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October 14, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at Dana’s church; Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne 973-694-5700 from 2-8 PM on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. A funeral Mass will be offered on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM.
Dana Lauren Smith (nee Urgo), age 41 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Monday, October 14, 2013. Her family was all gathered at her bedside when she passed. Dana had fought a courageous battle with breast cancer for nearly 2-1/2 years.
Dana has been a Wayne resident her entire life. She grew up in the Pancake Hollow neighborhood and graduated from Wayne Hills High School with the class of 1990. She later graduated from the University of Maryland in 1994 with a degree in biology.
Dana worked at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center for nineteen years, currently as the Manager of Lab Information Systems. To say she loved her job would be an understatement; Dana loved her job and her coworkers. She often referred to the Englewood Hospital staff as her “second family” and she loved them all dearly. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the staff at Englewood embraced her like a daughter. One week after her initial diagnosis, they formed "Team Dana" which became the highest fundraising team at EHMC's Walk for Awareness~Our Fight Against Breast Cancer this year. They fawned over her and provided the best care anyone could have asked for. Her family will always be grateful for the love and support they all received during Dana’s treatment.
Dana was a very kind, considerate and caring person. As a child, her parents called her “Suzie Sunshine” because she was always happy and smiling, no matter what. She maintained that same disposition throughout her life and happily shared her sunshine with everyone she met, especially her children. Anthony and Taylor were the light of her life and there wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do for them. She was a nurturing mother and poured herself into their lives. Whether it was soccer, dance, Girl Scouts, class mom, volunteering at their school, she did it all. Just one week ago she was in the bleachers at Anthony’s soccer game, cheering him on. Her children were her everything and she will be their guardian angel now.
Dana met her husband Brad in high school. They dated for several years before tying the knot on June 28, 1998. They enjoyed a lovely honeymoon at Disney World, followed by a few days in the Bahamas. Disney was always a favorite of Dana’s and they visited there regularly, every other year. She went with her family and mom just this past August and they had a wonderful time. They also vacationed together in the Outer Banks and on Lake Michigan. Together, she and Brad enjoyed a “wonderful” marriage for fifteen years.
Dana’s Catholic faith was strong throughout her life. She was raised at Annunciation RC Church in Wayne and has continued to attend Mass there. She was currently a member of the Pastoral Lay Council and also helped organize the youth group at Annunciation. Although her health made it difficult, she mustered the strength to attend the fiftieth anniversary Mass just last Sunday; a true testament to her faith and incredibly strong will. Surely she is enjoying her reward today.
Dana is survived by her devoted husband Brad of Wayne, her two children; Anthony and Taylor, her mother; Elaine Urgo of Wayne, two sisters; Danielle Lamothe and her husband Jamie of West Milford, and Michele Cassidy and her husband John of Frederick, Maryland, her mother-in-law Joan Vanderbush and her husband Dave of Ridgewood and her father-in-law Richard Smith of Pompton Lakes, two nieces; Sydney and Caroline Lamothe of West Milford, and one nephew; Nicholas Lamothe of West Milford, and many loving cousins and dear friends. Dana was predeceased by her father Anthony Urgo in 2000.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Dana Urgo Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund. Make checks payable to the “Wayne Scholarships and Honors Board”, c/o Ed Zambrano, Wayne Hills High School, 272 Berdan Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family at Dana’s church; Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne 973-694-5700 from 2-8 PM on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. A funeral Mass will be offered on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM.
October 14, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at Dana’s church; Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne 973-694-5700 from 2-8 PM on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. A funeral Mass will be offered on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM.
Dana Lauren Smith (nee Urgo), age 41 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Monday, October 14, 2013. Her family was all gathered at her bedside when she passed. Dana had fought a courageous battle with breast cancer for nearly 2-1/2 years.
Dana has been a Wayne resident her entire life. She grew up in the Pancake Hollow neighborhood and graduated from Wayne Hills High School with the class of 1990. She later graduated from the University of Maryland in 1994 with a degree in biology.
Dana worked at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center for nineteen years, currently as the Manager of Lab Information Systems. To say she loved her job would be an understatement; Dana loved her job and her coworkers. She often referred to the Englewood Hospital staff as her “second family” and she loved them all dearly. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the staff at Englewood embraced her like a daughter. One week after her initial diagnosis, they formed "Team Dana" which became the highest fundraising team at EHMC's Walk for Awareness~Our Fight Against Breast Cancer this year. They fawned over her and provided the best care anyone could have asked for. Her family will always be grateful for the love and support they all received during Dana’s treatment.
Dana was a very kind, considerate and caring person. As a child, her parents called her “Suzie Sunshine” because she was always happy and smiling, no matter what. She maintained that same disposition throughout her life and happily shared her sunshine with everyone she met, especially her children. Anthony and Taylor were the light of her life and there wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do for them. She was a nurturing mother and poured herself into their lives. Whether it was soccer, dance, Girl Scouts, class mom, volunteering at their school, she did it all. Just one week ago she was in the bleachers at Anthony’s soccer game, cheering him on. Her children were her everything and she will be their guardian angel now.
Dana met her husband Brad in high school. They dated for several years before tying the knot on June 28, 1998. They enjoyed a lovely honeymoon at Disney World, followed by a few days in the Bahamas. Disney was always a favorite of Dana’s and they visited there regularly, every other year. She went with her family and mom just this past August and they had a wonderful time. They also vacationed together in the Outer Banks and on Lake Michigan. Together, she and Brad enjoyed a “wonderful” marriage for fifteen years.
Dana’s Catholic faith was strong throughout her life. She was raised at Annunciation RC Church in Wayne and has continued to attend Mass there. She was currently a member of the Pastoral Lay Council and also helped organize the youth group at Annunciation. Although her health made it difficult, she mustered the strength to attend the fiftieth anniversary Mass just last Sunday; a true testament to her faith and incredibly strong will. Surely she is enjoying her reward today.
Dana is survived by her devoted husband Brad of Wayne, her two children; Anthony and Taylor, her mother; Elaine Urgo of Wayne, two sisters; Danielle Lamothe and her husband Jamie of West Milford, and Michele Cassidy and her husband John of Frederick, Maryland, her mother-in-law Joan Vanderbush and her husband Dave of Ridgewood and her father-in-law Richard Smith of Pompton Lakes, two nieces; Sydney and Caroline Lamothe of West Milford, and one nephew; Nicholas Lamothe of West Milford, and many loving cousins and dear friends. Dana was predeceased by her father Anthony Urgo in 2000.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Dana Urgo Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund. Make checks payable to the “Wayne Scholarships and Honors Board”, c/o Ed Zambrano, Wayne Hills High School, 272 Berdan Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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