JoAnn Schmitt

JoAnn Schmitt, 70, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Chaffee, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born July 14, 1948, in Jackson to the late Woodrow and Lois Clifton. She married Louis L. Schmitt Jr. on April 1, 1967, and he preceded her in death Sept. 15, 1999.

JoAnn was a retired assembly line worker for Thorngate Ltd. in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg, Missouri.

She is survived by two sons, Jeff Schmitt of Jackson and Tim Schmitt of Cape Girardeau; five grandchildren, Joshua and Eleanor Schmitt, Kamden Brockmire and Caleb and Addison Schmitt; and two sisters, Joyce Griffin of St. Charles, Missouri and Judy Lane of Jackson.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg, with the Rev. Bala Govindu as celebrant. Burial will be at St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery in New Hamburg.

Online condolences may be sent at www.amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.