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      Stephanie D. (Smith) Sermuksnis, 59

SALISBURY, MA

Stephanie D. (Smith) Sermuksnis, 59, of Salisbury died Sunday, April 13, at the Brigham Manor in Newburyport after a lengthy battle with cancer.

She was born, raised and educated in Kansas City, Missouri and earned her Masters degree in Theology at Harvard. Never one to stay in one place, she lived a life of learning and traveling throughout the country, settling in Salisbury over fifteen years ago.

A bright and gifted woman of many talents, she worked as an administrator, a consultant, accountant, screen writer, teacher, and Minister. Just prior to her illness, she was a pastor in the United Methodist Church serving in Athol and Orange Massachusetts.

She leaves her husband of twenty-eight years, Zig Sermuksnis, children, Glenn Hardcastle, Antonis, Nicholas, and Savanah Sermuksnis, all of Salisbury, Eric Hardcastle and his wife April, of Morrisville, North Carolina, Sarah and Mychel Kendall, of Fall River, and Brandoline Burnham and her husband Derrick, of Gloucester, and one grandchild, Haley Hardcastle.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, April 20, at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 471 Main St. Haverhill, at 1:00 PM. Burial will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home 486 Main St. (Rte 125) Haverhill. www.comeaufuneral.com.

Directions to Kevin Comeau Funeral Home