Hazel Smolec

Hazel (Lonich) Smolec
November 30, 1921 – October 4, 2013


Hazel was a loving wife and partner to husband Joe Smolec, helping him build a successful auto body business while raising two daughters. She encouraged her daughters to become independent professionals and taught them to be good mothers to her grandchildren. She was a great cook and made holiday gatherings at her home joyous occasions for family and friends.
Hazel was artistic, and enjoyed a variety of arts and crafts from ceramics to the many Halloween costumes she made for her four young grandsons – each one showing the great patience, skill and creativity that characterized all her work, and which earned for her the love and admiration from those she loved most.
Hazel was predeceased by her husband Joe, brothers Alec and Dave, and sister Dorothy. She is survived by her two daughters, Janice Smolec, MD of Honolulu, Hawaii and Jo Marie Smolec Olson, PhD (Ted Olson) of San Diego, CA, and her 4 grandsons, Aaron and Jay Angotti and Logan and Blade Olson.
Mom led a full and productive life. She would say, “Death is nothing at all; I have only slipped away into the next room.”

There will be no visitation or services. Visit www.thompson-marodi.com to leave a condolence message. Arrangements in care of the Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Bentleyville.

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