Linda C. Smith

SMITH, LINDA C. of Norwood passed away on January 22, 2024 at the age of 73. Beloved daughter of the late John R. and Margaret H (Garrity) Smith. Loving sister of Nancy Smith and her husband Francis McLaughlin of Littleton, Mary Ellen Zablocki and her husband Henry of Norwood, Steven M. Smith and his wife Joanne of Marshfield and the late Robert E. Smith. Cherished aunt of Michelle, Andrew, Ashley, Evan and Brenden. Great aunt of Violet, Jameson, Salem and Vera. Linda was a 1968 graduate of Norwood High School. She was a Registered Nurse at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston for 40 years, spending the majority of that time in the Burn and Trauma Unit.
Linda enjoyed spending every summer for 40 years at Great East Lake watching her nieces and nephew grow up. She spent time sunning, boating and enjoying the neighborhood celebrations, especially our Labor Day Lobster Fest, but her legacy will be her enjoyment of gardening at GEL. Another enjoyment of hers was buying; pocketbooks, shoes, garden paraphernalia, and gifts for her nieces, nephews and their children. She was always up for a Patriots game, with particular attention to the Fifth Quarter. She was an admirer of chefs on some of her favorite cooking shows, paying attention to the preparation of a variety of fine cuisines.
Visitation will be held on February 9, 2024 from 9am-11am at the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248 Washington St. Norwood, MA. A funeral home service will be held at 10:30 followed by a burial at Highland Cemetery, Norwood, MA.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to; JDRF One Walk c/o Marcia McChesney, Plymouth, MA 02360, a friend whose 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren have T1D (https:www2.jdrf.org) OR Pan-Mass Challenge(Dana-Farber), ( https://www.pmc.org)Jane M Collins-Hastings, Brewster, MA 02631-who has biked this course for 3 decades.