Joan Marie Schmitt

DELAVAN, Wis. – Joan Marie Schmitt, 78, of Delavan, Wis., formerly of Fox River Grove, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013, at her home after a battle with leukemia.
She was born March 15, 1935, in Chicago, the daughter of Lester and Anne (nee Valunas) Holloway.
She graduated from Josephinum High School in Chicago. She then graduated from Elgin Community College as a registered nurse. She married Nicholas Schmitt on May 3, 1952, in Chicago. Nicholas and Joan owned and operated the Colonial Club Restaurant from 1990 until 2005. Nicholas died at the restaurant in 1994. Joan later married Richard Wheeler on Feb. 14, 2005, in Delavan, Wis. She was a member of St. Andrews Catholic Church in Delavan.
She is survived by three children, Margaret (Robert) McCann, Ronald Schmitt and Paul Schmitt; five grandchildren, Garret, Michael, Marcus, Jacob and Amanda; three brothers, Edward Holloway, James (Angie) Holloway and Raymond (Terri) Holloway.
Besides her husband, Nicholas, she was preceded in death by two sons, Nicholas Schmitt, Jr. and Thomas Schmitt; and two brothers, Ronald and Richard Holloway.
The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary.
The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 18, at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 410 First St., Cary. Burial will be in St. John Nepomucene cemetery.
For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817.