Dorothy J. Smiley
July 25, 1936 –
Dorothy, age 86, residing half the year in Sun City Center, Fla., and the other half of the year in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, passed away at the Sun City Center Hospice House from her battle with cancer on Nov. 26, 2022.
She was born on July 25, 1936, in New Haven, Conn. She was the daughter to Milton and Olga Johnson (Roehl).
She met her soulmate, Talt (Ted) Smiley ,and was married on July 30, 1983, in London, Ohio. He preceded her in death in May 2014.
Dorothy graduated Cum Laude from Ohio University, Lancaster Campus, Lancaster, Ohio, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.
Dorothy was a great and dedicated mother and grandmother first and foremost. She loved her children and grandchildren and embraced every moment with them. She enjoyed golfing, sailing (anything to do with the water), quilting, sewing, baking, playing the piano.
Dorothy is survived by her children and their spouses, Kim Shroyer (James Shroyer), Lisa Biller (Leon Biller) and Joel Hawley II (Sherry Hawley) and stepchildren, Michael Smiley (Judy Smiley), Mark Smiley, Shari Smiley Clark (Jeffrey Clark) and Timothy Smiley.
The family will be having a Celebration of Life in Columbus, Ohio, after the new year.
She was born on July 25, 1936, in New Haven, Conn. She was the daughter to Milton and Olga Johnson (Roehl).
She met her soulmate, Talt (Ted) Smiley ,and was married on July 30, 1983, in London, Ohio. He preceded her in death in May 2014.
Dorothy graduated Cum Laude from Ohio University, Lancaster Campus, Lancaster, Ohio, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.
Dorothy was a great and dedicated mother and grandmother first and foremost. She loved her children and grandchildren and embraced every moment with them. She enjoyed golfing, sailing (anything to do with the water), quilting, sewing, baking, playing the piano.
Dorothy is survived by her children and their spouses, Kim Shroyer (James Shroyer), Lisa Biller (Leon Biller) and Joel Hawley II (Sherry Hawley) and stepchildren, Michael Smiley (Judy Smiley), Mark Smiley, Shari Smiley Clark (Jeffrey Clark) and Timothy Smiley.
The family will be having a Celebration of Life in Columbus, Ohio, after the new year.