Gisela Drescher Smith, 77, of Marietta, Ga. passed away on December 16, 2014. Gisela was born in Breslau, Germany, the daughter of the late Elizabeth and Paul Drescher. Left to mourn her loss are her husband of 53 years, Ray Smith of Marietta; sons and daughters-in-law Scott and Meredith Smith of Atlanta, and Stephen and Melisa Smith of Roswell; and beloved grandchildren (her “seven dwarfs”): Mady, Hannah, Andrew, Parker, Kaitlyn, Shawn and Peyton. She is also survived by sisters Doris Kreur and Monica (Joachim) Drescher-Ruckert, brothers Hartmut (Ursula) Drescher and Peter (Karin) Drescher, (all of Germany); sister-in-law Fay Duty of St. Marys, Georgia, and by several nieces and nephews. Gisela was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Marietta, and was a wonderful and loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She will be dearly missed.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, Dec. 21st from 2-4 pm at H.M. Patterson and Son Canton Hill Chapel, in Marietta. The funeral mass will be held on Monday, December 22nd 11 AM at Holy Family Catholic Church, located at 3401 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta. Burial will be following the service, at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her honor to: The Atlanta Union Mission. Online condolences may be made at hmpattersoncantonhill.com.
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