Obituary of Erie Smith

<h1>Erie "BinnIe" Smith</h1> (nee Barnes) 1918 – 2007 Erie died peacefully, after a determined battle with cancer, at St .Mary’s General Hospital, Kitchener, on Saturday, February 10, 2007. She was in her 89th year. Predeceased by her loving husband G. Roddick Smith; son Rod “Rocky” Smith of Lamont, Alberta and daughter-in-law Valarie Smith. She will be lovingly remembered and missed by her daughter Margaret Jane Davis and her husband Robert; grandchildren Daniel, David and Sarah and her little male companion Tinker. Erie was known to many as Binnie, a name given to her as a nursing sister in the Canadian Army when she was stationed in Basingstoke, England during WW II. Erie’s family will receive friends at the Erb &amp; Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo this evening (Monday) from 7 to 9 pm. The service to celebrate Erie’s life will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 3 pm. Cremation will follow. Please join the family following the service for refreshments and a time to visit. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Arthritis Society may be arranged through the funeral home, 519.745.8445 or www.erbgood.com In living memory of Erie, a tree will be planted through the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home.