Veronica Anne Schmid

Veronica Anne Schmid

Veronica Anne Schmid, 76, of Merrillville, Ind., passed peacefully with her family by her side on December 16, 2025.

Veronica was born in East Chicago, Ind., in 1949 to Helen and George Balog. Raised in a home rich with Romanian culture and traditions, she hosted pig and lamb roasts with family and friends, Romanian picnics, homemade wine making, and making Carnati at Christmas. From an early age, Veronica was a hardworking and devoted daughter, helping her parents at their family-owned grocery store. After graduating from Bishop Noll Institute, she attended Valparaiso University and received a master's in education. She taught Special Education at Lew Wallace High School in Gary Indiana for over 30 years. In 1994, she won Rookie Teacher of the Year through the Council for Exceptional Children for the state of Indiana. Veronica was also a member of AAUW, LCRTA and the Teachers' Union Committee at Lew Wallace. Veronica was a generous, loving, compassionate wife, mother, grandmother and friend who loved and cherished her family and friends.

Visitation and Funeral Service will be held at Calumet Park Funeral Chapel at 7535 Taft Street, Merrillville, Ind. Visitation: Monday, December 29, 2025, from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral Service: Rev. Fr. Ioan Ionita officiating. Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. More service information can be viewed at https://www.obits.mycalumetpark.com/memorials/veronica-schmid/. Please donate to: https://www.cholangiocarcinoma.org/history/ or https://www.aclu.org/.