PLYMOUTH – Lisa Ann Daugherty, 53, Westfield, passed away Oct. 13, 2016, as the result of an automobile accident in Albuquerque, N.M., while returning from San Diego, Calif. She was born Oct. 4, 1963, in South Bend, to John E. and Judy Mae Ibs Schmidt. She was baptized Roman Catholic and has continued in her faith. She was raised on a farm in the Tyner area, where she acquired a love for livestock big and small. She graduated in 1982 from John Glenn High School, where she had served as a basketball manager. She attended Ancilla College and went on to receive an accounting degree from Manchester College. From her rural childhood and throughout life, she was involved with the Marshall County 4-H program. She was talented in crafts, needlepoint, crocheting and knitting blankets for family and friends. She loved helping children, many her nieces and nephews, with their projects, and acquired a special interest in Champagne and Dutch rabbits. She volunteered at the county fair and had just attended the National Rabbit Convention in San Diego, where she had served as a judging assistant, when the accident occurred traveling home. After becoming a certified public accountant, she worked with the Indiana State Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Indianapolis. She then took a position with the U.S. Postal Service and was a supervisor in the Carmel office. She is survived by her mother, Judy of Tyner; siblings: Helen M. Schmidt, Hobart; John W. (and spouse Loretta A.) Schmidt, Plymouth; Rita M. (and spouse Fred L.) Lemert, Bourbon; James R. (and spouse April L.) Schmidt, Warsaw; Sharon L. Schmidt, South Bend; and Gerrie A. Schmidt, Plymouth; and a brother-in-law, Wayne J. Pete, Belleair, Fla. She was a beloved aunt to JT, Alyssa, Patrick, Brittany, Abby, Evan, Katie, Elizabeth and Haley, and a great-aunt to Lindsay. She was preceded by her father, John E. Schmidt, and a sister, Karen S. Pete. Services will be at 1 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, with family friend the Rev. Rick Davenport officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 5 at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to the Marshall County 4-H program, c/o The Marshall County Community Foundation, 2701 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, IN 46563. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.johnson-danielson.com.
