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Marguerite “Reto” Koehnle Smith

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[June 01, 2015]  SAN ANTONIO, TX - Marguerite “Reto” Koehnle Smith, 96, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 in San Antonio after a brief illness.

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SAN ANTONIO, TX - Marguerite “Reto” Koehnle Smith, 96, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 in San Antonio after a brief illness.

She was born July 23, 1918 on a farm in Lincoln to Ralph and Della (Seidel) Koehnle, the middle of five daughters. She attended business school in Chicago after graduating from high school then moved back to Lincoln where she worked as a secretary in the high school principal’s office. It was at this point in her life that she met her future husband, Robert Gough Smith, a teacher, who was from Belvidere.

She and Bob were married on September 5, 1946 in Rome, Georgia prior to Bob relocating to Florida in order to accept a position at Florida State University in Tallahassee. The couple lived in Florida for several years and welcomed the birth of their first daughter, Kim Lee, in 1948. The family moved several times to the Dallas area and also to Nacogdoches, TX, where they welcomed a second daughter, Karen Dell “Dusty” in 1954. They lived in Corpus Christi, TX and in Garland, TX until Bob passed away in 1978. After his death, Marguerite, or “Reto” as she preferred, moved in with her youngest daughter and lived with her family until her death.

Reto was an exceptional mother and grandmother who loved to cook, take care of the household and socialize with family and friends. She enjoyed gardening and reading the paper, and would work the Daily Crossword puzzle every day. Throughout her life she had dogs, cats and birds and loved animals and wildlife. She always had an extra chair/plate at the dinner table for anyone needing a good meal and was welcoming to all who knew her.

Reto is preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Della Koehnle; husband of 32 years Robert Gough Smith; sisters Anna-Marie Warlow (Stan), Fredonna Millard (Gerald) and Marcella Wible (Don). She is survived by her daughters Kim Lee Mrazek (Ron) of Corpus Christi; Karen “Dusty” Ayala (Ruben) of San Antonio; sister Dorothy Jean Vinson (Doug) of Dallas; nieces Diane Clark (Chili) and Kathy Smith (Steve) of Dallas; nephews Ralph Warlow of Dallas and Keith Millard (Cindy) of Nacogdoches; cousin Donald Hackl of Dallas; granddaughters Sarah Marquez (Isaac) and Rebecca Ayala of San Antonio; great-grandson Gabriel Marquez of San Antonio.

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In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of San Antonio, The Animal Defense League or the SPCA.

Services and Interment will be private.

Reto's final care has been entrusted to Porter Loring Funeral home.

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