Mary Ellen "Gertrude" Smith b. 11 Jul 1924 Detroit, Michigan, USA d. 28 Jun 2014 Grand Haven, Michigan, USA

1924 - 2014 (89 years)

Name	Mary Ellen "Gertrude" Smith
Nickname	Gertrude
Born	11 Jul 1924	Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender	Female
Died	28 Jun 2014	Grand Haven, Michigan, USA
Buried	Erie, Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Person ID	I33531	Thomas and Mary Ann Smith of Fox Harbour
Last Modified	16 Sep 2019

Father	John "Jack" Thomas Smith, b. 13 Sep 1897, Fox Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland , d. Feb 1969, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years)
Mother	Margaret Florence Gallant, b. 8 Feb 1898, Stephenville, Newfoundland , d. Jul 1969, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years)
Family ID	F12184	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Arnold Edward Bargielski, b. 10 May 1920, d. 13 May 2003, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years)

Children

	1. Arnold Bargielski, b. 10 Apr 1945, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 4 Jun 2012, Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA (Age 67 years)
	2. Dale Richard Bargielski, b. 5 Sep 1949, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 26 Mar 2007, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 57 years)

Last Modified 13 Jan 2019

Family ID F1638 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Age 89, daughter of John and Florence Smith.
She spent most of her life in Erie, Pa. She was employed at Bucyrus-Erie for many years. Gerty was a member of Holy Rosary Church in Erie, Pa., and was a member of the Rosary Altar Society.
She was preceded in death by her parents John and Florence Smith, sisters Marion Bolan and Yvonne Davis, sons Arnold Bargielski (d 6/2012 age 67) and Dale Bargielski, and husband Leo Rysz (d 9/5/1993 age 72).
Gerty is survived by her daughter Anne Carolyn (Robert) Butler of Grand Haven, Mich., daughter-in-law Mary Anne Bargielski of Arlington Heights, Ill., and stepdaughters Connie (Bruce) Ash of Lutz, Fla., and Kathy Steedman of Edgewood, Ky., and nieces, grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.
Interment in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.