Esperanza Smester

Dear Roxana, Emily, Ruben, Evelyn and Mr. Smester, I’m so sorry to hear about your loss.

Mrs. Smester was such a warm person. I have a fond memory of her when I was invited to the house many years ago. I’ll never forget how she made me feel so welcome to be in her home.

Please remember this isn’t the end. She’s sleeping in Jesus right now and when He calls her name, she’ll wake up again.

May the Holy Spirit be close to everyone in the family and provide comfort during this difficult time.

Mrs. Smester was a beautiful woman both inside and out. How welcomed she made me feel when, as a young college grad, I visited her home for the first time on a holiday trip with the Sullivans. Everyone went to bed and we stayed up talking late into the night like old girlfriends who had known each other their whole lives. This is who she was. Mrs. Smester made you feel comfortable, loved; she was warm, kind, and truly a woman of God.

To Evelyn and the whole Smester family, you have my deepest sympathies. May the Holy Spirit grace you with the peace you need in this moment of sorrow and find comfort in the beautiful hope we have as believers that we will be reunited with our loved ones in Heaven.

May our Lord and Savior hold you close and give you the peace that passes all understanding!

Praying for all of you during this difficult time of loss. I know she was surely an amazing woman because she raised some amazing children! May God bring you comfort and many healing memories! Please come soon Lord Jesus.❤️🙏🙏

May Jesus cover you all with His peace, strength, and comfort at this very difficult time of great loss is my sincere prayer. She must have been an amazing woman of the Lord as she raised some incredible children!! Come soon Lord Jesus!🙏🙏❤️❤️

En oración por el alma de Epi, quién ya se encuentra ante la presencia de nuestro Señor… y por fortaleza para toda la familia….Reciban un fuerte abrazo! Sonia.

Mr. Smester, Roxy, Evelyn, Emily and Ruben, cuantos bonitos recuerdos de mi infancia y la gran mujer que sue su esposa y mamá. Siempre fue tan dulce y amable conmigo. La familia Muñoz Peguero se uno a ustedes en su dolor.

Sending my deepest condolences and prayers God will give you strength in the coming days and months.

Dear cousins, my deepest condolences.
I have very fond memories of when we were children, and the time we spent together during our summer vacations.
We love you all, know that each one of you is in my prayers, and I ask God to give you strength to cope with this very painful moment you are going through.

Siempre la recordaré con mucho cariño! Descansa en Paz Tía Epi 🙏❤️

As a child in Prospect Church I loved sitting next to Epy and helped her take care of her 2 beautiful older daughters when they were babies. II thought she was so stunning , those eyes! As I got older and talked with her, I realized she was just as beautiful inside. Heaven has gained a beautiful Angel! RIP beautiful Epy. ❤️🙏

Hermano Rolando Smester, Evelyn, Roxana, Ruben, Emily, familia y hermanos,

Una hija de Dios en Israel ha ido a descansar. Su vida fue una de devoción, servicio, amor. Ciertamente ejemplar. Ella siempre tendrá su legado presente ante nosotros, para seguirlo siempre. Ella descansa, pero no por mucho tiempo. Pronto sonarán las trompetas, la voz clara de Jesús se escuchará en el espacio sideral, llamando a su hija a la vida, a la vida eterna, a su hogar celestial. La veremos pronto, pronto de nuevo, y entonces nunca más nos separaremos por una eternidad sin fin. Porque en Cristo y por Cristo, la muerte no es el final.

Dios nos consuela a todos en la esperanza de la resurrección.

Con cariño, Pastor Orlando Newball, Sarita, Albert y Nancy

My first memory of Epi is of her inviting us to her home in Mt. Sinai, NY, where I met the family. We had just traveled across the country for my dad’s job, pastoring the Patchogue SDA Church. She made us “morir soñando,” a traditional Dominican drink made of milk, orange juice, ice and sugar, which was so unexpectedly delicious!

She was the loveliest person—always kind, affirming, full of fun ideas, and of course, beautiful. Emily became like a sister to me in 8th Grade. I still remember their home phone number because after spending the whole day together at school, we would call each other to keep talking! 😄

When I came back to visit after college, and was dating a Puertorican, who became my husband, I remember her face lighting up as she said, “Es Puertorriqueño? Te quedas con nosotros!”

Epi will always hold a special place in my heart, as will el Hermano Rolando Smester, Evelyn, Roxana, Ruben, and Emily, about whom I could also share many beautiful memories.

Thank you for living a life so well-lived, an example to follow of how to love people like Jesus did.

Praying for you and your family. What a beautiful picture and person. I didn’t have the honor to know her, but now I can see where all the beauty has come from. May God Bless you Evelyn and your precious hearts.

Un poco tarde. Me he enterado del fallecimiento de Esperanza Smeter. Mi mas sentido pesame para Rolando y la familia. Dios los bendiga.Felix y Millie Kelmes