Delphine Marie O'Toole Waymire Smith, age 92, of Villisca, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the Villisca Good Samaritan Center. Delphine was born on January 7, 1933, in Muscatine, Iowa, the second child of Emmet and Dorothea O'Toole. Delphine graduated from Mercy College of Nursing in Iowa City in 1954. She was united in marriage to Leland Waymire on October 16, 1954, at St. Malachi's Church in Ardon, Iowa. To this union seven children were born: James, Leland, Kathleen, Diane, Dorothy, Stephen and Patrick. Delphine was a nurse for 42 years, of which 15 years she served as director of nursing for the Villisca Good Samaritan Center. Leland passed away on October 25, 1987. Delphine later married William Smith on January 18, 1992. She was a devoted member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Villisca. She organized meals through the Villisca Food Pantry; she was a member of Villisca PEO and volunteered at the Villisca Good Samaritan Center.

Preceding Delphine in death were her parents; husband: Leland Waymire; siblings: Emmett O'Toole, Patricia Butler, Mike O'Toole, Dorothy McKenney and James O'Toole; son-in-law: Reno Mueller; and granddaughters: Elizabeth Waymire and Annie Waymire. Survivors include her husband: William "Bill" Smith of Villisca, Iowa; children: James Waymire, Leland Waymire and wife Kelly; Kathleen Fisher and husband Will; Diane Mueller; Dorothy Berning and husband Greg; Stephen Waymire and wife Anne and Patrick Waymire and wife Lori; step-children: Shelby Grabinski and husband Tim; Bradford Smith, Creighton Smith and Stewart Smith and wife Katrina; 24 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; other relatives and many friends

Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 AM Thursday, October 16, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Villisca, Iowa with burial to be in the Villisca Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held from 5-7 PM Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at LeRette Funeral Chapel in Red Oak, Iowa. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Villisca, Iowa.

LeRette Funeral Chapel in Red Oak is in charge of arrangements.