Florence Ann Schmeding, 90, of Hoagland, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Visiting Nurse Hospice Home. She was born February 13, 1929 in Fort Wayne to the late Walter and Mary Augustyniak. She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, and a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. She worked as a homemaker, caring for her family and home. She loved working in the yard, gardening, and was a wonderful cook. Surviving are her daughters, Mary Ann Cenci and her husband Charles of Fort Wayne, and Nancy Ann Reasoner and her husband Timothy of Gilbert, AZ; grandchildren, Michael Schlau, Marc Schlau, Matthew (Lindsay) Schlau, Paschal Cenci, Jessica (Vallis) Joseph, Courtney Black, and Adam Black; and great grandchildren, Elijah Schlau, Jayce Joseph, Isabella Joseph, Abel Cenci, and Harris Schlau. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Theodore Schmeding in 2006. A funeral service will be held Monday, April 22, 2019 at 10:30 AM at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home For Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46809 with visitation one hour prior. Entombment will be at Covington Memorial Gardens. Contributions in Florence's memory may be made as Masses in honor of her at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Monroeville.
