WAYLAND: Beta Louise (Michelberger) Smith, 85, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on February 12, 2013 following a period of declining health.
She was born on April 22, 1927 in Boston the daughter of the late Franz Michelberger and Frieda (Wartjes) Michelberger.
Beta was the beloved and loving mother of Johanna S. Bazzolo and her husband Thomas of Sullivan, ME; Elizabeth S. Sergio and her husband Stephen of Charlton; Franzine D. Smith and her husband David Gadoury of Geneva, NY; Stewart S. Smith and his wife Kim Woods of Wayland; Victoria Beta Smith of Newburyport and Andrew D. Smith and his wife Kara of Charlton. Devoted Nana to 9 grandchildren and also survived by many nieces and nephews. She was the wife of the late John P. Smith and sister of the late Frieda Robinson Sheen and Hertha Peterson.
Beta spent her formative years in Roslindale and resided in Wayland for 27 years where she raised her family. For 20 years she had been a resident of Framingham. She was a graduate of the Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing and was an operating room nurse at the Boston Lying In Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital for many years before her retirement. During World War II, Beta was active with the USO. She was a longtime member of the Trinitarian Congregational Church of Wayland and in her earlier years was involved with church activities. She has been a loving and caring mother and grandmother and devoted her life to her family. She will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all who knew her.
Visitations will be on Friday, February 15, 2013 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Rd (Off Rte 30), Wayland.
A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 10:00 am at the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 53 Cochituate Rd (Rte 27), Wayland.
Interment for her family will be private at the Gardens at Gethsemane in West Roxbury.
In lieu of flowers, her family suggests memorial gifts in Beta’s memory be sent to Samaritans Purse, POB 3000, Boone, NC 28607-3000 or to Overlook Masonic Health Center, c/o Recreational and Pastoral Care Dept., 88 Masonic Home Rd, Charlton, MA 01507 and would be appreciated.