Gloria Jean (Jeanne) Schmidt 49, of Great Mills, Maryland died at St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown, MD on Friday, November 20, 2009. After a couple of months battling cancer, Jeanne went home to the Lord. Her boys, husband, mother, sister and all the family and so many friends were there to see her off.

Born April 9, 1960 in Cheverly, MD she was the daughter of Gloria Bolten Summerfelt of Annapolis, MD and the late James Summerfelt.

Jeanne was a fantastic mother to four boys and patient loving wife. She was raised in Lanham and went to Duval High School. At the age of 23, she married Joseph Albert Schmidt in San Diego, CA in 1983. She gave birth to her first son at NAS Jacksonville and her next three boys at NAS Patuxent River. As a Navy wife she had to endure many months as a single parent, including giving birth to all her boys while her husband was out at sea, and never once complained, she simply did what was needed to be done. Jeanne spent ten years as a traveling Navy wife and mother living in various navy towns. She and her family settled in for the next twenty years living in Great Mills. She was devoted to her boys. For ten years she was a teacher's aide while they attended Little Flower School in Great Mill, MD and then worked to help support the budget so they could attend St Mary's Ryken. She truly enjoyed the many moments with the families we've met and have known through out the years the boys played sports and attended school. She was the best known as a lacrosse mom. Her favorite moments were with family and friends at games and holiday events. Getting together with good people anytime was her favorite time of the year. Jeanne had the most incredible inner strength given to her by the Lord God. She faced personal challenges through her life with the bravery and grit of a fighting sailor. She passed that attribute to her boys.

Surviving in addition to her mother Gloria Bolten Summerfelt of Annapolis, MD is her husband Joseph Albert Schmidt, four sons; Joseph James Andrew Schmidt, Justin Michael Schmidt, Bryant Steven Schmidt and Brett Ryan Schmidt all of Great Mills, MD, a sister; Linda Huffman of Bowie, MD, two brothers; Steve Summerfelt of Arnold, MD and Keith Summerfelt of Gambrils, MD.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 from 10 to 11:00 a.m. in St. George Catholic Church, 19199 St. George Church Road, Valley Lee, MD. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. with Monsignor Karl A. Chimiak, pastor of the church will be the celebrant. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

In Lieu of flowers please either give to the American Cancer Society, have a donation or mass said in her name at St Georges Church of Valley Lee, the Mount Saint Mary's Lacrosse team, or St Mary's Ryken Lacrosse team.

Jeanne and her family love the Lord Jesus Christ. Whenever life got tough we reached for the Lord's prayer and remembered Romans 8:28; "We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose."

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.