Roberta Gunness Smith

Roberta G. Smith, 68, of Great Falls, left this world as the sun was rising Monday March 28, 2022. Roberta was born October 21, 1953, in San Francisco, CA to Marian Sletten May and Robert C. Gunness. She was the eldest of four children. After the birth of her brother, John, the family made their way back to Montana where her mother was born and raised. Her brother, Dave and sister, Anna soon followed. She graduated from C. M. Russell High School class of 1972. Shortly thereafter, she met the love of her life, MSgt Landon F. Smith Jr. while working as a cocktail server at the Pin and Cue. They were married October 19, 1974. Nine months later she gave birth to her son, Landon F. Smith III, which began her adventure of being a mother and military wife. The family was stationed in Germany and then in Michigan where daughter Dawn arrived, then it was back to MAFB in Great Falls where Roberta would call home for the rest of her life. Roberta loved shopping and clothes so working in retail was made for her, she worked at Kaufmans Menswear and then the majority of her career was spent at Shopko. She also loved furthering her education graduating from Vo-Tech and then eventually earning a bachelor’s degree from MSU-COT. She was preceded in death by her father, stepfather Edward May; her husband of 24 years; mother, brother John; and mother-in-law, Thelma E Smith who she visited often in VA. Roberta is survived by her brother, Dave (Becky) Gunness; sister, Anna (Glenn) Carter; son, Landon (Dina) Smith; daughter, Dawn Marie O’Meara; granddaughter, Madi Smith, 3 generations of nieces and nephews; and former son-in-law, Luke. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at O’Connor Memorial Chapel.