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Schmidt -- Jane Schmidt, daughter of the late Crawford and Annie Harvie of El Paso, TX died July 22, 2002 at Sandia Hospice from complications of osteoporosis. Jane was born in 1919 in El Paso, TX the youngest of six children. In 1939, Jane married her best friend, Edward F. Schmidt. Ed died one month before their 50th wedding anniversary. During his career with Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, Ed and Jane lived in Albuquerque, Gallup, Clayton and Silver City, NM. While in Silver City, Jane worked for the U.S. Forest Service advancing to the position of Auditing and Procurement for the Gila National Forest. Returning to Albuquerque in 1965 Jane worked at Kirtland AFB for Base Engineers until 1975. Ed retired from Mountain Bell the same year. Jane loved reading, Canasta, crossword puzzles, cryptoquips, politics, and her computer."Mom" lived for her daughters, Carol Overturf and husband, Gary of Albuquerque and Patricia Salars and husband, Dan of Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia."Grandma Jane" was adored by her five granddaughters and their husbands, Daphne and Matt Phillips, Jennifer and Kent Aspen, Anne and Mike Gurnee, Cyndi and Doug Alioth and Cathy and James Rylands."GG" delighted in visits and phone calls from her great-grandchildren, Madeleine and Gabrielle Phillips of Corpus Christi, TX, Joshua, Grace and Adeline Aspen of Cobden, IL, Nathaniel and Rebecca Gurnee of Portland, OR, Reed and Cade Alioth of Mechanicsburg, PA, and Madison, McKenna, Chip, Mabry and MacLayne Rylands of Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Jane is also survived by her dear friend and sister-in-law, Barbara Harvie of Brewster, MA; lifelong friend, Carol Stanke of Santa Fe, NM; special nieces, Mary Ann Meagher of San Francisco, California and Chris Lord of Brewster, MA; and friend, Mila Pohl of Albuquerque. Cremation has occurred and a Memorial Service was held at Vista Del Rio on July 24, 2002. Special thanks for all the love and support given by Dr. James Tyron, the staff and residents at Vista del Rio and the staff at Sandia Hospice.
        Published on: Sat August 10, 2002