Lawrence "Larry" D. Smyth

Lawrence D. "Larry" Smyth of Delran passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. He was 78 years old. He was born on November 8, 1944 in Philadelphia and moved to Delran in 1973. Larry worked for Verizon for 42 years, retiring as a supervisor, and then worked for 10 years at Bevco.  He was a veteran of the US Army.  He enjoyed a cold Schaefer beer now and then, and his summer days on the beach in Stone Harbor, NJ.  He dearly loved his family and spending time with them, especially his grandsons, and was their number one sports fan.  He was especially proud of teaching them to drive.

 

Beloved husband of Joanna Smyth (nee Panzera), married 53 years on the day he passed away; loving father of Jessica (Frank) Schreader, and Larry (Beth) Smyth; cherished grandfather of Nick and Aidan Schreader, and Ryan and Justin Smyth; dear brother of James Smyth (the late James Rodgers), his twin brother Dennis Smyth, and the late John Smyth (Jean); brother-in-law of Phyllis (the late Burt) Howell, Dolores (James) Quartarone and Maria (the late George) Barrett.  Larry is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

 

Funeral services for Larry will be private.  Donations in his memory can be made to the Food Bank of South Jersey (1501 John Tipton Blvd, Pennsauken, NJ 08110 -- www,foodbanksj.org), or the American Heart Association (1617 JFK Blvd, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103 -- www.heart.org).