OBIT: Nellie Josephine (REICH) SMITH, 1998, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Evelyn/Winnie Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ SMITH Nellie Josephine Smith, 81, of Meyersdale died Nov. 10, 1998, at Meyersdale Medical Center. She was born Sept. 17, 1917 in Meyersdale, a daughter of the late Mahlon and Lula (Neimiller) Reich. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Mimna Smith; sisters, Ruth Baker and Catherine Siegner and brother, Robert Reich. She is survived by daughters JoAnn, wife of Gary Estnick, Berlin and Lois Jean, wife of David Robertson, Meyersdale; five grandchildren: Jeffrey and wife Amy (Bittner) Robertson, Jennifer (Estnick) wife of Dwayne Hay, Nicole and Michelle Robertson and Mandy Estnick and great grandchildren Mahlon and Cody Robertson. She is also survived by brother Jack Reich, San Antonio, Texas and sisters Helen Willis, Glen Rock, Mary Yommer, Boswell and Geraldine Pagen, Meyersdale. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Meyersdale and Second Society of Farm Women. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, at Leckemby Funeral Home where service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, with Rev. Randall Marburger officiating. Interment Hay's Church Cemetery. The family suggests that contributions be made in her name to building fund of Zion (Hay's) UCC, Maple Valley Road, Meyersdale, Zion Lutheran Church or Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation. Daily American, November 12, 1998 [S2163]