Nadine F Smith

Nadine Frances Smith, 85 Berlin Center Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 26, 2013 at Berlin Center United Methodist Church, 15611 Akron-Canfield Rd. for Nadine Frances Smith, 85 of Berlin Center who died Wednesday afternoon at Hospice House of Poland. Nadine was born April 20, 1928 in Irwin, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Pfeiffer Clark. Nadine grew up in Irwin, graduating from Norwin High School and moving to Hiram, Ohio in the 1950's and settling in Berlin Center in 1968. She had been a bookkeeper for Thomas and Neill Renault Car Dealership in Alliance for over 20 years and had been a notary public serving Mahoning County for many years. She was a member of Berlin Center United Methodist Church; enjoyed gardening and canning the many things she had grown. Nadine loved music and dancing and had modeled for a camera club as a young woman. She was an avid bowler, belonging to several leagues and also an avid swimmer. She had taught many children how to swim and had also taught life saving classes.She was a lover of nature and animals, especially dogs and had many dogs during her lifetime. Her husband, Bruce G. Smith, whom she married October 3, 1970, died January 16, 2011. She leaves her daughter and son-in-law, Gayle and Doug Battershell of Damascus; 2 sons, Jim Whitlam of Berlin Center, Mike Trimble of Columbiana; 3 grandchildren, Stacey Spears, Kyle Trimble, Ryan Trimble; 2 great granddaughters, Riley Spears, Reese Spears and a brother, John E. Clark of Garrettsville, Ohio. And her beloved dog Ziggy. Friends may call on Sunday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Lane Family Funeral Homes, Canfield Chapel and on Monday from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the church prior to the service. The family requests material tributes to the Berlin Center United Methodist Church Memorial Fund