Ruth Alice (Maki) Smith Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ruth Alice (Maki) Smith (Cromwell, Minnesota), who passed away at the age of 88, on January 7, 2020. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Ruth Alice (Maki) Smith or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Fred Maki and Nora Maki; her husband Clarence "Junie" Smith Jr.; her siblings, May Aho, Harold and Edwin Maki; and her great grandchild Kaleb Anderson.

She is survived by: her children, Dick (Terry) of Cromwell, Lee Ann Anderson (Guy) of Cromwell, Bill (Kay) of Cromwell, Pete (Shawna) of Cromwell, Betsy Smith of Cloquet, Nancy Korbi (Dick) of Esko, Pauly Granholm (Bucky) of Kettle River and Dale (Tammi) of Fort Worth, Texas; her brother Franklin Maki (Ellen) of Forest Lake; her brother-in-law Eugene Smith (Pat) of Cloquet; and her close friend Beatrice Heikkila of Cromwell. She is also survived by 27 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren.