Maxine 'Schetter' Schmitz

Maxine "Schetter" Schmitz (nee Hayes), 100, of Vermilion, went to be with her Savior Friday, July 8, 2016 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Maxine was born May 4, 1916 in Owosso, MI. She moved to Vermilion in 1929. She was a graduate of Vermilion High School Class of 1934 and had worked at Englebry Department Store in Vermilion as a clerk. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion, where she was a Eucharistic Minister, member of the Altar Rosary Society and the Bible Study Group. She also sang in the choir and was a regular nursing home visitor. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, playing cards, ball room dancing, raising her large family, and being a homemaker. She is survived by her sons, Paul (Diana) Schmitz of Vermilion, Theodore (Kay) Schmitz of Alabama, and Michael (Linda) Schmitz of Berlin Heights; daughters, Marilyn (Joe) Koepfer of Lancaster, KY, Patricia (Terry) Fitzgerald of Temperance, MI, Mary Ann (Jerry) Riffe of Dayton, Susan (David) Spurgeon of Dayton, and Jean (Mitch) Mankin of Somerset, KY; daughter in law, Linda Schmitz of Springfield; 37 grandchildren and 83 great grandchildren; and 17 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Arthur Schmitz, parents, Ernest and Ella (nee Turner) Hayes; 1st husband, Arthur Schmitz in 1976, 2nd husband, Ralph Schetter in 1982; brothers, Harry and Ross Hayes, and her sister, Evelyn "Nuggie" Cook. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 from 4 pm to 8 pm at the Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion, Ohio. Prayers and family memories will be shared at the funeral home on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 10:15 am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am at St. Mary Catholic Church, 731 Exchange Street, Vermilion, Ohio. The Reverend Ron Brickner will officiate. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to Missionary Craig Fitzgerald, Missionary to Mongolia c/o Bible Baptist Missions Inc., PO Box 17615, Pensacola, FL 32522 ( Maxine grandson). Online condolences may be made at www.riddlefuneralhome.com.