Avis de décès de Mae Jackson - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

->Waterford - Mae Schmitt Jackson, 93, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at Bayview Health Care Center, in Waterford.She was born Nov. 8, 1916, in Castorland, N.Y., the daughter of John C. and Rose Kohler Hirschey.Mae graduated from Lowville Academy in 1934, and the House of the Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Watertown, N.Y. in 1937.Mae met Edward G. Schmitt from San Francisco, Calif., at Fort Benning, Ga. where she was a flight nurse in the U.S. Army during World War II. They were married in 1943. He died in 1947. In 1972, she married Ralph Jackson in Carthage, NY. He died in 2001.Surviving are her children, Juanita Schmitt Durham and her husband, Richard, of Waterford and Edward G. Schmitt, II, and his wife, Phyllis, of Davis, Ill.; five grandchildren, Dr. Jeffrey Kozlowski, DDS, and his wife, Amy Napierala Kozlowski, DDS, of East Lyme, Jill Kozlowski Sandora, and her husband, Adam, of Waterford, Edward G. Schmitt, III, and his wife, Julianna of Roscoe, Ill., Kelly Schmitt of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Katherine Schmitt Tobey, and her husband, Nathan, of Slinger, Wis.; and eight great-grandchildren, to whom she was GG Mae Mae, Amelia and Jake Kozlowski, Courtney and Anthony Sandora, Liana, Natalie Mae, and Tara Schmitt, and Madelynn Mae Tobey.She was predeceased by her sister, Beatrice Bachman and brothers, Wilbur, Ralph, Raymond, and Leland Hirschey.She raised two children by herself with love and support from her family in Lowville, N.Y. Walking two miles every day and snowshoeing in the winter were her favorite forms of exercise. She gardened, spent as much time as possible with her grandchildren and later her great grandchildren, read books, and generally delighted in living her life. Mae made most of her own clothes and loved to knit. She had a smile and a wave for everyone. In the past three months, as she rode in her wheelchair down Rope Ferry Road and across Niantic Bay Bridge, she would wave to oncoming cars and want to know if they had returned her wave. After Hospice of Southeastern CT was asked to provide services to her, she went to karaoke and sang. Those who came to know her loved her for her energy and enthusiasm for life. She touched everyone.She would want to thank Beechwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility for the care she received, especially from the nurses aides there, and more recently for the exceptional care she received at Bayview Health Care. The nurses and aides, Amanda, Christine, Chris, Donna, Sondra, Karen, Evelyn, Nina, and so many others, and Dr. Alessandro provided her with compassionate care and comfort in her last few months of life. The family also wants to recognize the wonderful support and service rendered by Hospice of Southeastern CT.There will be no calling hours or service at this time.Memorial donations may be made to NEADS Puppy Program, www.NEADS.org specializing in training dogs for people with special needs, Bayview Health Care Center Resident Council, 301 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT 06385, or Hospice Southeastern CT, 227 Dunham Road Norwich, CT 06360.Mae would simply be thrilled if you take a moment to smile or wave at someone passing by.Byles Memorial Home, New London is assisting the family.