Maryland

Helma M. Schmidt, 70, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 at the Albany Medical Center.

She was born on February 1, 1942 in Austria, the daughter of Johan and Anna Kofler.

In February 1961, she married her beloved Josef. He predeceased her in 2006.

They lived in Glendale, Queens until 1974, when she, her husband and three children moved to their summer home in Maryland permanently.

Helma was a member of the Alter Rosary Society at St. Mary's Church in Schenevus and a member of St. Joseph's Church in Worcester.

She is survived by her three children, Monica and her husband, Curt Johns and their three daughters, Rebecca Anne, Sarah Elizabeth and Danielle Marie from Fayetteville, NY; a son, John and his two sons, James Josef and Jenkin John and their mother, Deborah from Ballston Spa; a son Steven and his wife, Lisa and their son, Benjamin Josef of Cooperstown; and her 3 brothers, Albert, Felix and Helmut.

She was predeceased by two brothers, Joseph and Frank and her sister, Stephanie.

A Funeral Mass will be held 9:00 a.m. Saturday, December 1, 2012 at St. Mary's Church in Oneonta with the Rev. Bernard Ampong as celebrant.

Burial will follow at the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Emmons.

Calling hours will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2012 at the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz Street in Oneonta.

Memorial Contributions may be made in loving memory of Helma to the St. Joseph's Church, Main Street, Worcester, NY 12197, American Heart Association, PO Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220 or the American Kidney Association, 30 E.33rd Street, New York, NY 10016.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

The Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home in Oneonta is assisting the family.