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CHANNAHON, Ill. -- Lo Anne Marie Smith, 85 of Channahon, Ill., died peacefully at Lightways Hospice House on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.
Lo Anne was born on April 25, 1941, in Norway to George Bernard LaPointe and Zenaide Adele (Bastian) LaPointe.
She graduated from Quinnesec High School and attended Northern Michigan University in Marquette.
Lo Anne was an incredible mother who raised five children and two grandchildren. She was a teacher's aide in special education for many years with the Valley View School District in Illinois and was very involved with St. Dominic Catholic Church in Bolingbrook, Ill., including their choir group, where she sang in a band with her husband, Jerry. She taught CCD for many years at the church, was part of the bereavement/grief committee, and served as a eucharistic minister. She was an avid reader and loved her garden, her pets, puzzles and outings to local craft shows.
Lo Anne and Gerald "Jerry" Smith were married in Quinnesec. They eventually moved to Chicago, to raise a family and moved to Bolingbrook in 1972, where they had a house built and raised a family of five children. Lo Anne and Jerry eventually retired and moved back to Iron Mountain for 12 years, with her final move to Channahon in 2019.
She is survived by her children, Maureen "Mo" Youngs (Smith) and husband Lawrence "Larry" Youngs, Kathleen "Kathy" Smith, and Audrey Smith; grandchildren Melissa "Missy" Youngs and fiancé Jonathan Catigano, Samantha "Sammy" (Youngs) Harrelson and husband Erik Harrelson, Christopher Youngs, Nicholas Taylor-Smith, Austin Taylor-Smith, Quinn Rzeznikiewicz, Jay Sweeten and Felicia (Parham) Aman; and great-grandchildren Ean Sweeten, Cameron Harrelson, Keegan and Kori Aman.
Lo Anne was preceded in death by her parents; brother George "Chum" LaPointe of Quinnesec; her husband, Gerald "Jerry" Smith; son Gerald "JJ" Smith; and daughter Michelle "Micki" Sweeten (Smith).
Visitation will be Sunday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Jacobs Funeral Home, 1025 Carpenter Ave. in Iron Mountain to honor Lo Anne's life. Prayers will be recited at 12:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Quinnesec Cemetery, 4651 Menominee St., Quinnesec, at 1 p.m., with Father Greg Heikkala officiating. All family and friends are invited to join the family for a luncheon afterwards at the little white church down the road, now a venue called Lavender Skies, 3300 Menominee St., Quinnesec.
The family would like to give special thanks to Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care in Joliet, Ill., which provided great care and comfort to both Lo Anne and the family.
Friends may leave condolences and tributes to Lo Anne's family online at www.jacobsfuneralhomes.com.
The family has chosen Jacobs Funeral Home and Cremation Services to honor Lo Anne's legacy of life.