Barbara Jean Smith-Tiano

Family and friends will be received at the funeral home on Monday December 30th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM.

The procession will form Tuesday 9:15 am at the funeral home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10:30 AM at Saint Catherine Laboure Church.

Burial will follow at Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery.

Barbara Jean Smith-Tiano, 81, of the Town of Ulster, passed away at home, surrounded by her family, Wednesday, December 25, 2024. Born April 4,1943 in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Catherine (Crantz) Schiskey.
Prior to her retirement from MARPAC industries in the Town of Ulster, where she worked over 20 years, she worked in retail and as waitress, but most importantly she was everyone's caregiver influencing many generations of family she cared for.

She was the center of her family, creating traditions and hosting gatherings. She was the glue connecting our large widespread family, making sure everyone knew all the family stories and kept us all together. After raising her own children and helping with her family of 11 siblings she was very involved in the upbringing of her grandchildren and their children. Her Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren were her world. She touched all hearts she crossed paths with and was lovingly referred to as "the mayor," as everywhere we went as she always knew someone.

Barbara is survived by her children; George Smith (Teresa) and Michele Smith. Siblings; Marion Smith (Nelson), Cathy Constable, John Schiskie (Anna), James Schiskey (Yvette) and William Schiskie (Laura). Grandchildren; Jessica Negron (Rafael) & Cassie Smith. Surviving Great-Grandchildren; Blaise Negron, Bayleigh Negron, Emma Vermilling, Alaina Vermilling, Feona Torres. Many nieces and nephews and treasured friends also survive.

In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband, George Smith Sr. (2003), and their son Kevin Smith, her second husband Joseph Tiano (2021), siblings Ronald Schiskey, Fred Schiskie, Michael Schiskey, Joan Carchidi, and Diane Short.
She will be missed beyond measure and her memory will forever be a blessing to all who knew her.