Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. - Romans 5:v1 The Lord peacefully took to His eternal home, on Wednesday, October 18, 2013, our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt, Johanna Aria Smits at the age of 93 years. Johanna was born in Oud Alblass, Netherlands, to Jacob and Pietertje Brouwer, and was the eldest of five sisters. She is survived by her two sons, Arie (Donna) of Calgary, Peter of Three Hills, and one daughter Mary Anne (Henry) of Coaldale. There are 11 grandchildren: Kevin, Darren, Lori (Blake), Bobbi, Jeremy, Tim (Jodie), David, Paul (Vickie), Daniel, Rebecca and Rachel. There are 11 great grandchildren: Kristian, Nathan, Amy, Sophie, Aliyah, Lynden, Tanner, Jordan, Alysha, Brandon and Grayson. Three sisters in the Netherlands, Annie, Aria and Dicky (Joost), and 2 nieces and 8 nephews. Pre-deceased by her husband John (1987), her sister Corrie (2005), and her grandson Jason (2011). The Funeral Service will be held at CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME, 2800 - 32 Street.S., Lethbridge on Friday, October 25, 2013 at 1 p.m. Interment will follow in the Horn Hill Cemetery (near Penhold, Alberta) on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 1 p.m. If friends desire, memorial tributes may be made to the Gideon Bible Society, PO Box 3619, Guelph, ON. N1H 7A2.

Honoured to serve the family, CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 2800 Mayor Magrath Drive South, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 7B1. Telephone (403) 381-7777. E-mail: care@cornerstonefh.ca