Mrs. Mary K. Schmidt

May 2, 1932 - July 2, 2016

Mary K. Schmidt (nee Kyle), age 84 years of Gibbstown (formerly of Bridgeport) passed away on Saturday July 2, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Joseph F. Sr., Devoted mother of James Sr. (Merrie) and Joseph Jr. (Judi), loving grandmother of Joseph III (Katie), Kimberly, Jennifer (Chris), Jason, James Jr. and loving great grandmother of Riley, Skyler, and Kendall. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mary was born in Old Hickory, Tennessee to James & Alberta Kyle. She graduated from Paulsboro High School in 1951 and shortly thereafter married Joseph Schmidt, Sr. Joe & Mary made their home in Bridgeport where Mary was a homemaker and, in their early years together, she worked at Bell Telephone. Later, Mary worked at the Bridgeport post office. Relatives and friends are invited to gather on Wednesday evening, July 6 from 7pm to 9pm at McBride – Foley Funeral Home, 228 West Broad St., Paulsboro, NJ. Private funeral services with the immediate family will follow on Thursday. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation www.jdrf.org/donate. Memories can be shared at www.mcbridefoleyfh.com.