Barbara J. Schmidt, 71, of, Union, died peacefully, January 3, 2023, at her home.
Barbara was born December 24, 1951, the daughter of William and Betty Jacoby. On August 26, 1972, she married Alan B. Schmidt. She worked as a school secretary for District 158 and was always the school mom, classroom aid, and was the first to volunteer to go on fieldtrips with her kids. She loved boating and fishing. Barb was always warm and welcoming and was a friend to everyone she met. She was active at First Congregational Church in Huntley, from the women’s circle, being a deacon and most recently being appointed a trustee of the Church. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family, especially her two grandchildren. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend who will be missed by all who knew her.
A celebration of life service will be held April 29, 2023 from 11am until 2pm at First Congregational Church in Huntley. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Congregational Church in Huntley.
She is survived by her husband, Al, her children, Michelle Munaretto and Kurtis Schmidt, by her grandchildren, Zoe and Cole and by her siblings, Carol (Dennis) Devlin, Bill (Sharon) Jacoby and Mary (Scott) Sticklorat. She was preceded in death by her parents.
For further information please contact the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or online condolences may be directed to www.defiorefuneral.com
Please leave a video condolence by entering your name and click the "Record" button below. You can always preview your video prior to submitting it. Please note that you may receive a prompt to grant DefioreFuneral access to your camera. This is only temporary and will be solely for the duration of recording your condolence message.
Barb was such a caring and sincere person. She was so full of love for others. Always fun to be around, and willing to help others, she had a great smile, good sense of humor, and big hugs to greet you. Her loss will be felt by all who knew and loved her. May her wonderful memories and the knowledge that she’s with the Lord comfort you, Al, Michelle and Kurt. Love, Moe
We are almost without words and not knowing what or how to say how much Barb's passing has affected us. It is so hard to believe that my sister Barbara Jean is gone, no more phone calls, funny cards, buying crazy silly gifts and we will always remember those fun times together at Mom's home in Marengo, playing cards, cooking meals together for many Thanksgivings, Christmases in the Schmidt's basement, planting things together, sharing recipes and when we got together, it was like we just were never apart even though we live 1300 miles apart. Barb, we love you and miss you. Take good care of Mom and Dad till we see you again. Alan and kids, we hope you guys are doing okay. Love you Barb, y Your sister (who shared a room with you for years) Carol and your brother-in-law Denny.