Margaret “Marge” A. Smith, nee Brown

Margaret “Marge” A. Smith, nee Brown, age 61, of Brookfield. Loving wife of 40 years to Joseph L. Smith; fond mother of Matthew (Leah) Smith, Andrew (Rebecca) Smith and Elizabeth Smith; dear grandmother of Collin, Chloe, Autumn, Jacob, Jack and Isabelle; sister of Elizabeth Brown, Thomas Brown and Michael (Margaret) Brown and the late Robert (Mary) Brown; daughter of the late Robert Brown and Elizabeth Brown, nee Burke; stepdaughter of Genevieve Brown, nee Koob; daughter in law of the late Gertrude Smith, nee Cornell; sister in law of Patricia Pike and Mary Beth Stuckey and the late Harold Pike; aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday, August 16, 2015, 3 P.M. to 8 P.M. and Monday, August 17, 2015, 9 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home Ltd. 9445 West 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513. Funeral Monday 9:30 A.M. to St. Barbara Parish, Brookfield, Mass 10 A.M. Interment Private. Member of St. Barbara Council of Catholic Women – Woman of the Year 2015, volunteer for Girl Scouts of America, recipient of St. Anne Medal 2011, Boy Scouts of America, CCD, CCW, Veteran’s Affairs and Market Day. She was the glue that held her family together – not to mention, a great cook.  In lieu of flowers memorials appreciated to Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Hospital, 5000 S. 5th Avenue, Hines, IL 60141 or Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Fund Development, 20 South Clark Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60603.  Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com