Rita Faye Smith February 20, 2011 Rita Faye Smith, 81, of Bridgeport, passed away Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital following a long illness, with her loving family at her side. Born in Massena, she lived in Bridgeport for over 50 years. She was a dedicated homemaker whose life was her family and also having a good time with all the people who knew her. She was predeceased by her brothers, Barry and Fred Merritt. Surviving are her husband of 61 years, Roy "Ron" Smith; her son, Steve (Teri) Smith; her four daughters, Deborah (William) Bryerton, Brenda Thompson, Allison (William) Kraus and Valerie Schond; her brothers, Donald (Sheila Rendon) Merritt and Richard (Barbara) Merritt; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Traub Funeral Home, 7975 Rte. 31, Bridgeport. Burial will be in the spring in Oneida Lake Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ACS'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=syracuse'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Cancer Society'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/Legacy/index?dn=mem&fn=Rita&ln=Smith'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Rita'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Smith'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=323405163'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=323405163'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>American Cancer Society<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());. Please visit www.traubfh.com for online guest book Traub Funeral Home Bridgeport, New York