Susanne Margaret "Oma" Schmid passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at her home in Howell. She was 90 years old.

Born in Güssing, Austria, she came to the United States in 1948 and resided in the Hopelawn section of Woodbridge Township until moving to Howell in 2018.

Mrs. Schmid was a communicant of Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hopelawn. She was an active member of the Deutscher Club in Clark; served as Publicity Chair and Vice President of the Hopelawn Parent Teacher Association; was a softball coach and hospitality chairman for the Hopelawn Youth Organization; was chairperson of the Most Holy Rosary Youth Society and served as a poll clerk in Woodbridge Township.

She joined Cub Scouting in 1960 and served for over 50 years. She served as Den Mother and Committee Chairman with Pack 57 and served the Raritan Bay District on several training staffs and Cub Scout Pow-Wows. She was the driving force on numerous Cub Scout Field Days and Father/Son overnight adventures and served at several council-wide camp-o-rees. She also held several training awards and was presented with the Cowaw District Award of Merit prior to the formation of the Thomas A. Edison Council and was a recipient of the Bronze Pelican Award from the Catholic Committee on Scouting and the Silver Beaver Award from the Central New Jersey Council Boy Scouts of America in 2001. She had also served as a leader in the Girl Scouting Program for the Crossroads Council.

Her husband, Albert Schmid, passed away in 2014; and daughter, Deborah Schmid, passed away in 1988.

She is survived by her children, Gerald Schmid and his wife Dina of Chelmsford, MA, Rick Schmid and his wife Tammie of Howell and Lisa Schmid-Manno of Kentucky; her sisters, Tante Rosa, of Flushing, NY and Tante Pepe of Austria; five grandchildren, Zarah, Erika, Anthony, Justin and Kaitlyn; and three great grandchildren, Sydney, Sofia and Charlotte.

Please join us in a Virtual Celebration of Oma Schmid on zoom.com Meeting ID: 838 6661 4225 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83866614225 on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 for virtual visitation from 10:15-10:45 a.m. followed by an online memorial celebration and concluding with a ceremony at Holy Trinity Cemetery in Hopelawn at 11:15 a.m.

In lieu of flowers contributions to The America Cancer Society (cancer.org) or The Alzheimer's Association (alz.org) in Mrs. Schmid's memory would be greatly appreciated by her family.