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Smith, Merle R.
Merle R. Smith, 71, of rural Victor, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at the Marengo Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 17, at Smith Funeral Home in Victor. Interment will be at Victor Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call beginning at noon Sunday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 2 to 5 p.m.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Smith of Victor; two sons, Neal (Paula) Smith of Brooklyn and Dave Smith of North English; three grandchildren, Jon, Caitlin and Jack Smith; and his mother-in-law, Darlene Smith of Marengo.
Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society or to St. John's Lutheran Church of Marengo.
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