Anna M. Schmitt, 99 ½ of Allentown, passed away Monday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Born in Lodz, Poland in 1907, she came to America in 1910 where her family settled in Trenton. Mrs Schmitt was a resident of the Upper Freehold and Allentown Area since 1940. In addition to raising her family, Mrs. Schmitt work for Lenox and McGraw Hill. She enjoyed gardening, going to the Jersey Shore, sewing and reading.
Wife of the late Adolph Schmitt, she was predeceased by her son, Frederick F. Schmitt and two brothers, Frank and Edmund Podolski. She is survived by her children, Richard A. and Mary Ann Schmitt of Rehoboth Beach Del., Robert H. and Catherine Schmitt of Allentown and Catherine A. and Vernon Toppin of Addison ME; a daughter-in-law, Janice Waters Schmitt of Allentown; a sister, Helen Tharp of Lawrenceville; 13 grandchildren, Nadine and Clinton Slack, Richard and Christine Schmitt, Susan and Pierre Lawler, Renee and Dale Millman, Ramona and Paul Keenan, Dennis and Judy Schmitt, Colleen and Edward Swiderski, Caren Schmitt, Robert and Lisa Schmitt, Donna and Lawrence Mercantini, David Toppin, Timothy and Lynne Toppin and Todd Schmitt; 19 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held Saturday 11am at the Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St. Allentown. Interment will follow in Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville. Friends may call Friday 7-9pm at the funeral home. In addition to flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.