Virginia Marie (Fischer) Schmitt

Virginia Marie (Fischer) Schmitt, otherwise known as Ginny, Mom, Nanny, Grandma, Aunt Ginny, The Great, Grandma GiGi, or Nana Ginny, went to heaven on May 11, 2016. She is survived by her children Joseph III & Cathy Schmitt, Julie Schmitt, Richard & Joni Schmitt, James and Jan Schmitt, John & Debora Schmitt, Susie & Dennis Dunning, and Micki & Roger Ackerman; her adoring grandchildren Melisa, Rhiannon, Joey, Jimmy, John Richard, TJ, Erin, Sean, Jason, Valerie, Michael, Tom, Amy, Kara, Emily, Mark, Robin, David, Maria, Brett, Samantha, Erin, Christian, Katy, Roger, and Murphy; 36 beautiful great-grandchildren; her family Joan Rathbun, Melissa & Michael Coleman; her best friend of 71 years Dorothy Eister; cousins, nieces, nephews, and so many beloved friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Bernadine & Ed Cahill and Charles Eugene Fischer; her siblings Suzanne & Gene Wojtas, Chuck & Connie Fischer, and Bill & Mary Fischer; her beloved friend Leo Rathbun; and her daughter Mary Tornga. She was a member of Holy Spirit Parish since 1958 and loved her church. She leaves behind a family proud of their faith, guided by her lifelong example of grace and mercy. She would like to leave us with the following poems from her sons: “With her alone time she’d sit for hours thinking of each, never measuring, just knew their sizes. Knitting each pair of mother’s mittens to keep them warm. And she would always boast, ‘they're wearing their mittens’. And she would but never say: They're wearing my love for them” -Joe "The strength and caring of life remains when the sweet flowers faded. I can only long for such a purpose to be created. How appropriate the Lilac blooms in May. My Mom’s birthday is in May. So complete is my life this hour. The lilac is my favorite flower.” -Jimmy A Celebration Service including a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday 10:30 am at Holy Spirit Church where she will repose from 9:30-10:30 am. Interment Rosedale Memorial Park. The family will receive visitors Sunday 2-4 and 7- 9 pm at the Arsulowicz Brothers Remembrance Mortuary, 3525 Remembrance NW. where a Rosary will be prayed Sunday at 8:30 pm. Memorial contributons to the Holy Spirit Educational Foundation.

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Virginia Marie (Fischer) Schmitt

May 21, 1931 - May 11, 2016