The memorial service for Lillian (Hansen) (Dwight) Smith of Glendale, Ariz., will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6,

at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Revs. Philip and Marilyn Peters will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery.

Lillian, fondly remembered for her beautiful smile that could light the day and her independent spirit, died July 20, 2003, at a Scottsdale Hospice Cottage, Scottsdale, Ariz. She was 77 years old.

Lillian was born Dec. 28, 1925, in Albert Lea to Henry and Betsy Hansen. She grew up in Albert Lea, attended First Lutheran Church and graduated from Albert Lea High School.

Lillian married Roger Gleason Dwight who predeceased her. She enjoyed playing the piano, crossword puzzles, knitting and loved animals. She also enjoyed and was an extraordinary Cub Scout den mother. Lillian married Joseph Smith in Reno, Nev.

Lillian worked for IBM in Rochester as a systems engineer, later transferring with IBM to Minneapolis. She lived in Lutsen, Minn., for several years, employed by Lutsen Ski Resort. She later moved to Renton, Wash., and was employed by the Boeing Company as a systems analyst programmer and data processing instructor.

Lillian is survived by her son, Robert Henry Dwight and his wife Dolores (Dee) of Scottsdale, Ariz.; one sister, Jeanette L. Olson of Albert Lea; three nieces: Mary Nelson and her husband Vance of Blaine, Minn., Nancy Emery and her husband Gary of Ham Lake, Minn., and Janis Olson of Minneapolis; and several great- and grandnieces and -nephews.

Lillian was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Betsy Hansen, and Roger Dwight and Joseph Smith.