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Barbara L. <I>Gabel</I> Schmidt

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Barbara L. Gabel Schmidt

Birth
Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Death
1 Aug 2018 (aged 83)
Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Barbara L. (Gabel) Schmidt, 83, of Fremont, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, 1 August 2018 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital in Fremont.

Barbara was born in Fremont on Monday, 6 May 1935 to Ambrose B. and Henrietta C. (Partee) Gabel. She was a 1953 graduate of St. Joseph High School.

Barbara married Richard J. Schmidt on June 25, 1955 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; he preceded her in death on Wednesday, 4 September 2002.

Barbara was a homemaker who worked in the Sacred Heart School cafeteria for forty-five years. Barbara enjoyed baking, gardening and being outdoors. She was an avid Cleveland and Notre Dame sports fan.

As a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Altar Rosary Society, Barbara volunteered at many different church events and was active throughout her life. She also served as a Camp Fire Leader.

Barbara was predeceased by her husband, Richard J. Schmidt, Sr.; her parents and her son-in-law, Kevin West.

She is survived by her ten children, Gregory (Cheryl) Schmidt, of Oak Harbor, Ohio; Therese (Tracy) Colston, of Port Clinton, Ohio; Juliana (Gregory) Dorr, of Smithville, Missouri; Geoffrey Schmidt and Matthew Schmidt, both of Fremont; Christina (Perry) Eads, of Concord, North Carolina; Deanna (Fred) Perez, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Michele (Jay) Leonard, of Toledo, Ohio; Richard (Venice) Schmidt, II, of Norwalk, Ohio; and Elizabeth (Read) Schalmo, of Riga, Michigan. Also surviving Barbara are her sisters, SR Mary Bryan Gabel, of Waterville, Ohio and Mary Jane Schroeder, of Olmstead Falls, Ohio; along with twenty-two grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.

Visitation was held from 2 to 4 P.M. and again from 6 to 8 P.M., on Friday, 3 August 2018, followed by a rosary service at 7:30 P.M., at the Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home, 425 East State Street, Fremont. A third visitation was held from 9 to 9:45 A.M., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 A.M., on Saturday, 4 August, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 550 Smith Road, Fremont, followed by burial alongside Band's husband, in the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, located just off Cleveland Road in Fremont.

Arrangements and publication entrusted to the Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home.
Barbara L. (Gabel) Schmidt, 83, of Fremont, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, 1 August 2018 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital in Fremont.

Barbara was born in Fremont on Monday, 6 May 1935 to Ambrose B. and Henrietta C. (Partee) Gabel. She was a 1953 graduate of St. Joseph High School.

Barbara married Richard J. Schmidt on June 25, 1955 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; he preceded her in death on Wednesday, 4 September 2002.

Barbara was a homemaker who worked in the Sacred Heart School cafeteria for forty-five years. Barbara enjoyed baking, gardening and being outdoors. She was an avid Cleveland and Notre Dame sports fan.

As a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Altar Rosary Society, Barbara volunteered at many different church events and was active throughout her life. She also served as a Camp Fire Leader.

Barbara was predeceased by her husband, Richard J. Schmidt, Sr.; her parents and her son-in-law, Kevin West.

She is survived by her ten children, Gregory (Cheryl) Schmidt, of Oak Harbor, Ohio; Therese (Tracy) Colston, of Port Clinton, Ohio; Juliana (Gregory) Dorr, of Smithville, Missouri; Geoffrey Schmidt and Matthew Schmidt, both of Fremont; Christina (Perry) Eads, of Concord, North Carolina; Deanna (Fred) Perez, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Michele (Jay) Leonard, of Toledo, Ohio; Richard (Venice) Schmidt, II, of Norwalk, Ohio; and Elizabeth (Read) Schalmo, of Riga, Michigan. Also surviving Barbara are her sisters, SR Mary Bryan Gabel, of Waterville, Ohio and Mary Jane Schroeder, of Olmstead Falls, Ohio; along with twenty-two grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.

Visitation was held from 2 to 4 P.M. and again from 6 to 8 P.M., on Friday, 3 August 2018, followed by a rosary service at 7:30 P.M., at the Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home, 425 East State Street, Fremont. A third visitation was held from 9 to 9:45 A.M., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 A.M., on Saturday, 4 August, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 550 Smith Road, Fremont, followed by burial alongside Band's husband, in the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, located just off Cleveland Road in Fremont.

Arrangements and publication entrusted to the Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home.


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