Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Dorothy Marie (Tafel) 2002
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2002

Dorothy Marie Smith, 81, of Grand Ledge, went home to her Lord and Savior on 
Monday, Oct. 21, 2002.  She was born on July 18, 1921, in Ionia, daughter to 
Ferdinand and Augusta Tafel.

On Aug. 28, 1948 she married Raymond Smith, making their home in the Grand 
Ledge area.  A devoted wife and mother, Dorothy was a full-time homemaker and 
worked alongside her husband farming their land and helping to tend to their 
livestock.

Dorothy was a devoted Christian all her life, attending the Lutheran Church in 
Ionia.  In her later years, she often attended the Oneida Gospel Church in 
Grand Ledge with her husband.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by the recent passing of 
her husband Raymond Smith on Sept. 21, 2002.  She was also preceded in death by 
her brothers and sisters: Margaret, Edward, Evelyn, Florence, Lorraine, 
Ferdinand Jr., Nora, Raymond, Esther, Gerald, Arthur and Richard.

Dorothy is survived by two daughters, Annette Rae (Lester) Shugars of Orleans, 
and Barbara Jean (Greg) Gibson of Vermontville; four grandchildren, Andrew 
(Joey) Gibson of Cynthiana, Ky., Tabatha (Gene) Baker of Charlotte, Danny and 
Justin Shugars of Orleans; two great-grandchildren, Shelby and Madison Gibson 
of Cynthiana, Ky.; one sister Anita (Larry) Tempe of Chicago, Ill.; one 
brother, William (Loraine) Tafel of Florida.

Funeral services are today at 2 p.m. at the Peters & Murray Funeral Home, Grand 
Ledge with interment to follow at Riverside Cemetery in Belding.  In lieu of 
flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.


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