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Loretta Kay Smith |
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July 27, 1935 ~ September 23, 2017 |
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September 27, 2017 |
Loretta Kay Smith, 82, passed away on September
23, 2017, at the Schneidmiller House in Coeur
d’Alene. Private arrangements are being made.
Loretta, or Kay as her friends and family knew
her, was born to Margaret and Chris Bedortha on
July 27, 1935, in Astoria, Oregon, where she
grew up and would love to ride her horse Pepper
down the fence line and race the cars coming
down the road.
Kay was married in 1952 and had two sons, Brad
and Bruce Miller. Kay was always looking for
that perfect spot to enjoy the rest of her life,
moving from California to Brandon, Oregon, then
to Green Valley, Arizona, which was her favorite
spot of all.
Her son Brad gave her two beautiful
grandchildren, Danielle and Travis Miller, Bruce
added four more beautiful grandchildren Shandie
(Davenport), Shane Miller, Ashley (Gassett) and
Joshua Miller. Kay also had eight
great-grandchildren.
Kay spent summers in Bonners Ferry with Bruce
and her grandchildren for the last 10 years. She
loved thrift stores, yard sales and finding
treasures at the dump. She would bring them home
fix them up and resell them at a yard sale or
put them in her house. She could sniff a deal a
mile away.
She was married in California to Don Smith, who
was truly the love of her life, even after his
passing.
Kay spent the last two years of her life in
Bonners Ferry. Sadly after two strokes she came
to need full time care until she succumbed.
"We know she is at peace with the Lord in Heaven
with a fully able body and mind," her family
said, "dancing and singing with her love, Don." |
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