KATHRYN SMITH, age 94, a lifetime Hobart resident, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013. Kathryn was born on November 26, 1918 to George and Kate Katunich. She was a member of St. Joseph the Worker and 1937 graduate of Hobart High School. Kathryn will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother.

She is survived by her son, Dennis (Patricia) Smith of Hobart; 2 grandchildren, Gregory (Milinda) Smith of Valparaiso and Jeffery (David Meyer) Smith of Crown Point; 2 great grandchildren, Nathan and Chloe Smith of Valparaiso; sister, Mildred (Earl) Rice of Hobart; many nieces and nephews and other loving family.

Kathryn was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Smith, in 1971; 5 sisters, Mary, and Dorothy Katunich, Barbara Luptak, Ann Golubic, Helen King; 2 brothers, John and George Katunich.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Kathryn will be Friday, October 11, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph The Worker, 330 E. 45th Ave., Gary, with Rev. Stephen Loncar officiating. Burial will follow at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens in Schererville. Visitation will be Thursday, October 10, 2013 from 2-8 p.m. with a wake service at 5 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, 600 W. Old Ridge Rd., Hobart. There will be additional visitation just prior to Mass from 9:30-10:00 a.m. DIRECTLY at St. Joseph the Worker. For information, please contact Rees Funeral Home, Hobart Chapel at (219) 942-2109 or go online at www.reesfuneralhomes.com.