Mary Frances Schillig Smith

SMITH, SCHILLIG, MCMANUS, TEN EICK, FELTMAN, POWERS, CHRISTOFFERSON, HAWKINS, SCHARF, HOGAN, SMITH, RAMIREZ, SCHMITT, FRITZ

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 6/26/2009 at 12:17:52

Mary Francis Schillig Smith, 85, died peacefully Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at her home in rural Iowa City surrounded by her immediate family and her pastor, the Rev. Rudy Juarez.

Mary Francis was born May 28, 1921 in Bangor, Maine, the daughter of Zano and Isabelle McManus Schillig. She attended Holy Trinity School in Richmond, Iowa and was a longtime resident of Johnson County. On June 25, 1941 she married Calvin Smith Sr. in Hills, Iowa.

Mary Francis was a fifty year member of St. Patrick’s Church and was a longtime employee at the Head Start School. Mary Francis was the matriarch of the Smith family.

Mary Francis is survived by four children, Patricia Ann Smith, Cal Smith Jr., Don Smith and David L. Smith; her son-in-law, Robert Ten Eick; thirteen grandchildren; Kimberly Ten Eick Feltman, Kelly Ten Eick Powers, Sandra Jeanne Christofferson, John Edwards Christofferson, Joshua Lee Christofferson, Teresa Ann (Hawkins) Scharf, Lisa (Hawkins) Hogan, Brenda Lee Hawkins, Margeaux Rose (Smith) Ramirez, Maxwell Ervin Smith, Joseph Patrick Smith, James Paul Smith and Jason Thomas Smith. Sixteen great grandchildren; Mary Kate Ten Eick Schmitt, Michael Ten Eick Feltman, Haley Ten Eick Powers, Austin Ten Eick Powers, Ashley Nicole Scharf, Tanya Marie Hogan, Tylor John Hogan, Samuel John Hogan, Crystal Lee Hawkins, Jacob Daniel Christofferson, James “Patrick” Fritz, Cale Nels Christofferson, Demetrious Lee Angelis Ramirez, Charlotte Lee Ramirez and Raven Lee Smith.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her two daughters Marcy Ten Eick and Nancy Hawkins.