Mrs. Shirley F. (Niland) Smith, a 35 year resident of Alton Bay, New Hampshire, formerly of Medford, died at the Edgewood Centre Nursing Home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Wednesday morning, January 1, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold F. Leach and Robert M. Smith. She was 88 years old.
Born in Winchester, Massachusetts, on December 7, 1925, she was the beloved daughter of the late John and Edna (Holbrook) Niland. She was a very devoted wife, mother and grandmother, always putting her families needs before her own.
She will be very sorely missed by her loving children; Mabel A. and her husband Brain W. Given of Medford and Thomas M. and his wife Jane K. Leach, cherished grandchildren; Karen and her husband Victor Favreau of Tyngsboro, Jeffrey and his wife Teresa Given of Haverhill, Amy and her husband Damon Iannillo of New York, Timothy and Jenifer Leach, both of Epping, New Hampshire, Allison Leach of Texas, Sharon Leach of North Andover and the late Glenn F. Leach, Jr., dear great-grandchildren; Julianna, Sarah, Stephanie and Alissa Given, Rebecca and Jenna Favreau, Elizabeth Leach and Avery Iannillo, daughter’s-in-law; Nancy Leach of North Andover and Lynne Leach of Woburn. She was also the mother of the late Glenn F. Leach and sister of the late Phyllis Quigley Sherman.
Her funeral service was celebrated in the Beals-Geake-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 29 Governors Avenue, Medford, Sunday, January 5, 2014, at 6 PM. Many relatives and friends respectfully attended. Visiting hours were held on Sunday, prior to the service from 3 to 6 PM. Interment was privately held. Donations in Shirley’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472. For additiona