Joanne B. (Boyle) Smith, age 69, of Lake Harmony, Pa., died Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at VNA Hospice of Monroe County, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Born in Lansford, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Francis Boyle and the late Eleanor (Jones) Boyle.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon R. Smith, who died in November 2000.
Joanne was a 1955 graduate of Summit Hill High School and earned a B.S. Degree in French & English from East Stroudsburg State College in 1959. She attended Moravian College for Music and Penn State Lehigh for Computer Science. She was a member of Split Rock Cottage Association and the Yacht Club Cape May, NJ. Joanne was Catholic by faith.
She was a teacher at Palmer Twp. School from 1959-61 and in Edison, NJ in 1961-62. From 1964-68, she taught at Freedom High School, Easton, Pa. For 23 years she was a teacher in Jim Thorpe School District, and taught summer school at MMI in Freeland, Pa.
She is survived by her
Two Sons,
Christopher G. Smith of Sidney, Australia
Kevin R. Smith of Los Angeles, CA
Four Grandchildren: Harper Roth Smith, Avery Edison Smith, Lauren Jacqueline Forsyth-Smith and Lachland Christopher Forsyth-Smith.
Arrangements are being handled by Holmes - Griffiths Funeral Home Inc., 200 E. Bertsch Str, Lansford, Pa.
Private funeral services will be held with Interment at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Cemetery in Bloomingdale, Pa.
Memorials in his honor may be made to Freeland MMI Prep School, 154 Centre St., Freeland, PA 18224.
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