Mary A. Schmidt Obituary

Mary A. Schmidt age 84, of 815 North 22nd St. Quincy died on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 3:13 p.m. in Blessing Hospital. Mary was born January 10, 1924 in Chesterfield, IL a daughter of John and Anna (Kaufman) Weise. She married Joseph Schmidt on October 20, 1951 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Carlinville, IL. He survives.

Mary worked as a retail clerk in her hometown grocery store and later worked at Quincy Mall Cinema’s for twenty years prior to retiring. She was a 1942 graduate of Chesterfield High School.

Mary was a member of St. Francis Solanus Catholic Church. Mary was a member of the Secular Franciscans and had volunteered at St. Vincent’s Home. She liked painting and reading, spending many hours reading her Bible. She had a great sense of humor and enjoyed sharing her jokes.

In addition to her husband Joseph, survivors also include her brother, Pete Weise of Albany, GA; a sister, Rita Gavelek and her husband Julius of Miami, FL;
a sister-in-law, Eudene Weise of Quincy;
numerous nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews also survive.

She was preceded in death by her parents and five brothers, Charlie, Leonard, Bernard, Maurice and Joe Weise.

A memorial mass will be celebrated on Friday, February 15, 2008 at
10:00 a.m. in St. Francis Solanus Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow
in Sunset Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Duker
& Haugh Funeral Home. There will be a Secular Franciscan Prayer service Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the funeral home with a parish prayer service at 4:30 p.m.
Memorials to St. Francis Parish or to the Secular Franciscans would be appreciated.