SMITH, RONALD M., SR.

A celebration of life was held at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Hoboken, for Ronald M. Smith, Sr. (Karate), 59, of Hoboken. He passed away Sept. 3. Born in New York, he was a resident of Hoboken for 42 years and a former resident of Harlem for 17 yrs. He was the husband of Diane Chapman-Smith; father of Ronald Jr. (Veronica), Ronisha and Shaleka Smith; son of Clora Smith and the late Lawrence Smith; brother of Cheryl Smith Morgan; grandfather of Isaiah, Joshua, Jaedyn and Sanaa. Services arranged by the Whigham Funeral Home, Newark.