Obituary
Marlene F. (Pitcher) Smithers, a lifelong Somerville resident, passed away on December 6, 2024, she was 82. Born and raised in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Marion (Logan) and Russell Pitcher. Marlene owned and operated her own Insurance Agency for many years, the Marlene Smithers Insurance Company in Ball Square and Broadway.
She was the devoted mother of Marnie Smithers and her husband Richard Bertheim and Melanie Smithers. Cherished grandmother of Chanel Powers and the late Michael John Smithers and sister of Russelyne Robbins.
A graveside service will be held for Marlene at Oak Grove Cemetery, 230 Playstead Road, Medford on Tuesday afternoon, December 10th at 1:30PM. Relatives and friends invited to attend and are asked to meet inside the main gate by 1:15PM.