Obituary: Karen Smith

Karen Smith (nee McChesney), of Moorestown, NJ, passed away on April 18, 2017, at the age of 66. Karen was a graduate of Cornell University, Class of 1973. She had worked for Robert Bruce Menswear in Philadelphia, then in the garment manufacturing industry in New York City as a production/Import Manager traveling the world.

Karen was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, for which her family provided the first chapel. She married Fred Smith in 1974 and helped to operate Fountain Flowers in Moorestown until 1991.

Survived by her husband of 43 years, Fred W. Smith Jr. Daughter of Helen Nutter McChesney and the late Leo McChesney. Sister of Helen “Muffie” McChesney, Frances McChesney, Leo W. McChesney, James (Leslie) McChesney and Arthur McChesney.

Mass of Christian burial is 10:30 a.m. on Saturday April 22, 2017, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 42 West Main Street, Moorestown, NJ. Interment is at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Moorestown.

Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Covenant House, 330 Washington Street, Newark, NJ, 07102, or Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Marlton, NJ, 08053.

Condolences may be left at www.lewisfuneralhomemoorestown.com.