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Helen L. Smith

Helen L. Smith passed away at the Lutheran Home in Jamestown, New York on January 10, 2017.

She was born in Oil City, PA on May 25, 1918 to Albert and Agnes Hartle Lauer.

She is survived by her son Peter A. Smith, his wife, Lynn of Punta Gorda, FL; grandchildren Scott Smith of Lancaster, PA and Alison Smith of Highland Park, IL; and great-grandson Thomas Allen Wehner of Highland Park, IL.

Additionally, she is survived by her sister Joan Lauer Cunningham of Charlotte, NC and her brother, Raymond (Sam) Lauer of Seneca, PA.

She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Charles A. (Bill) Smith Jr., her sisters Mary Lauer Morrison and Betty Lauer Weaver, and her brothers, William and Leo Lauer.

She was a lifelong member of St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church and a greeter. She was actively involved in the Belles Lettres Club and the Garden Club. She volunteered at the Oil City Hospital, St. Stephen School, the Well Baby Clinic and support activities at the Cranberry Township schools. She led a full, fiercely independent and active life.

The funeral service will be held at the convenience of the family at Morrison Funeral Home of Oil City.

Interment will be in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, please send memorial gifts to Belles Lettres Club, 405 West First Street, Oil City 16301, St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church, 210 Reed Street, Oil City, PA 16301 or to a charity of your choice.

Online condolences to the family can be made at h www.morrisonhome.com

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