Donald Bruce Smith Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Donald Bruce Smith (Yakima, Washington), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on December 9, 2025 at the age of 91. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Donald Bruce Smith to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Vernie Smith and Zella Smith; his former wife Beverly; his brother Larry Smith; his brother-in-law Henry Soptich; his daughter-in-law Elaine; his stepdaughter Lara; and his granddaughters, Katie and Julia.
He is survived by: his wife Darlene; his children, James Hanni (Vicky), Donna Synder (Roy), Debbie Shaffer (Rick) and Don Smith Jr.; his stepchildren, Brian Lund (Danielle) and Tara Lund; his grandchildren, Heather, Brian, Matthew, Jessica (Alex), Devin (Daron), Jake, Isaac, Aundréa, Brianna, Nathan and Cameron; his great grandchildren, Corbin, Navy, Artie and Flo; his sister Norma DeGraw; and his sister-in-law Marilyn Smith.
Visitation will be held on Friday, December 19th 2025 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Keith and Keith Funeral Home (902 W Yakima Ave, Yakima, WA 98902). A committal service will be held on Saturday, December 20th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at the Terrace Heights Memorial Park (3001 Terrace Heights Dr, Yakima, WA 98901).
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research at http://www.give.michaeljfox.org.
