C Stewart "Skip" Smith Jr

C. Stewart “Skip” Smith, 82, of Sadorus, IL, formerly of Broadway, NJ and Vero Beach, FL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at home surrounded by the love of his family.

Born August 5, 1944, in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was a son of the late Charles S. and Miriam E. (Moyle) Smith.

He and his beloved wife, Estelle C. (Nicol) Smith, would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on November 12, 2026.

Skip graduated from Washington High School, Class of 1962.

He spent his life doing what he loved as a self-employed farmer in Broadway, NJ, until his retirement. Even after retirement, Skip could be found at harvest time working side-by-side with his son, Rick, lending his decades of wisdom and a helping hand on his son’s farm in Sadorus, IL.

Skip was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Sadorus. He had been a member of Broadway United Methodist Church, Broadway, NJ, for over 50 years where he was a past trustee.

He was a 50-year member and past master of Warren Grange 110, a member and past president of 4H County Council, where earlier in life he was very active in dairy and tractor clubs and a tractor club leader for over 10 years. Skip was also a member of NJ and Illinois Farm Bureau, Advisory Board Agway Store Committee, and National Corn Growers Association, winning several top corn yields in state competitions. Skip was active in local and county levels of FFA and a former NJ vice-president of the state FFA Association. He was 1994 Warren County NJ Conservationist of the Year.

Surviving in addition to his loving wife, Estelle, are two sons, Thomas M. Smith and his wife Gwenn, of Washington, NJ and Richard J. “Rick” Smith and his wife Tisha, of Sadorus, IL; five grandchildren, Nicole Detrick and her husband Nathan, Jenna Smith and her fiancé Ray Steinmann, Brynn Elizabeth Smith and her boyfriend Brayden, Brody Smith, Briley Martin and her husband Jacob; two step-grandchildren, Alayna Reynolds and her boyfriend Wilson and Griffin Reynolds; two great-granddaughters, Stella Smith and Ayla Martin; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, John William “Jack” Smith.

Calling hours will be held from 10am-Noon on Saturday, October 3rd in Broadway United Methodist Church, 2233 Rt. 57, Broadway, NJ, followed by the funeral service at Noon. Burial will be in Montana Cemetery, Washington NJ. Arrangements are entrusted to Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., Easton, PA. Offer online condolences at www.strunkfh.com.

Memorials may be made to Broadway United Methodist Church, 2233 Rt. 57, Broadway, NJ 08808 or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, PO Box 230, 101 East Church Street, Sadorus, IL 61872

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