William Joseph Smith

1921 - 1986  (64 years)

• Name	William Joseph Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	29 Sep 1921	Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jan 1986	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [7]
  Burial	Brook Park, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I5698	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	Anne Marie Scharf,   b. 27 Aug 1925, New Jersey, USA d. 1 Jun 2025, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1946	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Paul Francis Smith,   b. 22 Jun 1947, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 8 Oct 2015, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living + 3. Living   4. William Joseph Smith,   b. 31 Dec 1951, Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 22 Jul 1966, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 14 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Robert Smith,   b. 26 Nov 1954, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 28 Jul 1959, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Living > 7. Living
  Family ID	F1638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Obituaries William Joseph Smith, retired Cleveland lawyer William Joseph Smith, 64, had been a lawyer with Travelers Insurance Co. in Cleveland from 1940 until 1982, when he retired. He had been the company claims manger to his last 15 years there. Mr. Smith died of coronary thrombosis yesterday at his West Side Home. He served on the board of governors of Magnificat High School in Rocky River from 1969 through 1985. One of his daughters, Sister Carol Anne Smith, is the principal of the school. Mr. Smith was on the finance committee and was a member of the parish council of St. Mark Catholic Church, 15724 Montrose Ave., where services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. HE was past president of the Lourdes Academy Father’s Club and served as second vice president of the St. Ignatius High School Father’s Club. He was a graduate of Rocky River High School, John Carroll University and Case Western Reserve University Law School. He was a sergeant in the Army from April 1943 to April 1946, serving in the medical corps in England and Korea. Survivors are his wife, Anne Marie; sons, Bernard J. and the Rev. Paul F., associate pastor of St. Angela Catholic Church in Fairview Park; daughters, Kathleen M. Kemper of Cincinnati, Joanne F. Young and Sister Carol Anne; six grandchildren, and a brother, the rev. Wilfred T. Smith, pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Mentor. Obituaries William Joseph Smith, retired Cleveland lawyer William Joseph Smith, 64, had been a lawyer with Travelers Insurance Co. in Cleveland from 1940 until 1982, when he retired. He had been the company claims manger to his last 15 years there. Mr. Smith died of coronary thrombosis yesterday at his West Side Home. He served on the board of governors of Magnificat High School in Rocky River from 1969 through 1985. One of his daughters, Sister Carol Anne Smith, is the principal of the school. Mr. Smith was on the finance committee and was a member of the parish council of St. Mark Catholic Church, 15724 Montrose Ave., where services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. HE was past president of the Lourdes Academy Father’s Club and served as second vice president of the St. Ignatius High School Father’s Club. He was a graduate of Rocky River High School, John Carroll University and Case Western Reserve University Law School. He was a sergeant in the Army from April 1943 to April 1946, serving in the medical corps in England and Korea. Survivors are his wife, Anne Marie; sons, Bernard J. and the Rev. Paul F., associate pastor of St. Angela Catholic Church in Fairview Park; daughters, Kathleen M. Kemper of Cincinnati, Joanne F. Young and Sister Carol Anne; six grandchildren, and a brother, the rev. Wilfred T. Smith, pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Mentor.

  
  

• Sources

  [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, Rev. Paul F. REV. PAUL F. SMITH age 68 Loving son of Anne Marie and William J.(deceased) Smith and a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland for 42 years. Beloved brother of Sr. Carol Anne H.M., Kathleen Chevalier( Robert), William J. Jr. (deceased), Joanne Young (George), John R.(deceased), and Bernard J.(Mary). Dear uncle of Matthew Kemper (Rachel), David Kemper(Kristen), Christine Jones(Todd), and Stephen Kemper; Marie Burger(Brad), Carolyn Guion(Daniel), and Michael Young; Colleen Furlong (Jeff)f), Theresa Golightley (David), Michelle Smith and William Smith. Dear great-uncle of 13; dear nephew of many, living and deceased, including Rev. Wilfred T. Smith, for 59 years a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland, and friend to many, especially, parishioners of parishes where he served. Funeral Mass Tuesday, October 13 at St. Thomas More Church, 4170 North Amber Dr., Brooklyn, OH at 11:00 am. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. VISITATION SUNDAY FROM 2-8 PM IN THE McGORRAY-HANNA FUNERAL HOME of WESTLAKE, 25620 CENTER RIDGE RD. (Just west of Columbia). VESPERS WILL BE HELD IN ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH MONDAY AT 3:00 PM WITH VISITATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING VESPERS IN CHURCH MONDAY UNTIL 7:00 PM AND BEFORE THE FUNERAL TUESDAY AT 9:30-10:45 AM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions may be made to The St. Augustine Parish Hunger Center, 2486 W. 14th St., Cleveland, OH 44113, or to Our Lady's Pantry at Our Lady of Peace Church, 12601 Shaker Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44120. Plain Dealer, The: 10OCT2015 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 [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Smith, William J. Jr. William J. Smith, Jr., dearly beloved son of William J. and Anne (nee Scharf) dear grandson of Mrs. N. A. (Frances) Scharf, dear brother of Paul, Carol, Kathleen, Joanne, Bernard and the late John R. Sunday late residence, 3060 W. 155th St. The family will receive friends at The Nickels Funeral Home, 14500 Madison Ave. Funeral Mass Thursday St. Mark's Church, 10 a.m. Please Omit Flowers. Those desiring may make contributions to the Borromeo Seminary. CPL: Cleveland Necrology File Plain Dealer, The: 22JUL1966 HFA: 26JUN2001 [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Smith, John Robert. Smith, John Robert, age 3 1/2, darling son of William J. and Anne (Scharf), dear brother of Paul, Carol Anne, Kathleen Marie, William Joseph Jr., Joanne and Bernard Joseph, suddenly Tuesday, late residence, 3060 W. 155th St. Friends received Thursday, 3-5 And 7-10 P. M. at the Nickels Funeral Home, 14500 Madison Ave. Mass of the Angels Friday, July 31, St. Mark Church, at 10 a. m. In lieu of flowers, family kindly suggests contributions to the Patna Mission. CPL: Cleveland Necrology File Plain Dealer, The: 30JUL1959 HFA: 26JUN2001 [S388] Cleveland.com, Smith, Anne Marie (Scharf). Anne Marie Smith (nee Scharf), 99, God's faithful servant, entered into eternal rest peacefully on June 1, 2025 with her family by her side. Anne Marie was born on August 27, 1925, the first daughter of Frances and Nicholas Scharf. On June 26, 1946, she married William J. Smith who treasured and honored her though 39 years of marriage, until William's death in 1986. Anne Marie and Bill were the loving and proud parents of seven children. Anne Marie lived every day with and modeled a loving, grateful faith in God and his care. She had a special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Her faith never wavered, even when God called three of her sons home during her lifetime. Throughout her life, she honored and welcomed many relatives, friends and religious men and women to her home, always finding room for one more at the table whether on the spur of the moment or for a holiday dinner where she selflessly shared her amazing talents as a cook and baker. For many years, she gave of her sewing and mending talents to the Jesuit community of St. Ignatius High School and led a Mission Circle for the Jesuit Patna Missions. Anne Marie also served as a volunteer instructor for the Parish School of Religion at St. Mark Catholic Church, Cleveland, where she and Bill were founding members. In addition to William, Anne Marie was preceded in death by her sons, Rev. Paul F. Smith, William J. Smith, Jr. and John Robert Smith, and her three brothers, William Scharf, Rev. Joseph Scharf, S.J., and Robert Scharf. Anne Marie is survived by her children, Sr. Carol Anne Smith, H.M., Kathleen Chevalier (Robert), Joanne Young (George) and Bernard (Mary); her grandchildren, Matthew Kemper, Daniel Kemper, Christine Jones, Stephen Kemper, Marie Burger, Carolyn Guion, Michael Young, Colleen Fields, Theresa Smith, Michelle Smith and William Smith; fifteen great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; her sister Alberta Nieberding (James, deceased); and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 5, 2025, from 3 PM until 7 PM at McGorray-Hanna Funeral Home of Westlake, 25620 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, OH 44145 and from 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM on Friday June 6, 2025, in the Gathering Area at St. Christopher Catholic Church, 20141 Detroit Road, Rocky River, Ohio 44116. A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at St. Christopher at 11:00 AM. Interment Holy Cross. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to The William J. and Anne Marie Smith Scholarship Fund, Magnificat High School, 20770 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River, Ohio 44116, The William J. & Anne Marie Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund for the benefit of Cleveland Central Catholic High School, Catholic Community Foundation, 1404 East Ninth Street, Cleveland OH 44114 or Our Lady's Food Pantry, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 12601 Shaker Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44120. Cleveland.com: 03JUN2025 Accessed: 08JUN2025