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OBITUARIES Daniel Leo Smith OCEAN CITY â Daniel Leo Smith of Ocean City passed away peacefully at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 6, 1942, in Quincy, Ill., to Leo H. and Dorothy E. Smith. The oldest of eight children, he grew up in Washington, Ill., graduated from Washington High School in 1960, and attended Bradley University in Peoria before enlisting in the Air Force in 1964. He was a Vietnam veteran, serving two tours at DaNang Air Force Base in Vietnam, as well as Okinawa, Japan. After returning to the United States, he was stationed at Fort Meade, Md., where he worked at the National Security Agency as a Morse code interceptor. During this period, he met Joan Garnet, married and began a family in Hyattsville, Md., where his two children, Adam and Amy, were born. During this period, Mr. Smith co-owned and operated Bodanskiâs Pizza in Hyattsville and Beltsville area. Later, he moved to Fenwick Island, Del., and finally to Ocean City, where he was a real estate agent for Moore, Warfield, and Glick. His last and most treasured avocation was as CEO of At the Beach Enterprises Inc, an Internet Web site
design and hosting company, serving coastal Maryland and Delaware communities. For many years, he was a member of Toastmasters and the Coastal Association of Realtors in the Ocean City area. During his younger years, he was an avid fisherman and would take his children to âGilliganâs Islandâ to fish and enjoy the day. To the end, he enjoyed hosting family and friends at his home in Ocean City, making his famous barbecue chicken, steamed shrimp and corn on the cob. He enjoyed photography, taking many beautiful photos and working out at Goldâs Gym. He took the path less traveled and in recent years, traveled to Hawaii, Brazil and back home to Washington, Ill., in 2010 for his 50th high school reunion. During the past 10 years of his life, Mr. Smith was an advocate for many young foreign students working and living in the Ocean City area, providing help with employments, living arrangements, a friendly ear and good meal. In return, the students looked to him as a mentor and a surrogate American father. He is survived by his son, Adam (Denise) Smith of Salisbury; his daughter, Amy (Steve) Wiech of Waialua, Hawaii; grandchildren, Evan and Jenna Smith and Keenan and Kailee Wiech; siblings, Jim (Carolyn) Smith of Washington, Ill., Deb (Tom) Tennyson of Washington, Ill., Keith (Cindy) Smith of
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Chicago, Ill., Marty (Bob) Allsup of Mapleton, Ill., Beth Pagel of Peoria, Ill., and Lisa LaConte of Tampa, Fla..; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his youngest brother, Curt Smith. A memorial service will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lower Delaware Autism Foundation, 33815 Clay Road, Suite 6, Lewes, Del. 19958. Arrangements are being handled by Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Constance Angela OâToole Belz SALISBURY â Constance Angela OâToole Belz died quietly in her sleep on Thursday, May 17, 2012, from complications of chronic kidney disease. Born in 1920, Mrs. Belz was preceded in death by her husband, George, in 1958; her father, Frank OâToole, in 1959; her mother, Kitty (Panuska) in 1982; her son, George Jr. in 1986; her grandson, Patrick in 2001; and her partner of 36 years, Milton Mrowczynski in 2011. In addition to raising eight children as a single mother, Connie worked part-and full-time at Maryland Hotel Supply Co. in Baltimore, from 1959 until her retirement in 1995, rising to the position of assistant to the treasurer. In 1996, she fulfilled a life-long dream to be closer to Ocean City by moving to Ocean Pines. She lived and entertained her family there until
MAY 25, 2012 2009, when she moved to Lakeside Assisted Living in Salisbury. She celebrated her 92nd birthday there with family and friends in February. Connie is survived by seven children: John Belz (Jan) of Arlington, Va., Joan Walter (Joe, Sr.) of Freeland, Md., Paul Belz (Patrice) of Timonium, Md., Beth Kirby (Brian) of Glen Burnie, Md., Kathy Schuetz (Carl) of Timonium, Md., David Belz (Amy) of Lutherville, Md., and Constance Smith (Steven) of Eden, Md. Connieâs beloved 20 grandchildren mourn her passing: Kathleen Davis and Jenny Peters; Joe Walter Jr. and Laurie Clarke; Jessie Shattuck, Jason Belz and Aubrie Lawler; Amy Wilburn, Katie Kirby and Sara Volk; Alex and Erica Schuetz; Mary, Grace, Claire and John T. Belz; and Whitney, Adam, Rachel and Luke Smith. She is also survived by 10 beautiful great-grandchildren: Nicholas and Kayleigh Davis; Tristan, Emily Rose and Ava Peters; Ernesto and Cecilia Clarke; Oslo Shattuck; Luke, Lydia and Amelia Wilburn. We will all miss her strength, wisdom, guiding hand and sense of humor. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, at Lakeside Assisted Living, 1109 S. Schumaker Drive in Salisbury. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or Coastal Hospice in Salisbury, Md.