Obituary of Nancy Lee Smith

Nancy Lee Smith Sidney Center, NY Nancy Lee Smith, 67, of Sidney Center and formerly of East Meadow, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Tri-Town Regional Hospital in Sidney. She was born on February 26, 1947, daughter of the late Maynard V. and Georgia K. (Ford) Smith in Oceanside, NY. Nancy resided most of her life in East Meadow, and graduated from C.W. Clark High School with the Class of 1965. Nancy was engaged to her beloved fiancé, Michael Torres, who predeceased her in 2004. She was the Office Manager for Dr. Lawrence Rosenzweig of Wantagh, NY for several years before retiring in May 2013, at which time, she moved to Sidney Center. Nancy is survived by: sister, Darline B. Smith; brother, Christopher V. Smith; cousins: Karen (Bell) Tatara and her husband, John; Craig Bell and his wife, Connie (Allen) Bell, Debbie (Bell) Kortwright and her husband, Robert; and her aunts, Barbara (Ford) Bell and Christine Ford. Nancy is also survived by Michael's family, whom she was very close to: his mother, Irma Torres; his Brother, Manual Torres and his wife, Dorothy, and their children, Robert Torres and Julia Torres, who was Nancy's Goddaughter. Nancy will also be dearly missed by close family friends, Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Ellen Rosenzweig, Dianne & Frank Heslin, Rachael Sands, all her friends and patients of Dr. Lawrence Rosenzweig. In addition to her parents and her fiancé, Michael, Nancy was predeceased by her Uncles George Bell and Robert Ford and her father-in-law, Manuel Torres Friends are invited to call from 2:00-4:00pm and 6:00-8:00pm on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St. Sidney, NY 13838. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am on Monday, January 19th at Sacred Heart Church, 15 Liberty St. Sidney with Monsignor James Cox officiating. Burial will take place in the spring in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Oneonta. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Delaware Valley Humane Society, 101 E. Main St. Sidney, NY 13838 in memory of Nancy's love of dogs. Condolences and memories may be shared online at www.landersfh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.