Marek obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Marek, DeNise Smith        31 May 2013    Jun 2013    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  5/31/2013

MAREK, DeNISE SMITH
DeNise Smith Marek, Age 65, of Hammond, formerly of Fayetteville, NC, died 
at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, 2013, after a three-month illness. She died 
peacefully at her home. She was born on August 28, 1947, in the U.S. Army 
Hospital, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the only daughter of Major (Ret.) 
Howard D. Smith, Sr. and DaMarys Ray Smith. She graduated from Stedman High 
School in Stedman, North Carolina, Pine Hall Academy in Clinton, North 
Carolina, and attended Pembrook State University in Pembrook, North 
Carolina. DeNise was preceded in death by her first husband, Major Alfred 
S. Gallinaro; her parents, Major (Ret.) Howard D. Smith, Sr. and DeMarys 
Ray Smith; and brother, Howard D. Smith, Jr. She is survived by her 
husband, LTC (Ret.) Paul M. Marek, Hammond, Louisiana; son and daughter-
in-law, Joseph H. and Meghan M. Gallinaro; granddaughters, Jillian Marie 
and Barbara Claire, Baton Rouge; son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan M., Sr. 
and Caroline M. Gallinaro; grandsons, Jonathan M., Jr. and Crosby J. 
Gallinaro, Atlanta; brother and sister-in-law, LTC (Ret.) Tally E. and Roni 
R. Smith, Kathleen, Georgia; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Thomas A. 
and Sandra S. Marek, Du Quoin, Illinois; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, 
Howard and Rose Marler, Lake Havasu, Arizona; aunt, Janie W. Ray, Florence, 
South Carolina; three nephews, four nieces, four great nieces, and one 
great nephew. DeNise was active in the Army Wives Club of Fort Bragg, North 
Carolina, Fort McClellan, Alabama, and the Mannhiem Military Community, 
Mannheim West Germany. She was also an active volunteer for the American 
Red Cross. Viewing will be at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church in 
Hammond, Thursday, May 30, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. The funeral Mass 
will be said at St. Albert Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 31, 
2013. Burial will be in the Lafayette Memorial Park, Fayetteville, North 
Carolina, Monday, June 3, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. The family extends its sincere 
appreciation to the chaplain, nurses and social worker from North Oaks 
Hospice, and to Reverend Randy M. Cuevas, Pastor, St. Albert the Great 
Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to North Oaks 
Hospice, P.O. Box 2668, Hammond, LA 70404. An online guestbook is available 
at www.harrymckneely.com.

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