Marilynn B. Smith

Marilynn B Smith, 73 of Amsterdam, NY lived in Schenectady most of her life, was born in Niskayuna, NY, passed away on November 22, 2024, at home on hospice care due to a long time illness and battle with COPD and emphysema. She was constantly fighting with the battle with the COPD, at first she only needed oxygen every so often but then her COPD and emphysema started taking over and she started depending on the oxygen more frequently and needing it 24/7 and without it was an issue. Other than that she was very healthy she had no other issues with herself. She was very tough and was a fighter. She fought through having pneumonia.
She is survived by her husband Herbert C Regels Jr.,(66) of Mooers, NY, his father Herbert C Regels Sr (96) , also of Mooers,NY, her daughter Lacy Lee Regels (39), of Amsterdam, NY, her brother Donald Smith, of Schenectady,NY, his wife Ruth Smith, also of Schenectady,NY, her nieces Rebbecca Smith(40), of Schenectady, NY and Jessicca Smith,(39), of Schenectady, NY, also her sister Lisa Winters of Spokane, WA, and her husband J.W. Winters, also of Spokane, WA. She is also survived by nephew Jeff Smith of Rensselaer, NY and his wife Terri also of Rensselaer, NY and their daughter Emily. She is also survived by many other nieces and nephews and cousins, aunts and uncles.
She is predeceased by her mother Doris E Waffle, and stepfather Russell Waffle. Also her father Earl W Smith Sr. his wife Carole E Smith, and her oldest brother Earl W Smith Jr.
Marilynn was a very hard worker all her life although she struggled to make ends meet most of the time. She was also very independent. Lacy was her only child. She worked most of her life as a waitress for Friendly’s restaurant, and then went onto work for Price Chopper Markets. (Now known as Market 32.) She also worked for Wonder Burger many years ago also as a waitress also. While at Price Chopper she did multiple jobs such as deli clerk, coffee shop, salad bar, food court, and meat department. She was there for about 9-12 years approximately. Waitressing was her life though. She even went to college to try to become an interior decorator but never got that far in it. However she was a high school graduate also.
And a very special thank you for taking care of her up until now goes to Thomas Carr. Thank you so much for everything you did for her. If it wasn’t for him she wouldn’t have been alive up until this time. I appreciate everything he has done. The family thanks him also.