- Date Of Birth: June 19, 1943
- Date Of Death: March 21, 2007
- State: Indiana
R. Dale “Smitty” Smith, 63, of 1723 St. James Place, died at 9:05 p.m. Wednesday (March 21, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness.
He was born June 19, 1943, in Mishawaka to Milo and Dorothy Smith. He married Marlene Miller.
She survives along with three sons, Jeff (Malinda) Smith of Meridian, Miss., and Mike (Judy) and David (Laurie) Miller, both of Elkhart; one daughter, Karen (Charlie) Demler of Carmel; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
His parents preceded him in death.
Mr. Smith had been a longtime employee of Wilt’s grocery store at Easy Shopping Place and was employed at Insulation Components Inc. in Mishawaka until his sudden illness. He was a graduate of Penn High School and enjoyed sports, hunting, fishing and the Chicago Bears. Most of all, he enjoyed just being a father and grandpa.
