Carolyn Jean Smith

Carolyn Jean Smith, age 82, of Waukesha, passed away on November 11, 2026. She was born in Milwaukee on April 14, 1944, to George and Marie Theresa (nee: Ertl) Hahm.

After high school, she worked at Wisconsin Gas Company, sold Tupperware, Sentry Meat Department, and ATT. While working at ATT, she got her Bachelor of Business Management from Cardinal Stritch. She retired from ATT in 2006. On November 5, 1966, Carolyn married Dennis Smith, he preceded her in death March 29, 2017. She and Dennis loved to go square dancing. She was a longtime and devoted member of Corpus Christi, St. John Neumann Catholic Church.

She is survived by her son Brandon Smith of Waukesha, grandchildren, Weston Smith and Tristan Kapsos, brother Jerry (Sally) Hahm of Arizona, and sisters Kathleen (Dennis) Schneider of Colgate, Wisconsin, and Virginia (Bob) Rauguth of Arizona. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Dennis and her daughter Deanna Smith-Scotland. Carolyn loved to watch Deanna perform.

Visitation will be held Saturday November 21, from 9:00 AM until the Funeral Mass begins at 10:00 AM at Corpus Christi St. John Neumann Catholic Church 2400 State Hwy 59, Waukesha. She will be laid to rest in the columbarium wall with her husband Dennis at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove November 25, at 9:00 AM.

Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home, Crematory and Preplanning Services is honored to serve the family. For further information, please call the funeral home at 262-547-4035 or visit their website at www.randledable.com for directions or to leave the family an online tribute message