Kevin J. Smith

Kevin’s services will be livestreamed below at 7:00 PM Wednesday, August 6,2025.

Kevin James Smith was born on August 7, 1956, to Edward Sylverster Smith and Ethel Jane Ashton Smith in St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

He grew up in Ohio Valley, moving with his parents from Bridgeville, PA, to Mansfield, OH, and then back to Franklin, PA. He graduated from Venango Christian High School in Oil City, PA, with the class of 1973 and advanced his education as a Dental Technician in Minneapolis, MN, and later in Lake Worth, FL. He enjoyed his time in the Midwest and eventually settled in Fargo, ND, where he met the love of his life, Julie Job, and worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Kevin was a jovial and affable fellow. He always had time for friendly conversation.

He is survived by his children, Kristina, Jenna, and Stephen; siblings, brother, Gregory Smith; stepsisters, Pam Benzing of Rockland, Wisconsin, and Jill Hatton-Zimmerman of East Islip, NY; nephews, Bryan Smith of Bartlett, TN, and Benjamin Smith of Lexington, NC.