Rachel Helen Smith

NORTH BERWICK – On Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, Rachel Helen Smith of North Berwick, passed away at the age of 85, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Jan. 14, 1937, in South Berwick, the daughter of Raymond and Lucienne Ouellette of Berwick.

Rachel was an avid reader who loved helping people. In high school she met, and later married, Ronald Smith, with whom she raised three children, Brenda, Dale and Darlene. Rachel had a passion for working with finances and she spent many years applying her work ethic and attention to detail in her jobs at Farnham’s of Dover, Goodrich Insurance, as the tax collector for the Town of North Berwick, and volunteering at Our Lady of the Angels.

Over the years, she enjoyed many snowmobiling adventures, weekends at horse shows with her famous chocolate cake, crossword puzzles, and warm summer days watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren splash in the pool.

Rachel was predeceased by her parents; and her son, Dale.

She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Ronald Smith of North Berwick; daughters Brenda Gagne and her husband Patrick of North Berwick, and Darlene Louks and her husband Gary of Ohio; sister, Louise Coffin and her partner, Joe Marion of North Berwick, brothers Edward Ouellette and his wife, Jeannine of Somersworth, N.H., and Maurice Ouellette and his wife, Susan of North Berwick; two granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 21 at Our Lady of the Angels Church in South Berwick.

To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Rachel’s Book of Memories Page at http://www.bibberfuneral.com

Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 62 Cemetery Rd., Berwick, ME 03901. http://www.bibberfuneral.com

In lieu of flowers,

the family requests that donations be made to

Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, N.H. – information available at http://www.friendsofhyderfamilyhospicehouse.org