Tributes

Remembering Gertrude W. Smith

Owen Magic Supreme would like to thank all who have shared their condolences as well as fond memories.

I enjoyed having a cup of coffee with my mother every day. She was 92, very healthy, and still coming to work to crack the whip. She was a beautiful person inside and out. We will miss her very much.

Love,

All of us at Owen Magic Supreme.

It was my mother's wishes not to have a funeral service. Out of respect, we will be honoring her wishes. We have received hundreds of calls, cards, and emails and we graciously thank you all.

- Alan Zagorsky

From Alexia Zagorsky

Since I was a little girl I used to go to work with my dad to Owen Magic Supreme. I was excited to have tea time and lunch with my grandparents daily. My Grandmother taught me how to properly answer the phone while my Grandfather taught me how to properly announce the calls over the loud speaker. When I got older she taught me how to count the money and file. She was always instilling valuable lessons I would carry in my daily life.

She absolutely loved her two sons, Alan and Andrew, and was so grateful to have them in her life daily. She was grateful to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She had many talents such as cooking; she made the best pot roast. She left a lasting impression on everyone she met. She was sharp and witty and her innocent humor kept you laughing for hours.

My Grandmother, Gertrude W. Smith, was born October 5, 1920 and passed away in her sleep on August 31, 2013 at the age of 92. She was the true magic behind it all.

I love you Grandma always and forever.
Alexia Zagorsky

From Brian

My Gramma was a no messing around, straight shooting, get to the point kind of lady. She let me know when she liked or didn't like my girlfriend, let me know if I was getting fat (which was every time I saw her), and always enjoyed telling me a long winded story about something... and I loved her for that.

I always enjoyed eating with my gramma; she loved when I brought her pastrami sandwiches from The Hat or liver and onions when we went out to Claim Jumper. I'm going to miss my gramma and everything we ever did together.

Every time I eat a pastrami I will be thinking of you, grams.
Love, your grandson Brian

From Gail

I cannot remember a time when my beautiful Aunt Gert was not in my life. My earliest recollections are of her and my mom getting prissied up to go out on the town, leaving Grandma Wayland to keep Alan, Andy, and me in control. No one has better memories than all of us made in beloved New Hampshire, whether riding the homemade tractor through the woods, swimming in Otter Pond, making apple cider, playing in our frog pond, or whooping it up in Grandma's barn.

In some ways I became even closer to Aunt Gert on trips to California as we shared memories and always found time for our "girls only" secret talks. And then there was Nordstrom! Our laughs and adventures could fill a book. Never will I go into Nordstrom again without Aunt Gert on my shoulder. I am blessed to have had her in my life and hopefully the lessons I learned from her will always bring out the best in me. Thank you Aunt Gert! You will be with me always!
Gail

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