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May 22, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 5:30 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Saturday from 2- 5:30 PM.
Harold L. Smith age 83 of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at Care One Health Care Center in Wayne. His passing was quiet and peaceful after receiving the loving care of his family.
He was born in Haverstraw, New York and while he was still a child his family moved to Paterson where he spent his formative years. Later after he married Catherine Klopman he moved to Pompton Lakes where he raised his family. In 1998 he moved to Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Harold received his formal education at Paterson Eastside High School where he was an exceptional student and graduated at age sixteen with the Class of 1941. He then went on to study chemistry and business administration at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
He served in the Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in Headquarters Company of the South Pacific Base Command. He received the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
While in Pompton Lakes he was a member, deacon and elder of the Pompton Reformed Church in Pompton Lakes.
He was employed as a Chemical Sales Representative at Aetna Chemical Company in Elmwood Park where he worked for forty-five years until his retirement in April of 2006. He was truly dedicated to and enjoyed his work.
Harold was gifted with exceptional intelligence and a quite nature which you would describe as a introverted personality. That was, until he went to work, then he became and extravert and was very good at sales.
He enjoyed the hobbies of reading and landscaping with shrubs.
Harold and Catherine started life together at a bank. They met on the banks elevator and Catherine swept him off of his feet, they dated, and then married in November of 1947. They then had sixty years of “adventurous and loving” marriage together.
He leaves his family with very wonderful memories of a very dedicated husband, father, grandfather and uncle.
Surviving are his loving wife Catherine (nee Klopman) Smith; two sons Douglas Smith and his wife Deborah of West Milford, Gregory Smith and his wife Song of Boonton; one cherished grandson Douglas Michael Smith of West Milford; two sisters Alice Wanamaker of Morristown, Marie Supa of Wayne three brothers Frank Smith of Paramus, Raymond Smith and his wife Josephine of Bradenton, Florida and Robert Smith and his wife Barbara of Fair Lawn and many nieces and nephews.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Harold’s memory are asked to consider Pompton Reformed Church, 59 Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton Lakes, 07442.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 5:30 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Saturday from 2- 5:30 PM.
May 22, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 5:30 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Saturday from 2- 5:30 PM.
Harold L. Smith age 83 of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at Care One Health Care Center in Wayne. His passing was quiet and peaceful after receiving the loving care of his family.
He was born in Haverstraw, New York and while he was still a child his family moved to Paterson where he spent his formative years. Later after he married Catherine Klopman he moved to Pompton Lakes where he raised his family. In 1998 he moved to Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Harold received his formal education at Paterson Eastside High School where he was an exceptional student and graduated at age sixteen with the Class of 1941. He then went on to study chemistry and business administration at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
He served in the Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in Headquarters Company of the South Pacific Base Command. He received the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
While in Pompton Lakes he was a member, deacon and elder of the Pompton Reformed Church in Pompton Lakes.
He was employed as a Chemical Sales Representative at Aetna Chemical Company in Elmwood Park where he worked for forty-five years until his retirement in April of 2006. He was truly dedicated to and enjoyed his work.
Harold was gifted with exceptional intelligence and a quite nature which you would describe as a introverted personality. That was, until he went to work, then he became and extravert and was very good at sales.
He enjoyed the hobbies of reading and landscaping with shrubs.
Harold and Catherine started life together at a bank. They met on the banks elevator and Catherine swept him off of his feet, they dated, and then married in November of 1947. They then had sixty years of “adventurous and loving” marriage together.
He leaves his family with very wonderful memories of a very dedicated husband, father, grandfather and uncle.
Surviving are his loving wife Catherine (nee Klopman) Smith; two sons Douglas Smith and his wife Deborah of West Milford, Gregory Smith and his wife Song of Boonton; one cherished grandson Douglas Michael Smith of West Milford; two sisters Alice Wanamaker of Morristown, Marie Supa of Wayne three brothers Frank Smith of Paramus, Raymond Smith and his wife Josephine of Bradenton, Florida and Robert Smith and his wife Barbara of Fair Lawn and many nieces and nephews.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Harold’s memory are asked to consider Pompton Reformed Church, 59 Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton Lakes, 07442.
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