Kacey Smith, age 33 of Palatine, formerly of Villa Park, died suddenly Friday, October 14. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 20, from 3 PM until time of Funeral Service at 7 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, IL, with a further gathering following the service. Interment will be private at Forest Hill Cemetery, Glen Ellyn.
Kacey is survived by: her mother, Susan Dunne Smith of Glen Ellyn; her sister, Erin Kathleen (Dereck) Phegley of Texas; her dear love, John Alonso of Naperville; her grandfather, Ronald Smith, Sr., of Crown Point, IN; 7 aunts and uncles; many cousins and many other relatives of Canada.
She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald Herbert Smith, Jr.
Kacey was born in Indiana, and grew up in Villa Park. She graduated from St. Pius X grade school, and Willowbrook High School. She graduated from Augustana College in 2000, and received her MBA from Keller in 2008. She moved to Palatine in 2006. She was a Certified Home Stager. She designed and made jewelry, and enjoyed country music. She was employed by HoMedics in Oak Brook.
In lieu of flowers Memorials to West Suburban Humane Society, 1901 Ogden Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515 or AutismSpeaks.org would be appreciated.
Arrangements by Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard, IL.Info toll free 888-629-0094, or www.brustfuneralhome.com.
My deepest sypathies to the family. Kacey had a beautiful smile with a contagious laugh. I will miss her always and her trips out to Bettendorf. Our get togethers will never be the same without her. I look forward to seeing her bright smile again. We love you hunny!!
So sorry for your loss. Thinking of you.
Suzie: I am so very, very sorry to hear about your daughter, Kacey. I did not know her but I do know her wonderful mother and my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family….
Kacey was an amazing person. She was very intelligent, hilarious, loving, and so much fun to be around. She will be greatly missed. I am so sad that she is gone.
With deepest sympathy from our family to yours. Words seem inadequate to express the sadness we feel about Kacey. We are here to support you in your grieving process. With sincere sympathy as you grieve know that we are remembering you and honoring the memory of Kacey. She will always be loved by all of us & Never forgotten! We love you!
Remembering Casey from WBHS Costume crew- what a great help she was on our production staff! She always brought sunshine to our underground workshop- light and love Casey, you will be missed.
Sorry to hear about the loss of Kacey. Words cannot be said for the loss of a daughter, sister, niece, or friend. She is now an angel and will be watching over all of us. Kacey you will be missed.
I am still in shock and disbelief that Kacey is gone. What a loving, caring, beautiful person she was. My deepest thoughts and prayers to her family. She will be missed every single day.
I’m absolutely stunned by the loss of Kacey- she was incredibly sweet and funny and I loved spending time with her when I moved out to CA in 2009…I’m so glad I was able to reconnect with her over the last several years; she will be missed. My thoughts and prayers to you all…
Sorry to hear about the loss of Kacey. You are in my thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.
My Deepest Sympathies Susie and Family, My Grandmother sends her Condolences as well.
I worked with casey at Robert Half International she was such a blessing. Always smiling always positive. My prayers are with the entire family.
My thoughts and prayers to Kacey’s Family and Friends. I am in deep shock and still cannot believe I will never see her beautiful smile, or hear her voice ever again. She was taken from this world way to young. I will miss her visits to the quad cities and our chats on facebook.
I am heartbroken for your family and I will miss my almost daily exchanges of emails & text messages with Kacey. She was always so kind, funny, witty and willing to offer a shoulder to cry on. And she never asked anything in return. She will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with Kacey & the Smith family.
Erin Gaule-Curtin
We absolutely loved having Kacey and Franklin come into the city and visit with us. I’ve been in tears for days now and just don’t know how to wrap my head around this. Kacey, you were brought here to make our lives brighter and happier, to be our cheerleader and to be our confidant. I just can’t imagine moving forward w/out your smiling face. My love to your mom, Erin & Franklin. ~Autumn & Ken
Kacey and I met while employed by Robert Half, Int’l. While we both went onto bigger and better things, we remained in touch throughout the years, spending Wednesday nights watching American Idol the first year it was on tv. I will miss the most her beautiful smile, her outgoing personality and her always-entertaining daily facebook posts.
My thoughts and prayers to Kacey’s family. RIP, my friend.
I will offer up a Chaplet of Divine Mercy for you, my dear childhood friend, Kacey. So many wonderful memories with you dear friend. May God bring comfort to your family as they mourn losing their dearest daughter, sister, niece, cousin, friend.
Kacey was a good friend of my sister (Shelley). She was always there for her. She was the only friend of hers who was able to make the trip to the Dominican Republic to be with her on her wedding day. Kacey was a great friend & support to my sister and always a pleasure to be around. I interacted with her often on facebook as well. She had a way of always making you feel good about yourself! She was certainly a great person and will be dearly missed. Thoughts & prayers to her family and friends! <3
Kacey, you will be missed by all of your family and friends. My heart goes out to your mom and sister because you were taken just too soon.
Kacey helped me through the toughest of all losses. Though we did not keep together after high school, she was never far from my thoughts. May she find happiness in everything here-after.
-Todd
May God be with you giving you strength when the days without Kacey are just too hard to handle. Know that prayers for you are being sent from all your friends and family, total strangers and even people that knew of her through her friends.
May she live on in your heart and in those of many others with whom her short life touched. May someday you find the answers you need to begin the healing process. Kacey lived many days and we all have such wonderful memories that we hold dear.
Auntie Susie and Erin K…You are loved, and she was loved.
Dearest Susie I am so sorry to hear about Kacey. You have been constantly on my mind,please know that I send my heartfelt love & sympathy to you & Erin.
God Bless, Laurie
We are so glad we had a nice visit with Kacey in August-she was so happy.Words cannot express how we feel-may her reunion with Herb be joyful,and no doubt full of love.Our thoughts are with you,Susie,my dear friend, and Erin.
I am so sorry to see this news. My sincerest sympathies to family and friends –
I knew Kacey from both Willowbrook and Augie. She was such a nice, positive person. I am so sorry for your loss and may you be comforted by your wonderful memories of her!
My sympathies to your family. I worked with Kacey at Hewitt and she was a fun, happy colleague. I’m glad I had the opportunity to know her. I’ll miss her catchups on Facebook. With thoughts and prayers.
Kacey was such a genuine person. She was so full of love and life I can’t believe she is gone. She was taken way too soon, and I will miss her every day. My heart goes out to Kacey’s mother, sister, and boyfriend. She was wonderful!
I spent a couple of weeks every year with Kacey in Oconomowoc as a child. I would like to get in touch with her mother, Susie. Her father, Herb, was my father’s best friend in the world. If anyone can give me some information about how I can reach Susie, please help. It would mean so much to my dad. My email is klennart@sbcglobal.net. Thank you and God bless.
I just found out the news today from Kacey’s mother…. I am in complete shock. Kacey and I met in Cali when she lived here a couple years ago. We KIT via facebook. She was supposed to come summer of 2011 but she couldn’t afford airfare. That was the last email I got from Kacey. I have been texting her and emailing her but no response:( Kacey, I will miss you dearly! Her laugh was contagious, her personality was amazing, and smile will never forget. I was so happy for her that she found a man that made her happy. I wanted to share with Kacey that we are expecting our first baby this summer. I know that she would have been so excited & happy! My heart goes out to her family, friends and boyfriend. Many thoughts and prayers.. I know you are smiling down on us with your beautiful smile <3 Stacy and Rich Dunning