Obituary of Margaret Toomey Smith

Margaret Toomey Smith of Forestburgh passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris. She was 98. Born April 26, 1911 and raised in Forestburgh, she was the youngest child of Humphrey and Mary Ann Toomey. A retired RN, Margaret completed her nurse's training at St. Vincent's (Catholic Medical Center, Manhattan) Hospital in 1933, the same year she married Peter J. Smith, now deceased, a New York City Police Detective. For 43 years, Margaret lived and worked in the Bronx where she was nursing supervisor in what used to be Jacobi Medical Center's tuberculosis hospital and later in its neurology department. Upon retirement, she returned to her family's homestead in Forestburgh where she resided independently until her hospitalization in early December. She is survived by her three children Capt. John P. Smith, USN retired, Pensacola FL; Margaret Joseph RN, Ventura CA; and Mary Riley, East Setauket NY; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her three sisters and six brothers. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 11 from 3-7pm at the VanInwegen-Kenny, Inc. Funeral Home, 401 Broadway in Monticello. Her funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, December 12 at 10:00am at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Forestburgh with Msgr. Robert McCabe and Fr. Ivan Csete concelebrating. Burial will take place at the St. Peter's Cemetery in Monticello. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations go to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Forestburgh NY 12777 and the Lighthouse International, www.lighthouse.org. Arrangements are under the direction of the VanInwegen-Kenny, Inc. Funeral Home of Monticello. For additional information please visit www.kennyfuneralhome.com