Constance "Connie" Dolores Smith

She had three siblings, brothers Jackie Widger (deceased), Vern Widger (Gail) of Longmont, Colorado,

and one younger sister Latricia (Pat) DeSantis (deceased).

Reflecting on growing up during the great depression, Connie said:

“We never went hungry. Daddy was a welder. Farmers traded him food for welding.

They always needed something fixed”

After graduating from Mead High School,

Connie graduated from the Wayne School of Dental Assistants in Chicago, Illinois

and worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Kinkade in Cherry Creek for many years.

Connie married George Eugene Michael Smith on September 29, 1951

in the Grand Catholic Cathedral in Denver.

They were married for nearly 63 years, until separated only by death.

George was a veteran of both the US Navy and the US Air Force.

Connie’s life goals were simply to serve the Lord, and to be a good wife and mother.

Connie and George had three sons:

Michael, (Susan)

James (Jim) (deceased)

and Joel (deceased) (Shelley)

After her sister Pat’s unexpected passing,

Connie and George became the guardians of her teenaged niece and nephew,

Maria (deceased) and Philip (Phil) DeSantis,

and provided a loving home until they reached the age of maturity.

Connie was a parishioner at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Thornton, Colorado for over sixty years

where she raised her family, and volunteered and served for over forty years.

Her best and most beloved friend of sixty some odd years

was Madrene Richter of Arvada, Colorado.

Connie’s greatest pride and joy in life was her husband and her family.

Over the years, the family has continued to grow, both naturally and through marriage, to include:

Two Nieces

Linda (Randy) Meglemre

Raylene (Steve) Rohrbaugh

(daughters of Vern and Gail Widger)

Eight Grandchildren

Sherry Smith, Amanda (Eric) Blyth, Elizabeth Thomas, Heather (Anthony) Summers,

Sarah (Rodger) Lacey, Matthew (Lindsay) Smith,

Jaime Smith, Troy (Kirstyn) Smith

Twelve Great Grandchildren

Gage Vigil, Blake Vigil, Victoria Abeyta, Elijah (Eli) Blyth,

Preston Jenkins III, Milani Gooley, Vanessa Thomas, Greyson Summers,

ALaura Lacey, David Lacey, Linnea Smith,

Abygail Smith

One Great-Great Grandchild

Penelope (Penny) Starks

Connie entered in eternal rest with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

on Saturday, April 3, 2021

at Mountain Vista Senior Living Community in Wheat Ridge, Colorado,

Connie leaves a permanent and lasting legacy of love to everyone who knew her.

Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Cross Catholic Church

in Thornton, Colorado on

Friday, April 16, 2021 at 10:30 am.

Inurnment Ceremony to follow at Mt Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.