Auglaize County, Ohio

History and Genealogy

Auglaize County Death Records

Last Name: Smith

First Name: Dwight

Father's Name: John Smith

Mother's Maiden Name: Nellie Croy

Spouse's Name: Marie Apple

Death Date: November 8, 2001

Cause of Death

Death Location: St. Marys, Auglaize County OH

Source: Celina Daily Standard

Additional: Dwight Smith, 87, 04894 Aqueduct Road, St. Marys, died at 7:28 a.m. Nov. 8 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys following an extended illness. He was born March 21, 1914, in Waynesfield to John and Nellie (Croy) Smith. On Sept. 26, 1950, he married Marie Apple, who died Oct. 7, 1997. Survivors are a daughter, Regina Roeder, Lima; a daughter and her husband, Brenda and Craig McDermitt, St. Marys; a son and his wife, Bud and Laura, Waynesfield; four brothers and their wives, Bernard and Norma of Lima, Roger and Geneva of Elida, John and Bonnie of Battle Creek, Mich., and Morris and Jan of Marshall, Mich.; two sisters and their husbands, Lois and Merle Leedy, Lima, and JoAnn and Maurice Duggan, Waynesfield; 13 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Deceased are three brothers, Mick, Carl and Ralph; a sister, Betty, and a granddaughter, Priscilla McDermitt. He was a 1932 graduate of New Hampshire High School and graduated from business college in Cleveland. He retired in 1975 from his post as administrator of the Auglaize County Home and previously had served as the superintendent of the former Lima State Hospital. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Veterans of Foreign War Post 9289 and Eagles Aerie 767, both in St. Marys. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in St. Marys. Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home Grand Lake St. Marys Chapel, the Rev. David Heinl officiating. Burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery in St. Marys. The VFW will conduct graveside military rites. Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. The VFW will conduct a memorial service at 7 p.m. Contributions can be made to a charity of the donor's choice.



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