Betty I (Riley) Smith

Betty Irene Smith, age 99, of Duncansville, passed away Monday, September 29, 2025 at home. She was born April 13, 1926 in Hollidaysburg, the daughter of the late Paul J. and Alberta P. (Wilt) Riley. She married George Smith Jr. on October 30, 1948. He preceded her in death on August 21, 1989.

Surviving are a daughter, Carolyn F. Cruse and husband Scott; two grandchildren: Courtney McIntyre and Eric S. Cruse; and three great-grandsons: Emory Anderson, Dillion James McIntyre Jr., and Dallas Riley Cruse.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas H. Riley, and his wife, Mary, and also by her step-father, J. Edgar Rollins.

Betty was a 1944 graduate of Hollidaysburg High School. She had worked at Alto-Penn Oil Co. and Portage Auto Parts.

She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Newry, the Blair County Genealogical Society, and the Society of the Descendants of Valley Forge.

At the request of the deceased, there will be no visitation.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at St. Patrick Church, Newry, with Father Carl Vacek, TOR, as Celebrant. 

Interment will take place at Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Blair County Genealogical Society, 431 Scotch Valley Rd., Hollidaysburg, PA 16648.

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