Lauretta Margaret Smith

1925 - 1981  (56 years)

• Name	Lauretta Margaret Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	7 Feb 1925	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Jul 1981	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Burial	18 Jul 1981	Brook Park, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I5694	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Lloyd William Smith,   b. 26 Oct 1882, Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Jun 1954, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Gertrude Margaret Dooley,   b. 25 Oct 1890, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 26 Jun 1952, Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1920
  Family ID	F1637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Weidner Zeber,   b. 13 Jan 1924, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 26 Nov 2008, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1951	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living > 3. Living > 4. Living + 5. Living > 6. Living + 7. Living > 8. Living
  Family ID	F1681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 Name: Lauretta M Smith Birth Date: 7 Feb 1925 Birth Place: Cuyahoga State File Number: 1925011793 Additional Information: Lloyd Zeber: Lauretta M. Zeber (nee Smith), dearest wife of H. (Bud), devoted mother of David, Philip, Laura Maloney, Ray, nancy, Susan, Judy and Richard, dear sister of William J. and Rev. Wilfred T. Smith. Wednesday, July 15, 1981. Funeral Mass Saturday, July 18, St. Christopher's Church, 20141 Detroit Rd., 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the McGorray Funeral Home, 14133 Detroit Ave., Thursday 7-9, Friday 3-5 and 7-9 pm. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Lauretta Zeber SSN: 281-24-2255 BORN: 7 Feb 1925 Last Benefit: 44116 Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States of America Died: Jul 1981 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951) Source Citation: Number: 281-24-2255 Issue State: Ohio Issue Date: Before 195 Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Laurett M Zeber Birth Date: 1925 Birth Place: Ohio, United States Gender: Female Race: White Residence Place: Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Death Date: 15 Jul 1981 Death Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Certificate: 048082 Age at Death: 56 Certifier: Physician Social Security Number: 281-24-2255 Marital Status: Married Census Tract: 1812 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 Name: Lauretta M Smith Birth Date: 7 Feb 1925 Birth Place: Cuyahoga State File Number: 1925011793 Additional Information: Lloyd Zeber: Lauretta M. Zeber (nee Smith), dearest wife of H. (Bud), devoted mother of David, Philip, Laura Maloney, Ray, nancy, Susan, Judy and Richard, dear sister of William J. and Rev. Wilfred T. Smith. Wednesday, July 15, 1981. Funeral Mass Saturday, July 18, St. Christopher's Church, 20141 Detroit Rd., 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the McGorray Funeral Home, 14133 Detroit Ave., Thursday 7-9, Friday 3-5 and 7-9 pm. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Lauretta Zeber SSN: 281-24-2255 BORN: 7 Feb 1925 Last Benefit: 44116 Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States of America Died: Jul 1981 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951) Source Citation: Number: 281-24-2255 Issue State: Ohio Issue Date: Before 195 Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Laurett M Zeber Birth Date: 1925 Birth Place: Ohio, United States Gender: Female Race: White Residence Place: Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Death Date: 15 Jul 1981 Death Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Certificate: 048082 Age at Death: 56 Certifier: Physician Social Security Number: 281-24-2255 Marital Status: Married Census Tract: 1812

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (print edition), Zeber, H.W. "Bud". H.W. "BUD'' ZEBER, age 84, of Mentor, formerly of Rocky River. Beloved husband of Margaret McCandless-Zeber and the late Lauretta M. (Smith) Zeber. Dearest father of David A. (Anne) Zeber, Phil Zeber, Laura (Robert N.) Maloney, Ray Zeber, Nancy (Joe) Spicuzza, Susan (Enaiat) Kohansall, Judy (Tom) George and Rick (Bonnie) Zeber. Stepfather of Thomas McCandless, Peggy McCandless, Daniel (Ren) McCandless and Kathy (Gary) Remer. Dear grandfather of 15. Brother of the late Eileen H. Zeber. Brother-in-law of Father Wilfred Smith. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary of the Assumption, 8560 Mentor Ave., Mentor. Family will receive friends 3-7 P.M. SUNDAY AT THE BRUNNER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 8466 MENTOR AVE., MENTOR, OH 44060. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Brook Park. Contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. In lieu of flowers, please donate blood. www.brunners.com Plain Dealer, The: 29NOV2008 HFA: 29NOV2008 [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Smith, Getrude M (Dooley). Smith, Gertrude M. (nee Dooley), beloved wife of Capt. Lloyd W. (Mike) Smith, mother of William J., Mrs. Lauretta Zeber, and Wilfred T., and grandmother, sister of Thomas F., Mrs. Marie Hout, Percival J. and Loretta, residence, 1525 Bidwell Ave. Rocky River. Friends may call After 7 P. M. Saturday at Reidy Bros. Funeral Home, 11210 Detroit Ave. Services Monday, St. Christopher's Church, 10 a. m. Cleveland Press, The: 28JUN1952 Cleveland Necrology File HFA: 17SEP2023 [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Smith, Capt. Loyd W (Mike). Smith, Capt. Lloyd W. (Mike), beloved husband of the late Gertrude M. (nee Dooley), father of William J., Mrs. Lauretta M. Zeber, Wilfred T., and grandfather; brother of Mrs. Walter L. Girardin, residence, 1525 Bidwell Ave., Rocky River. Friends May Call After 1 P. M. Sunday at Reidy Bros. Funeral Home, 11210 Detroit Ave. Services Monday, St. Christopher's Church at 10 a. m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Cleveland Press, The: 26JUN1954 Cleveland Necrology File HFA: 17SEP2023 [S1] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (print edition), Smith, Fr. Wilfred T. Fr. Wilfred T. Smith, age 86, entered into rest August 25, 2016. He was born September 4, 1929 in Lakewood. He was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School, Class of 1947, and St. Mary's Seminary, Cleveland.Ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Cleveland in 1956, he was Pastor at St. Mary of the Assumption, and Parochial Vicar at St. Philip Neri, Holy Name, St. Robert, St. Mary's, and St. Peter. He retired as a Senior Associate at Immaculate Conception, Madison. Survivors include his nieces & nephews: Sr. Carol Anne Smith, HM, Kathleen (Robert) Chevalier, Joanne (George) Young, Bernard (Mary) Smith, David (Anne) Zeber, Philip Zeber, Laura (Bob) Maloney, Ray Zeber, Nancy (Joe) Spicuzza, Susan (Enaiat) Kohansasall, Judy (Tom) George, Capt. Rick (Bonnie) Zeber; Great-Uncle to 25 and Great-Great-Uncle to 14. Fr. Smith is preceded in death by his parents: Lloyd W. and Gertrude Smith, siblings: William J. (Anne Marie) Smith, Lauretta (H.W) Zeber, nephewsws: Rev. Paul F. Smith, William Joseph Smith and John Robert Smith. Vesper Service will be 3 pm Tuesday August 30, 2016 at St Mary of the Assumption Church, 8560 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, Ohio 44060. Followed by visitation from 4-8 pm Tuesday in the church. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 am Wednesday August, 31, 2016 at the church. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brookpark, OH. Contributions may be made to The Infirmed Priest Fund at the Diocese of Cleveland. Arrangements entrusted to Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8466 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, Ohio 44060. www.brunners.com www.brunners.com Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center 8466Mentor Ave Mentor, OH 44060 440-255-3401 Plain Dealer, The: 27AUG2016 HFA: 27AUG2016