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     Solveig Lauritzen was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland.² She Solveig Lauritzen Smith died at home on May 6, 2020. Born September 21, 1936, at Sibley Hospital in Washington DC., she was the first child of the late Hermann C. Lauritzen and Marguerite K. Lauritzen. She was the wife of Berlen Leon Smith who died in 1986. She grew up in Prince George's County where she began her education at Cheverly Elementary School. When the family moved to Glenn Dale, she attended Glenn Dale Elementary, Lanham Elementary, Bladensburg Jr. High and Bladensburg Sr. High, from which she graduated in 1954. She was fortunate to have spent her childhood in rural settings which included her beloved ponies. She attended George Washington University on a scholarship for just one year before she met her future husband and chose marriage over college. Their marriage in 1955 produced five children and five grandchildren. She and her husband lived in Carroll County on a farm near Gamber since 1962 where they raised children, dogs, and quarter horses. In 1990 Solveig moved to a small farm in Marston. In 2014, she sold the farm and moved to 211 St Marks Way in Carroll Lutheran Village where she resided until her death. Her employment career began in 1965 when she went to work as a secretary at Applied Physics Laboratory in Howard County. She later worked for Allyson Gardens Apts. and Malco Plastics. In 1972 she accepted a secretarial position in the Carroll County Zoning office. In 1974 she was appointed Zoning Administrator, which position she held until her retirement in 1996. During her tenure she founded the Maryland Assn. Of Zoning Officials and coordinated major revisions to the zoning ordinance. Solveig was well respected by both the professional community and private citizens as a fair but firm administrator. After her retirement she tutored for the Literacy Council and taught Arthritis Foundation water programs at several facilities in the county. She enjoyed her family, horse showing in several disciplines, dancing, sewing, reading, travel, and life in general. She is survived by sister and brother in law, Herdis and Rick Moser, brother James Reed and wife Judy Reed, son Justin and daughter Cheryl Smith both of Dunnellon, Florida, daughter Noelle and son in-law Michael Tourangeau of Greencastle, Pennsylvania and daughter Kyra of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Also grandsons Dustin and wife Nicki Dell, Darren Dell, Kyle and wife Brittni Smith, Jordan Houck and granddaughter Kacey and husband Mike Hudgins, one niece and several nephews. She was predeceased by husband, Leon Smith, brother Kurt Lauritzen, son Matthew Smith and his wife Debbie Smith. She would like to be remembered by the edited poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson: SUCCESS To laugh often and much To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends survived To appreciate beauty To find the best in others To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived This is to have succeeded. A graveside service will be held at Lakeview Memorial Gardenswhere Solveig will be laid to rest beside her partner Leon.¹ She was born on September 21, 1936 at Washington, D.C..^1,2 As of 1955,her married name was Smith.¹ She married Berlen Leon Smith, son of Charles Thomas Smith and Georgia Etta Lemon, in 1955.¹ Solveig Lauritzen died on May 6, 2020 at Maryland at age 83.^1,2

     Her Social Security Number was 286-56-4106.³ Patricia Mary Marszal was born on April 23, 1954 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.^1,2,3 As of August 14, 1972,her married name was Smith.¹ She married Donald Lee Smith, son of William Golden Smith and Marjorie Frances "Margie" Rogers, on August 14, 1972 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.¹ Patricia Mary Marszal died on May 8, 2004 at Ohio at age 50.^2,3,4

     Kimberly Dawn Oliver was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.^2,3 She was born on September 4, 1965 at Tennessee.² She died on February 11, 1980 at Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, at age 14.^2,3 She OLIVER, Miss Kimberly Dawn- Age 14, Monday afternoon, February 11, 1980 at a local infirmary. Survived by parents, Mr. and Mrs. James O. Oliver; brother, Roger Oliver, all of Nashville; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Smith, Cleveland, Ohio. The senior football players of Ezell-Harding Christian School will serve as honorary and active pallbearers. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park. on February 12, 1980.³