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Irene Charlotte Schmitt Levis passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Irene was born on December 21, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Irene E. and Henry M. Schmitt. She married Ralph Hurst Levis on November 6, 1954, who has preceded her in death on March 12, 1989.
They had three children, Thomas R. Levis (Cyndi) of Zieglersville, Pennsylvania, Steven
H. Levis (Terri) Helena, Alabama, and Karyn L. Engblom (James) of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Irene moved to Oak Ridge in 1992 to be close to family.
In addition to her children, Irene is survived by eleven grandchildren, Jennifer Corbin (Mark), Stephanie Hamilton (Jonathan), Elizabeth Laube (Phillip), Rebecca Snyder (Benjamin), Lauren Ballard (Wayne), Daniel Levis (Jessica), Kathryn McLemore (Robert), Matthew Engblom (Stephanie), Alyssa Patton (Corey), Hannah Engblom, and Krystina Engblom. She was also blessed with seventeen great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her brother Henry W. Schmitt of Ocean City, New Jersey and brother-in-laws L. Ronald Levis of Punta Gorda, Florida, formally of Oak Ridge, and R. Barry Levis of Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Her family was her pride and joy.
The family will receive friends at Weatherford Mortuary in Oak Ridge on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 from 12pm-lpm with a service to follow officiated by Pastor Chris Stephens of Faith Promise Church. Graveside services will be held at Whitemarsh Memorial Park in Ambler, Pennsylvania where her loving husband Ralph Hurst Levis is buried.
The family would like to thank the staff of Methodist Medical Center, in particular the Emergency Room Staff and the Intensive Care Staff with a special thank you to Dr. Lovelace, Dr. Mascioli, and the nursing staff who diligently cared for their mother and their extension of compassion to them as a family.
In addition, they would like to thank the staff of The Courtyards Briarcliff Senior Living, where she resided for the past five years for the excellent care that they provided for her.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital or the American Lung Association.
Weatherford Mortuary in Oak Ridge is honored to serve the Levis and Engblom Family. An online guestbook can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com
