Age 87, died peacefully Monday July 10, 2017 at the Premier Genesee Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation. She was born December 2, 1929 in Brocton, NY to the late William and Mabel (Wilcox) Arnold, also preceded in death by her husband, Dean A. Smith in 1988; siblings, Robert, Charles and Roger Arnold, Esther Scott, Catherine Fisk and Maude Diate.
Irene and her husband owned and operated Smith's Stables Harness Horses for many years and were well known in the Harness Horse racing community from Batavia Downs to Buffalo Raceway, she also worked for Lipton's in Albion and at the Coffee Cup in Oakfield. She loved Country Western music and was always up for a good party!
Surviving are her children, Billy (Patricia) Smith of Oakfield, Jerry (Jackie) Smith of Olean, Ralph Smith of FL and Judy (Waldamer) Hawja of Olean; 9 grandchildren; many great & great-great grandchildren along with several nieces and nephews.
The Smith family will be present from 11-1pm on Tuesday July 18 at the MICHAEL S. TOMASZEWSKI FUNERAL & CREMATION CHAPEL, LLC 4120 West Main Street Road Batavia, New York 14020 where funeral services will follow at 1pm. She will be laid to rest alongside her husband in Reed Cemetery and memorials in her memory are suggested to a charity of the donor's choice.
Please share your memories of Irene with her family at http://www.tomaszewskifh.com and for more information please call Michael at (585)343-7500.
THE FAMILY OF IRENE J. SMITH IS BEING CARED FOR BY THE MICHAEL S. TOMASZEWSKI FUNERAL & CREMATION CHAPEL, LLC 4120 WEST MAIN STREET ROAD BATAVIA, NEW YORK.
