Helen Elizabeth Schmitz (Nee Neifert)
Helen Elizabeth Neifert Schmitz, a retired Registered Nurse, died peacefully at her daughter’s home on September 8, 2026. She was a longtime resident of Baltimore, Maryland, for 70 years before moving to Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, to live with her daughter.
Born in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, on February 19, 1931, to Clifford and Lillian Neifert, Helen left home at the age of 17 and moved to Philadelphia to pursue a career in nursing. She graduated from the Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing in 1951.
During her career, she worked at numerous hospitals in Baltimore City and later served for 30 years in a private physician’s office in Essex, Maryland.
She was married to Francis Michael Schmitz Jr. from 1951 until his death in 2003. She is survived by her children: Francis M. Schmitz III and his wife Debbie; Patricia A. Nicklow (whose husband, Ralph Nicklow, predeceased her in 2020); Michael J. Schmitz and his wife Lisa; and David L. Schmitz and his wife Jackie.
She is also survived by her grandchildren: Michael F. Schmitz and his wife Cheryl; Derek D. and his wife Angel; Michael Jr. and his wife Rachel; and Andrew T. and his wife Sammi; as well as her great-grandchildren Kylee, Jaymie, Landyn, Taylor, Maya, Christopher, Jade, Dalton, Dylan, and Danny, who lovingly knew her as GMom and Grandmom TikTok. She is survived by many gifted family members.
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