Josephine Bernadette Schmitt

Josephine Bernadette Schmitt was born on August 14, 2020, at 2:22pm, to Tom and Jessica Schmitt at Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. She weighed 6 lbs 2 oz and was 17 inches long. Josephine was diagnosed in utero with Meckel-Gruber syndrome, a rare genetic condition. She received her sacraments and blessed her family with more than two beautiful hours before she passed at 4:32 pm. Through her life, Josephine inspired hope in many, and she will look after us from heaven.

Josephine's memory is deeply cherished by her parents, big sister Jane, and big brothers Edward and Andrew. She was preceded in death by her sister Caroline. She is survived by her maternal grandparents, Edward and Anne Moss of Poland, Ohio; her paternal great grandmother, Jane Schmitt of Connecticut; paternal grandparents Dave and Joan Schmitt of Connecticut; uncles Erik (Stephanie) Moss of Tennessee and Michael (Anne) Schmitt of Connecticut; aunt Kaitlyn Moss of Cincinnati; many cousins; and godparents Shannon and Stephen Rechnitzer of Columbus, Ohio.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 10:00am at St. Michael Catholic Church, 5750 N. High Street, Worthington, Ohio, with internment next to her sister Caroline at Resurrection Cemetery, 9571 N. High St., Lewis Center, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mount Carmel St. Ann's Perinatal Loss Fund, (6150 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH, 43213), or St Michael the Archangel, (5750 N. High St., Worthington, OH, 43085). Please indicate they are in memory of Josephine Bernadette Schmitt.