Joan Schmied's Obituary
Joan Eileen Schmied, 80, passed away November 4, 2015. Mrs. Schmied was retired after over 20 years of service from the Germantown Community Library. A lifelong reader and lover of books, following her retirement she went on to volunteer at various libraries and was a two-time recipient of the Library Volunteer of the Year award. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Susanne Stiles; sister, Ann McBride; and grandson, Isiais. Mrs. Schmied is survived by her husband of 60 years, Ronald Schmied; daughters, Diana Schmied (Wade Morgan), Lori Schmied (Karl Jost), and Joanna Deller; sister, Sharon Stumpfl; grandchildren, Rhiann, Loren, Hannah, Cree, Katie, Emily, and Julia; and great grandchildren, Aydan, Ariyana, and Kemper. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until her memorial service begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, November 7 at Memorial Park Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to UNICEF www.unicefusa.org/donatenow.The funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis TN 38119. “Honoring Lives Behind the Stone Wall.”
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