Grace Smith

Grace Smith 81, rural Wahpeton, ND, passed away Monday, November 16, 2009, at her home. The Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 19 at Evergreen United Methodist Church , Wahpeton with Rev. Paul Baker officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service at Willow Creek Chapel, Wahpeton, ( 920 3 ^rd Ave. N. ). Interment will be held at Fairview Memorial Gardens , Wahpeton.

Grace Marion Smith was born November 8, 1928, at Breckenridge , MN ; the daughter of Jack and Esther (Kristopherson) White. She grew up in Breckenridge where she attended high school. Grace worked at St. Francis Hospital . She married Lester Smith on December 2, 1947. The couple lived and farmed in Center Township , near Wahpeton, where they raised their five children.

Grace was a member of E.U.B., Great Bend , ND and was in recent years a member of Evergreen United Methodist Church , Wahpeton. She served on the Center Township Board for several years. Grace and her husband enjoyed playing cards at Wahpeton and Breckenridge Senior Citizen Centers.

Grace is survived by her husband, Lester, rural Wahpeton; her three daughters and her son, Diane (Bill) Moreau, East Grand Forks, MN, Linda (Bryce) Rosene, Moorhead, MN, Kay (Dean) Lee, Garrison, ND, LeRoy (Norma) Smith, rural Wahpeton; 15 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and her brother, James White, Blaine, MN.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her son David; her granddaughter, Juliette Kallberg; her great grandson, Jason, Kallberg; her son-in-law, Dean Kallberg; her sister, Evelyn Pauly; her four brothers, William White, John White, Russell White, and Maynard White.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Harmony Senior Citizens Center or Evergreen United Methodist Church .

Arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton. Visit/sign our Online Guestbook at www.vertinmunson.com