Janice (Bentley) Smith, 79, died December 4, 2013, at the Hospice of North Idaho, Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Janice was born July 30, 1934, to Doris (Green) and Elton Bentley. The family moved to the experimental forestry station near the current Honeysuckle campground when she was 3 years old. She had many fond memories of growing up in the Coeur d’Alene National Forest, where Janice and her twin brothers were experts at getting into trouble and worrying their mother. Her family later built a home on the Spokane River, and she attended Post Falls High School.

Janice met Peter J. Smith when they were best man and maid of honor at another couple's wedding; they were married the following year, January 18, 1953. Janice and Pete worked and taught in the Pullman, Wash., school district for many years. During this time they loved fishing, picking huckleberries, camping, and playing pinochle.

After retirement, Janice and Pete traveled full time, and then settled back in Coeur d'Alene in 1999. They loved to drive around the lake or into the woods to see eagles, wild turkeys, deer, and an occasional moose or bear.

After the death of her husband, Peter, in 2003, Janice lived at Emeritus at Coeur d’Alene for 10 years. There she met Clarence Olsen, who became her beloved companion until he died in 2011.

Janice was preceded in death by her husband, Peter, and companion, Clarence. She is survived by her children: sons and daughters-in-law Scott Smith and Cathy Sandstrom, of Boise, Idaho, and Kenneth and Karen Smith, of White Bear Lake, Minn., and daughter, Sallie Smith of Coeur d’Alene; brothers: John Bentley of Coeur d’Alene, and Jim Bentley of Juneau, Alaska; grandchildren: Caitlin Smith-Frevert, Devin Smith, Courtney Smith, and Tynan Smith.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 19, at English Funeral Chapel, 1133 N. Fourth St., Coeur d'Alene. Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 9493 N. Government Way, Hayden, ID 83835. Please visit Janice's online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.