ROME – Trudy Smith, 79, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Oct. 2, 2022, after a decade long battle with metastatic breast cancer.

Trudy was born in Bellows Falls, Vt. on Oct. 5, 1942, the daughter of Belle (Hurd) and Ralph Halladay, and sister to Barbara (deceased), Richard, and Juanita. She graduated from Bellows Falls High School and held a real estate license.

She loved nature and volunteered as a milfoil inspector on the Belgrade Lakes and could be seen out on the lake before sunrise for the Annual Loon Count. Prior to the family’s move to Rome, she was a volunteer for Meals-on-Wheels in Yarmouth. She was very passionate about giving back whether it was volunteering for the Maine Attorney Generals Office as a Mediator or donating to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a charity she held dear. A true competitive spirit, she was an avid tennis player. Tennis gave her great joy. Remarkably, she played up until the final months of her life.

Trudy was most passionate about her family. She absolutely adored her grandchildren. She was very happy that they were all gathering for her 80th birthday telling stories and enjoying each other.

She is survived by her husband, Richard Smith; her daughter, Trisha (Jim) of Hingham, Mass., her son, Stephen (Michaelyn) of Belgrade; her grandchildren, Jason, Hallie, Addy, Megan and Kaitlyn; many nieces and nephews; and Quincy, her loving lap dog.

Arrangements are in the care of Wheeler Funeral Home, 26 Church Street, Oakland, where condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the website at http://www.lawrybrothers.com.



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