Ramona Carmen "Nonie" Smith , 84, Minot, formerly of Deering, died Friday, November 7, 2014 in a Minot nursing home.

Ramona was born on June 17, 1930 in Minot, ND to Allen and Gladys (Hansen) Swartwout. She was raised and educated in Deering, ND.

Ramona married Raymond Smith on June 19, 1948 in Bethany Lutheran Church, Minot. They made their home in Deering for a number of years, where together they raised their five children and Raymond was employed by Standard Oil Company, serving as an agent in Deering until 1966. They moved to Everett, Washington for one year, but returned to Deering in 1967.

While they lived in Everett, WA, Nonie was a long distance telephone operator for GTE. After moving back to Deering, she was employed at the Deering School as a cook. Nonie later worked as a U.S. Postal Clerk in Minot for more than 20 years. After retiring, she served as a volunteer at Trinity Medical Center until she had a massive stroke on September 11, 2006. Raymond died on August 2, 2009.

Nonie was a former member of the Deering Lutheran Church and Augustana Lutheran Church of Minot until it was closed in 2011 after the flood. She was a member of the Deering Army Mothers, sending care packages to her twin sons who served in Vietnam and Korea. She also was a member and officer of the Minot TOPS Club where she enjoyed time with many friends. She was an avid baseball fan and especially enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins or the games of her grandsons from little league through American Legion baseball.

Her love for her family and friends could be felt in her many hobbies and interests including: making and selling crafts with her husband and daughter, Lori, at many local bazaars; playing pinochle with her brother, Vernie and his wife Cherie and her weekly card playing club; making quilts for her grandchildren; cooking, canning and baking (there was always a treat waiting for anyone who came to Nonie's 'Grand Central Station'). The most important thing to Nonie was family, a value she instilled in them, and it carried forward as they rallied around her in her time of need.

Her loving family includes , children, Ron (Valerie) Smith, Minot, Steve (Carol) Smith, Minot, Pam Forness (Rick Turner), Poulsbo, WA, Lori (Ronald) Heinze, Surrey; grandchildren, Monica (Donny) March, Dustin (Jolene) Smith and Shawn Smith, Jennifer McClain and her fianc, Brian Klatt, Derek (Aili) Smith, Kyle (Kelly) Heinze, Dylan Heinze (Danielle Stevens), Trevor Heinze; great grandchildren, Logan Weber, Autumn Noni and Sophia March, Olivia Smith, Jordyn, Trey, and Preston McClain, Nolan Klatt, Bram Smith, Makiah and Zoey Heinze; brother, LaVern (Charlotte) Swartwout, Parshall; brothers-in-law, Omar (Betty) Smith, Minot, Rodney (Mary Ann) Smith, Minot; sisters- in- law, Justine Pfeiffer, McMinnville, OR, Marva Deane Smith, Minot, Miriam Smith, New Port Richey, FL and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Nonie was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Raymond, son, Donald, sister, Laurene and her husband John Weber.

Funeral service: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. in Bethany Lutheran Church, Minot.
Interment: Thursday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m. in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Rural Mandan, ND.
Visitation: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. in Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
Memorials are preferred to the Surrey Blue Sox or the Minnesota Twins Target Field Travel Fund so that young baseball players can experience the game that Nonie loved so much.