Judy was born Judith Ann Oles on October 7, 1942 in Pontiac, Michigan, the first child of William Lester Oles and Myrtle May Oles of Auburn Hills, Michigan. Judy died at age 74 on Thursday, September 7, 2017 after a ten year struggle with Parkinsonrsquo;s disease and dementia. She put her trust in Godrsquo;s grace alone and she is now safe in the loving arms of Jesus, her God and savior. Judy graduated from Avondale High School, Auburn Hills, Michigan, in 1960. Academically she was an outstanding student and also received her high school letter in softball playing first base. In her late teens she joined the local Methodist church and asked to be baptized. She was an active member of the Pontiac chapter of Jobrsquo;s Daughters. Judy received several college scholarships, attended Eastern Michigan University and later received her B.S. from Wayne State University, majoring in Family Life Education with a minor in science. She also received her Masters and Specialist in Education degrees from Wayne State. On March 4, 1967 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan Judy married Philip Lorenz Schmidt, of Waterloo, Iowa who was the new teacher in the classroom next to hers. Five years and one child later Phil and Judy worked side be side, using their own labor, to build their first home and then went on to raise their two fine children, Linda and Mark. Judy tried very hard to balance all of the callings in her life to be a caring wife, mother and teacher. It was not always easy. She also saw her sister die of cancer at a young age; her father shot in a holdup; helped her mother suffering with breast cancer and then Parkinsonrsquo;s disease, helped an aunt with Alzheimerrsquo;s disease and helped another aged aunt after surgery complications. Judy was a teacher at heart who cared deeply about the welfare of her students, not just their academic success. Like many other dedicated teachers, her profession was more than a job. She taught middle school home economics, science and math in the Chippewa Valley Schools, Clinton Township, Michigan from 1964 to 1997. It was a calling and a privilege. She gave her best. That was her life, to serve God by serving others. During her teaching career Judy was a teacher of the year. She also was invited to the U.C. Berkley science teachers symposium and flew as a guest of the U.S Air Force and NASA to see a space shuttle launch. She was a kind-hearted, patient person who truly enjoyed people. She had a genuine smile and loved to talk to anyone; adults, teens, babies and especially strangers, even in store checkout lines. She would often go out of her way to find the store manager to compliment an employee. Her day was not complete unless she could make someone smile. She had a special empathy for those who needed help. She was positive, hardworking, even tempered and she spoke easily and with confidence to anyone. Judy was also adventurous and enjoyed traveling the world with her husband and in the early years they traveled to nearly every state as a family. She once spent a month in a rural village in Vietnam. Her only hobby, other than talking to strangers, was her love for growing plants and flowers that she ALSO often talked to. There were plants, real or fake, in every room in her house. Over the years Judy also worked as a Red Cross volunteer, hospital greeter, voting poll assistant in Washington Township, and as an area coordinator during the 2000 U.S. Census. She was active in church activities involving youth, immigration resettlement and elder care ministry. She taught English as a second language in China and Mongolia and also in the U. S. until she was unable to continue because of her struggles with dementia. Judy is survived by her husband, Philip Lorenz Schmidt, their daughter, Linda Marie Hemp (spouse, Matthew Hemp), their son, Mark Philip Schmidt (spouse, Tobylynn Jones), their grandchildren, Adam Hemp, Sydney Hemp, Megan Hemp, Brady Schmidt, Logan Schmidt, and Judyrsquo;s brother, Franklin Oles. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Nancy Mauro. div /div