Marie E. Smith, 92

Marie E lizabeth S mith w as b orn o n June 3 , 1933, i n C olome, S .D., t o L loyd E dgar a nd Grace Jeanette (Fladebo) Carley. She graduated from A insworth H igh S chool i n 1951. On May 17, 1951, Marie was united in marriage t o L eland “ Lee” Smith a t t he S t.

Nicholas Catholic Church in Long Pine.

Together, they built a life filled with family, hard work, and simple joys.

Over the years, Marie lived in Norden, Ainsworth, Elsmere, Grandview, Sunnyside, Wash., C olumbus, a nd E lgin. M arie a nd L ee owned and operated the Gambles Store in Elgin. She also dedicated much of her life to caring for others as a wife and homemaker and worked at Rays Superette in Elgin and in home health care.

Marie was a member of the Methodist Church and later the Elgin CC Church. She enjoyed embroidery, ceramics, sewing and garage sales with her sister, and watching her favorite television shows including Jeopardy!, Golden Girls, RFD, and Wheel of Fortune. She also loved listening to and dancing to country western music. More than anything, Marie treasured the time she spent with her family.

Survivors include her daughters Karen Eisenhauer of Bloomfield and Pam Smith of O’Neill; nine grandchildren Carley Grim (Josh Head) of Neligh; Bernadine (John) Havlicek of Lincoln; Shannon Smith (Shawn Ingraham) of North Loup; Amber (Jarod) Speigel of Columbus, Jill (Eric) Spenner of Tekamah; Misty (Quinn) Stevens of Mt. Sterling, Ken.; Mindy Sams (Kenny Sandusky) of Richmond, Ky.; Chad Warneke of Tilden; Joel (Lindsey) Eisenhauer of Skiatook, Okla.; 23 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives; and special friends Bernice Siems, Al and Ramona Hagenmeister and Peg Hanlin.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Lee Smith; parents-in-law E arl a nd L ois S mith; s on D avid S mith; s tepdaughter Connie Hankin; grandson Jerold Obershaw; brothers Harold (Opel) Carley and Marvin Carley; sisters Violet (Dick) Fernau and Joy (Ervin) Harr; sons-in-law Jim Eisenhauer; Leo Obershaw and Joe Hankin; brothers-in-law Aubrey (Dorothy) Smith; Stan (Shirley) Smith; Dean (Vel) Smith; and sisters-in-law Fern (Les) Ferris and Marjorie (Junie) McDermott.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 30, at the Elgin Christian Community Church in Elgin, with Pastor Jonathan Braden. Visitation will b e 5 -7 p .m. F riday a t t he c hurch i n Elgin. A p rivate family inurnment will take place at a later date at St. Boniface Cemetery in Elgin.

Levander Funeral Home of Elgin is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.levanderfuneralhome.com