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Janis Smith Obituary
Dec 9, 1948 - Sep 22, 2023
Willard
Janis I. (McDonald) Smith, 74, of Willard, died Friday night, Sept. 22, 2023, at Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk.
She was born Dec. 9, 1948, in Norwalk, to Robert and Arlene (Reynolds) McDonald and attended Norwalk High School.
A lifelong area resident, Janis was a people-person who loved spending time with her family and friends. She appreciated a good cold beer. She enjoyed traveling, her golf cart, pontoon boat rides, sewing, cooking, canning, gambling, and following her grandchildren and being an advocate for their accomplishments.
Janis worked for the former ACMI plant, Norwalk Furniture, Don's Coffee Corner, and bartended for Norwalk Eagles and V.F.W. She was a member of Norwalk Eagles, V.F.W., and Norwalk American Legion.
She is survived by her daughters, Vickie (Ken) Ruppert of Norwalk and Linda (Jason Drummond) Glock of Gibsonburg; siblings, Kathy (Roy) Duskin of Norwalk and Dennis (Jane) McDonald of Norwalk; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Janis was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Dale Beck and Leon Smith; companion, Larry Mueller; and brother, Gary McDonald.
Janis' graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at St. Joseph Cemetery, Monroeville. A celebration of life will follow at 1 p.m. Thursday at Sycamore Hills Golf Course Lounge, 14 Sycamore Dr., Norwalk.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio, P.O. Box 31238, Independence, Ohio, 44131.
Expressions of sympathy may be shared online at www.walkereastmanheydingerfh.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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