ASDIS SMITH

Asdis Smith, 75, died Sept. 29, 2002, in Fife, Wash. from natural causes.

She was born April 5, 1927, in Hellusandi, Iceland. She came to Alaska in 1974 and settled in Soldotna until 1979 when she moved to Palmer.

She owned Grandma's Restaurant and enjoyed meeting new people and was a frequent attendee at the Bingo halls in Anchorage.

She is survived by her sister, Lana Johnson, of Makawao, Hawaii; her children, Kenneth Smith and Mary Heulett of Henderson, Nev., Donna and Ronald Adams of Wasilla, Susan Robinson and Gene Hoffner of Wasilla, Diane Smith and Joe Blayer of BuIlhead, Ariz., Deborah and Eric Nelsen of Puyallup, Wash.; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first-born son, Victor Eugene Smith.

A memorial will be held Oct. 13, at 2 pm. at the home of Ronald and Donna Adams, in Wasilla. Anyone wishing additional information should call 376-4267.