Emma H. Schmidt Jobs died on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at her residence in East Norrton Township. She was eight-nine years of age. Born in Templin, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Olga Schmidt.
Emma grew up in Wismar, Germany. Later she worked and lived in Bielefeld, Germany. While living in Bielefeld she met her future husband Edward Jobs. Her first job in Bielefeld was in a hospital then she worked at a baker. Her last job there was in a bicycle factory.
In 1956 Emma married Edward and came to the United States. They lived most of their married life in Philadelphia. Most of her working career, she worked at the Craftex Textile Factory as a mender and seamstress.
Emma was a member of the Cannstatter Volksfest in Philadelphia and a former member of St. Petri Evangelical Lutheran Church. She loved to dance and was always on the dance floor at weddings. Emma also loved to cook, especially turkey noodle soup. Her favorite television show was The Lawrence Welk Show
Emma was the beloved wife of the late Edward J. Jobs. She was the devoted mother of Andrew Jobs (Dawn), of Bensalem, Karen Vavra (Andrew), of Schwenksville and Nancy Stablein, of Chalfont. Emma was the loving grandmother of Jennifer Espert, Andrew Paul Jobs, Amanda Simon, Karen Ann Prahler, Steven Vavra and David Vavra and the great grandmother of Cameron and Emma Catherine Prahler, Brielle and Daniel Espert, Willow Amara Vavra and Kaylie Simon. Emma was predeceased by her sisters, Anna Bulow and Gertrude Wormann and her brother, Adolf Schmidt.
Relatives and friends are invited to call on Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 9 to 10:30 AM at the Lamb Funeral Home, 101 Byberry Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. Her funeral service will be at 10:30 AM. Emma’s interment will follow in Rosedale Memorial Park in Bensalem.
