Obituary for Roberta Elizabeth "Bobbie" Smith
Roberta Elizabeth "Bobbie"
Smith, 57, of Hillsboro, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., died Tuesday, July 6,
2010, at Heartland of Hillsboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in
Hillsboro. The former Roberta Avery was born Feb. 28,
1953, in Ironwood, daughter of Mary Elizabeth (Martin) and the late Earl John
Avery. She attended Central Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright
High in 1971. She then attended Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City
for two years and received an associate's degree in accounting. Bobbie was a member of the Tri-Kappa Sorority
of Elwood, Indiana and had been associated with Job's Daughters in Ironwood. She
was also a member of the former Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps in Ironwood
and was a candy striper at the Grand View Hospital. She and her family had
resided in Hillsboro for the past ten years. The true joy of her life was her
family and grandchildren. She is survived by her husband Daniel, to who
she married Sept. 4, 1971 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Ironwood; mother,
Mary Elizabeth Avery, of Hillsboro; son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and
Coreen Smith, of West Chicago, Ill.; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Victor
Coker, of New York, N.Y.; and two grandchildren, Colin and Carter
Smith. Besides her father, she was preceded in death
by an infant son, Andrew John Smith; and brother, Gary Avery. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 12,
at 1 p.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood,
with the Rev. Jean B. Rencontre officiating. Committal and interment will follow in
Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood. A reception will be held at the Liberty Bell
Chalet in downtown Hurley, Wis. immediately upon return from the
cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
at the funeral home on Monday. The family asks that memorial donations be
made to the American Cancer Society, Ohio Division, Inc., Southwest Region, 2808
Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. To view Bobbie's obituary online, sign the
guestbook or express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Local arrangements are entrusted to
McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home Inc., Ironwood
Smith, 57, of Hillsboro, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., died Tuesday, July 6,
2010, at Heartland of Hillsboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in
Hillsboro. The former Roberta Avery was born Feb. 28,
1953, in Ironwood, daughter of Mary Elizabeth (Martin) and the late Earl John
Avery. She attended Central Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright
High in 1971. She then attended Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City
for two years and received an associate's degree in accounting. Bobbie was a member of the Tri-Kappa Sorority
of Elwood, Indiana and had been associated with Job's Daughters in Ironwood. She
was also a member of the former Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps in Ironwood
and was a candy striper at the Grand View Hospital. She and her family had
resided in Hillsboro for the past ten years. The true joy of her life was her
family and grandchildren. She is survived by her husband Daniel, to who
she married Sept. 4, 1971 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Ironwood; mother,
Mary Elizabeth Avery, of Hillsboro; son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and
Coreen Smith, of West Chicago, Ill.; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Victor
Coker, of New York, N.Y.; and two grandchildren, Colin and Carter
Smith. Besides her father, she was preceded in death
by an infant son, Andrew John Smith; and brother, Gary Avery. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 12,
at 1 p.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood,
with the Rev. Jean B. Rencontre officiating. Committal and interment will follow in
Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood. A reception will be held at the Liberty Bell
Chalet in downtown Hurley, Wis. immediately upon return from the
cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
at the funeral home on Monday. The family asks that memorial donations be
made to the American Cancer Society, Ohio Division, Inc., Southwest Region, 2808
Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. To view Bobbie's obituary online, sign the
guestbook or express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Local arrangements are entrusted to
McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home Inc., Ironwood