Obituary of Charles Daniel Schmitt

Charles Daniel Schmitt, 86, of Boalsburg, died Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College. Born April 14, 1929, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Raymond G. and Marie F. Woods Schmitt. On June 25, 1955 he married Elizabeth Ann Keener, who preceded him in death on October 19, 1983. He is survived by five children, Teresa M. Schmitt of Boalsburg, Charles D. Schmitt Jr. and his wife Ramona, of Avon, CT, Raymond E. Schmitt and his wife, Barbara, of South Bend, IN, Elizabeth A. Adams of Boalsburg, and James V. Schmitt and his wife, Vida, of Naperville, IL; one sister, Marie F. Kane of Pittsburgh and Sixteen grandchildren. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Kenneth Adams. Charles was a 1947 graduate of Langley High School, Pittsburgh. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Pittsburgh in 1969. He served in the United States Army from April of 1951 until being honorably discharged in April of 1953 during the Korean Conflict. Charles retired in 1989 from Schenley High School, in Pittsburgh, as a Vocational Arts/Printing Teacher. He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 7 until 9 p.m., on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Koch Funeral Home, 2401 S. Atherton St., State College. Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m., on Friday, October 23, 2015, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, 820 Westerly Parkway, State College, with Father Michael Wolfe officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, Moon Township, PA. Arrangements are under the care of Koch Funeral Home, State College. Online condolences and signing of the guest book may be entered at www.kochfuneralhome.com.