Obituary of Diane Smith

Diane M. Parshall Lavery Smith Diane M. Parshall Lavery Smith, age 73, of Erie, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at her son's residence. She was born in Erie on March 1, 1940, the daughter of the late Paul and Clara Lawrence Parshall. She was a graduate of Strong Vincent High School. She was employed at the Purolator Company and was a courier for Cove Forge White Deer Run. She enjoyed watching the Pittsburgh Pirates and was an avid Steelers fan. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth Charles Lavery, and her second husband, Kenneth L. Smith. She is survived by one daughter, Brenda Moller (Michael), of Erie, three sons: Kenneth R. Lavery (Diane), of Erie, Dale Lavery (Angie), of Erie, Patrick A. Lavery, of SC, five grandchildren, one great-grandson, four brothers: Richard Parshall, of Corsica, PA, Ronald Parshall, of Erie, Jerry Parshall, of Erie, Jack Parshall, of Maine, and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 4216 Sterrettania Rd. on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and are invited there for the funeral service Saturday at 12:00 (noon). Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Northwestern PA, 2507 Zimmerly Road, Erie, PA 16506. Enhance your memorial with a slideshow and video