Obituary: Joyce W. Schmidt (Richens)

Joyce W. Schmidt (Richens) 85 passed on October 16, 2024, from pancreatic cancer at home at Brentwood Assisted Living in Sagamore Hills, Ohio. Joyce was born in Charlton King, England in 1939 to James and Daisy Richens. She grew up in Cheltenham, England where her family attended the Salvation Army Sunday meetings. Joyce is one of nine brother and sisters. She moved to the US in 1966, met her husband, Joseph Schmidt, and they were married in 1968. Joyce is a stepmother to Joseph’s three children: Gregory Schmidt (deceased), Adrianne Chintala and Pamela Sidoti. She is grandmother to Nicholas and Rhiannon Chintala, Veronica and Anthony Sidoti, and Michael, Matthew, and Gregory Schmidt. Joyce is also great grandmother to twelve children and great-great grandmother to one. Joyce and her husband, Joseph, lived in Parma, Ohio before retiring to Florida in 1986. They loved Florida and welcomed family and friends over their years together. Joyce returned to Ohio in 2021 to be closer to her family and under the care of people she loved. The family would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to the Brentwood Reserve family and Suncrest Hospice staff who loved Joyce and cared so kindly for her. There will be no service, Joyce’s remains will rest at All Saints Cemetery and may she rest in peace.