Lifelong Amagansett resident Marguerite Smith died on August 30 at the Hampton Care Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton. She was 99.
She was born on September 16, 1909 in Amagansett to Inez (née Paine) and Wilhem G. Colrus. A member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Amagansett Fire Department, she was a housewife and caretaker.
Predeceased by her husband, James Smith, three sisters, Carol White, Bertha Clute, and Harriet Fernandes, and two brothers, Stanley and Bill Colrus, she is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held on September 1 at Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton, with the Reverend R. Stuart officiating. Interment followed at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Amagansett.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Amagansett Fire and Ambulance Squad, P.O. Box 470, Amagansett, NY 11930 would be appreciated by the family.
on Sep 16, 2008