Ruthella S. Smith

Ruthella S. Smith, 83 of Carmichaels, Pa., died at 3:37 P.M. on Monday, August 22, 2011 at Southwest Regional Medical Center, Waynesburg, Pa. She was born May 18, 1928 in Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pa., a daughter of the late Matthew and Anna Mae (Tomasek) Shimek. Mrs. Smith was a 1947 graduate of Cumberland Township High School in Carmichaels where she was a member of the Greene Valley Presbyterian Church. While she and her husband were residing on various military bases, she taught bible and Sunday school and was a member of the Women in the Chapel for over 25 years. She was also a substitute teacher on various military bases. Mrs. Smith was a member of The Retired Enlisted Association in Oakdale, Pa. She enjoyed reading history and biographies and collecting bibles from each country in which she and her husband were stationed. Mrs. Smith was also a member of the Greene Academy of Art in Carmichaels and the Auxiliary Association of Retired Military. Her husband, Leslie Marvin Smith, whom she married in 1949, died June 10, 2001. Surviving are two daughters, Jo Ellen Mozingo and her husband, Gary, of Springfield, Va. and Leslie Ferrari and her husband, Vincent, of Bowie, Md.; two grandchildren, Matthew Mozingo and his wife, Meaghan, and Christina Ferrari; a great granddaughter, Makayla Mozingo and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are eight brothers, Albert, Edward Thomas, George, Robert, Arthur Richard, William Matthew, Benjamin Franklin and Harold Benton Shimek and two sisters, Irene Wojtowicz and Josephine Matilda Pio. Family and friends are welcome from 7 to 9 P. M. on Friday in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, Carmichaels, Pa. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 P. M. on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at the Greene Valley Presbyterian Church, 104 East Greene Street, Carmichaels, Pa. The Rev. Harold O. Kelley will officiate. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association .