Della E. Rider Smith Regal – Fayette City
Della E. Rider Smith Regal
Fayette City
Della E. Rider Smith Regal, 88, of Fayette City, passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 in Mt. Macrina Manor, Uniontown. She was born Aug. 4, 1931 in Charleroi, daughter of Henry Rider and Mable Bailey Rider. She was a member of Charleroi Senior Center, Charleroi Garden Club and enjoyed crafts, knitting and was an avid gardener. She was a lifelong resident of the Mon Valley. She is survived by her son, Joseph A. Smith and wife Patricia of Charleroi; sister, Mildred Cappelli of Las Vegas, Nev.; five grandchildren, Nicole Geary and husband William of Charleroi, Jaclyn Mitrik and husband Andrew of Houston, Pa., Bobby Jo Fordanich of Belle Vernon, Trina Heady and Harold Heady Jr.; great-grandchildren, Brynn Geary, Mercer Geary, Mia Mitrik and Cooper Mitrik; also additional great-grandchildren; nephew and nieces, Walter and Dolly Regal, Tony and Angela Regal, Nicole and Eugene Gillock, Nick Antal and Ed and Debbie Antal, Ron and Patty Regal. Also survived by numerous great-nieces and great-nephews; and great-great nieces and great-great nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 42 years, Leopold Regal; daughter, Carolyn Heady; three brothers Robert, Harold and Duncan Rider; three grandchildren, Richard, Rita and Lita Smith. Private interment will be held in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were handled by the ELEY/MCCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.
