Lucille M. Smith

Obituary

Lucille Marjorie Smith was born on June 26, 1926, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was the daughter of John and Louise (Severson) Michelson. Lucille was baptized as an infant in 1926, and later confirmed in her faith as a youth on May 12, 1940, both at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. She received her education in Minneapolis, and was a graduate of the West High School Class of 1944. Lucille attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and graduated with her bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in 1948.

On June 29, 1955, Lucille was united in marriage to Leslie Smith at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. This marriage was blessed with three children, David, Henry John and Steven. Lucille and Leslie resided in Hutchinson and shared 59 years of marriage together until Leslie passed away on July 24, 2014.

Before marriage, Lucille was employed as a tax accountant at Cargill in Minneapolis and then was employed at the Helgeson & Co., CPA firm in Minneapolis. After marriage, Lucille was as a bookkeeper for Leslie Smith Insurance Agency in Hutchinson for 31 years. She also did tax returns for a small number of clients. Lucille was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson.

Lucille enjoyed reading, gardening, traveling, and cross word puzzles. She also enjoyed attending local plays and concerts and watching public television. Lucille loved arts and crafts and knitted Afghans when her nieces’ and nephews’ children and her grandchildren were born.  She especially enjoyed spending time with her family, grandchildren and friends.

In August of 2016, Lucille became a resident at Auburn Meadows Assisted Living in Waconia, Minnesota. She then moved to Auburn Courts Memory Care in Chaska, Minnesota, in January of 2017. She then became a resident at Auburn Manor in Chaska, on July 22, 2018. She passed away there on Friday, November 13, 2020 at the age of 94 years.

Blessed be her memory.

Lucille is survived by her:
Children, David Smith of Chaska, MN,
                Steven Smith and his wife, Lizbeth, of Chaska, MN;
Grandchildren, Andrew, Aaron and Silvia Smith;
Brother-In-Law, Floyd Thorsen of Waconia, MN;
Nieces and Nephews, Julie Thorsen-Klos, Michael Thorsen, Greg Thorsen, Karon Kutz, Dr. Clay Schulte,
Janet Spalding, Stacy Gatto, Kimberly Schulte, and Melanie Brauer;
Many other relatives and friends.

Lucille is preceded in death by her Parents, John and Louise Michelson; Husband, Leslie Smith; Son, Henry John Smith in infancy; Sister, Joan Thorsen; Mother-In-Law, Emma Schulte Smith, Brother-In-Laws and Sister-In-Laws, George and Delsie Schulte, Dorothy Schulte, and Clarence Schulte.