Gary M. Smith

Gary M. Smith, of Mechanicsburg, PA, and formerly of New Cumberland, died April 28, 2025, at Country Meadows Retirement Community, Mechanicsburg. He was born on March 6, 1934, the son of the late Leon B. and Marjorie (Beebe) Smith.

Gary attended the New Cumberland School System and graduated with the class of 1952. He received a BS in Business Administration in 1956. He then served in the U.S. Army from 1956-58. He was employed by Glen-Gery Brick, IBM, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Governor’s Office of Business Administration. He was self-employed as a therapeutic massage therapist.

Gary loved cars, motorcycles and watercrafts, and he particularly enjoyed paddling. He was a member of the Canoe Club of Central PA and the PA Hill Climb Association, and he also drove in the 1963 Class C State Championship in his AC Bristol where he won first prize in his category. He felt so close to nature and the planet. For 15 years, Gary was a Susquehanna Service Dogs (SSD) trainer.

He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Adele E. Johansson; daughter, Elizabeth C. Smith (husband, Bill Keener) of Mechanicsburg; and a niece, Cheryl Hamor (husband, Will Anderson) of Newberry Township. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Kelly D. Boccard; and a sister, Marilyn E. Hamor. Family and good friends hold his loving spirit in their hearts.

Services will be private and held at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, please make gifts to your own cause(s), or to the Native American Rights Fund (NARF).