Dennis E. Smith, 81, died peacefully February 28 ^th , 2023, after a brief illness.

He was born in Pensacola, Florida on October 26 ^th , 1941, to Edward R. and Barbara (Richards) Smith.  Dennis graduated from Merrimack High School Class of 1959 and was a 1992 graduate of New Hampshire College.

After retiring from the Merrimack Fire Department in 1995, he and his wife moved to Austin, Texas spending 16 years there before returning to New Hampshire in 2011 to enjoy their growing family.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 36 years, Carol (Newell) Smith; by his daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Gary Szelog; son and daughter-in-law Jeff and Rebecca Smith; daughter Melissa Raskiewicz; grandchildren Amelia Szelog, Jeffrey Smith and fiancé Alexis Mugica, Gary Szelog and wife Morgan; Maeghan Smith, Zachary Szelog, Rebecca Raskiewicz, and Joseph Smith; sisters Sandra Buchanan and Dorothy Pouliot and her husband Ernest; his aunt Eleanor Flanders; along with nieces and great nieces.

Visitation hours will be held at the Rivet Funeral Home, 425 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack NH on Saturday, March 4 ^th 2023 from 10 – 11:30 AM followed by a service in the chapel of the funeral home at 11:30. Burial with military honors will be held at Last Rest Cemetery in Merrimack.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 814 Elm St #300, Manchester, NH 03101