Madeline E. Hill Smith, 100, formerly of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, died Monday, March, 4, 2024, at Fellowship Manor in Whitehall, Pennsylvania.
Born June 3, 1923, on a small farm near Lobelia in Pocahontas County, she was a daughter of the late Ellawood E. and Ruby Lossalderman Hill.
Madeline owned and operated Madeline’s Beauty Shop in Littlestown for about 35 years before retiring in 1993. Prior to that, she worked in several factories, some of which supported World War II efforts. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Littlestown and attended Union Evangelical Lutheran Church, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by eight siblings.
She is survived by her son, Gregory J. Smith, and his wife, Joyce, of Schnecksville, Pennsylvania; grandchildren, Dr. Amy Way, and husband, Larry, of Dubois, Pennsylvania; Dr. Jason Smith, and wife, Dr. Ru Gunawardane, of Seattle, Washington; great-grandchildren, Charlotte, Evan and Loren Way; brother, Melvin Hill, of Belair, Maryland; and sister, Betty Ramsey, of Silver Spring, Maryland.
A memorial service will be announced in the spring and will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Littles-town, Pennsylvania. Interment will follow the service at the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Memorial Fund and/or Union Lutheran Church Memorial Fund both c/o Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc., P.O. Box 196, Schnecksville, PA 18078-0196.
Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc. in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, is in charge of arrangements.
Online expressions of sympathy may be recorded at heintzelmancares.com
