, Tiffin, Ohio 44883 (419) 447-3113. A wake service will be 7:15 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to Calvert Catholic Schools, or to Community Hospice Care of Tiffin in care of Traunero Funeral Home.
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