Obituary of Frank J. Smilor

Frank J. Smilor, Jr., of Hopatcong, died Wednesday January 26, 2011 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He was 80 years old. Born in Garfield Heights, OH, Mr. Smilor resided in Fairlawn, NJ prior to moving to Hopatcong in 1959. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War from 1951 -1953 as a diesel mechanic. He worked as a lineman and then a frame attendant for New Jersey Bell in Landing for 31 years prior to retiring in 1990. As a young man, he enjoyed playing basketball and working on cars. Mr. Smilor was especially proud of his yard and his home which he built with his own two hands and with, as he would so often say, "a lot of help". He was a devoted family man whose greatest joy was time spent with his family, especially his grandkids. Mr. Smilor was predeceased by his daughter Donna Marie in 1964 and his nine siblings. Loving husband of Lorraine with whom he would have celebrated 60 years of marriage on March 17, 2011. Beloved father of Vicki Kufta and her husband Richard and Linda Smilor-Viganola. Adoring grandfather of Joseph and Emily Viganola & Samantha and Jamie Kufta.