Ileene June Smith

Ileene June (Plaster) Smith, 77, passed away in her home on Sunday, March 5, 2017, with her husband and children by her side. She bravely fought cancer for over two years. Ileene was born July 6, 1939 in Yakima, Washington the daughter of Pete and Dorothy Hagerman. She moved to Sandpoint in 1956, from Yakima, Washington and married Leonard Plaster in August 1957 and they had six children. She later married Clyde Smith, December 1996, and added four more daughters to her family. Ileene owned a wedding shop and was a master seamstress. She enjoyed so many different things in her life. Baking was one of her favorite things and her apple pie will be dearly missed. She loved fishing, bowling, gardening and traveling. She was self-employed and ran a small auto sales business with her husband Clyde. Ileene loved animals almost as much as children, including dogs, cats, chickens, goats, geese, lamas and horses. She is survived by her husband Clyde Smith, sister Donna Balch, brother John Archibald, children Debra (Randy) Williams, Donna (Dave) Plaster, Diana Shaw, Mark (Cynthia) Plaster, Kristina Fredrick, Eric Plaster, Patricia (Pat) Armour, Kimberley (T) Romo, Merry (Wally) Inman, Stephanie (Ray) Ochoa, 28 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. She cherished her life as a mother and grandmother. Ileene was preceded in death by her parents, sister Lois Fisher and two grandchildren Travis Eugene Carter and Amy Ileene Plaster. Ilene (Mom) will be dearly missed by her family and loved ones. She was kind hearted, full of life and loved everyone she met. The celebration of Ileene’s life will be at 2:00pm on Saturday, March 11, 2017 , in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. The reception, for Ileene, will follow at 5:00pm in the Sandpoint Eagles Lodge. Memorials may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, in memory of Ileene Smith.