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John L. Smith was born May 19th, 1960, in Goshen, New York. He died after 4 years of fighting cancer at Tallwoods Care Center in Berkeley, New Jersey on May 24th, 2025.
He worked as a shader for Amscam before his accident that left him paralyzed in December 2002.
He is one of eleven children, he is predeceased by his mother Virginia Smith and father Theodore Smith Sr, two Brothers Kenny Smith and Brian Yakle and 2 Sisters Wendy Smith and Nellie Yakle.
He is survived by Ted Smith Jr. of Oxford, New York,Joe Smith Sr and wife Ellen of Brasherfalls, New York, Robert Kruseck Sr and wife Rebecca of Brasherfalls, New York and three sisters Jean Romig of Cuddlebackville, New York, Sue Peck and her husband Tom Sr.and Kathy Eagle and her husband Robert Sr., and many nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
There will no services held for John but if you’d like to donate to the cancer society.
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1960 - 2025
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