Published May 8, 2020
MELROSE — Alice Schmidt, 89, passed away on April 29, 2020 while residing at Bear Mountain Skilled Nursing Facility in Andover.
Alice was born in Malden to Sally and William Libby on July 18, 1930. She grew up in Everett, attended Everett Public Schools and graduated from Everett High School in 1948. She had one brother William Libby who is deceased.
In 1948, Alice met and later married Edward A. Schmidt of Louisville, Kentucky. Ed was a sailor in the U.S. Navy. Alice and Ed loved Newfound Lake in New Hampshire and spent many wonderful summers in their home in Bristol, New Hampshire. They made many wonderful lifelong friends. Alice worked at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett for many years where she was first employed as a secretary in the operating room and later, until her retirement, she was Administrative Assistant to Human Resources. She was well liked and had many friends and acquaintances.
Alice loved to travel all over the world. She went to China and stood on the Great Wall, Hawaii several times with Ed, she went to Germany and Scotland and on her 80th birthday she went to England and France with her daughters.
Alice leaves behind her daughter Pamela Hurst and her husband John, and her grandchildren John and Michael Hurst; her son Edward Schmidt and his children Edward Jr., Glenn and his wife Trish Schmidt, and great-grandchildren Tommy, Robbie and Hannah Schmidt; and her grandson Erik Schmidt; her daughter Heidi Gostanian and her husband Michael and grandchildren Brandon and Bobby Gostanian; her daughter Allison MacMillan and her husband Edward and grandchildren Alex, Kelsey and Lauren MacMillan. Alice was predeceased by her two sons Robert and Glenn Schmidt.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Alice’s name to the Parkinson Disease Association, Massachusetts Chapter, 72 East Concord St., Room C3, Boston, MA 02118.
Please send the family a card, drop a card at the funeral home for the family or send a message of condolence on Alice’s webpage by visiting www.gatelyfh.com. Arrangements by Gately Funeral Home, Melrose.
