Suzanne E. Smith
03/18/1945 - 07/26/2022
Obituary For Suzanne E. Smith
Suzanne E. Smith, lover of the outdoors
March 18, 1945 – July 26, 2022
Suzanne passed away on July 26th at the age of 77 in Columbia Illinois after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Suzanne was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Hoock) Grueninger, wife of Marvin Smith for 52 years, sister to Joyce Rose, the late Tom Grueninger, and the late Roy Grueninger (surviving wife Ethel). She was the mother of Daniel Smith (wife Jamie, grandchildren Zach, Nathan, Morgan, William, and Kobe) and Julie Overton (husband Matt, grandchildren Tyler, Justin, and Emily).
Suzanne loved everything about the outdoors. As an avid hiker and nature lover, she was a member of the Sierra Club for over 30 years and was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Eastern Missouri Group of the Sierra Club. Suzanne has been active on the Outings Committee, Trail Maintenance Committee and Glade Restoration. She also started the Friday Hiking group and was involved in the Ozark Trails Association. After a career as a florist and horticulturist, she enjoyed volunteering at the Sheldon Concert Hall and improving the trails at Camp Ondessonk. Suzanne was always concerned with the preservation of the earth, so a green burial was a fitting choice for her final resting place.
Service and green burial will be held on Friday, July 29th at 10:30am at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St Louis, MO. In lieu of flowers, Suzanne would prefer a donation to the Sierra Club which can be on their website at sierraclub.org
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