Victor W. “Bill” Smith, Jr. (1942-2025)

Victor W. “Bill” Smith, Jr., 82, of New Sewickley Township, passed away on March 8th, 2025, in Allegheny Health Network, Wexford. He was born in Rochester on August 20th, 1942, the son of the late Victor W. Sr. and Vivien B. Carr Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Eleanor A. Bargo Smith and his second wife, Lois R. Walker Smith, one son, Mark Grant, a son-in-law, David Kemp and a sister, Sherry Cholewiak. He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Tammie Sue Kemp of Rochester and Trisha J. and Mark Lawless of Mars, Pennsylvania, three sons and a daughter-in-law, Darren P. and Tammy Smith of Daugherty Township, Jeffrey F. Grant of Clarksville, Tennessee and Matthew J. Grant of Ambridge, sixteen grandchildren: Josh, Jessica, Kelsey, Audrey, Jill, Megan, Elaina, Jonathan, Jenna, Kenny, Ashley, Alex, Alyssa, Kaitlyn, Jordan and Harrison, nineteen great-grandchildren, one brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Linda Smith of New Sewickley Township and his feline companion, Missie.

Victor was a retired independent real estate agent with Berkshire & Hathaway of Beaver. He was a member and former President of the Beaver County Association of Realtors. He was a member of Oak Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church of Zelienople where he was a former council member and served on various church committees. He spent 70 years with the Boy Scouts of America where he had been a cub pack leader and troop master with Troop 444. He was a district commissioner and a district chairman for 5 years and most recently served as a district member at large with the Beaver Valley District that he served for 25 years. Victor was a life-long advocate of Scouting in Beaver County. He was also a member and line officer with the Big Knob Fire Department. Friends will be received on Wednesday, March 12th from 3-7 P.M. in the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., 349 Adams Street, Rochester. Services will be held on Thursday, March 13th at 11 A.M. in the Oak Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church, 432 Harkins Mill Road, Zelienople. Officiating will be his pastor, Rev. Steve Slepecki. Interment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park. The family wishes memorial contributions by made to the Oak Grove Lutheran Church. The Boy Scouts of America ceremony will be held Wednesday, March 12th at 6 P.M. in the funeral home. The family would like to thank Concordia at Villa St. Joseph for the excellent care that he received.