FLORENCE HENRIETTE SCHOTT

Florence H. Schott February 24, 1932 – November 30, 2015 Resident of Grass Valley, CA Florence Schott, age 83, went peacefully to join her late husband Bruce in Heaven. Having resided at Cascades of Grass Valley Memory Care since June 2011, Florence and Bruce previously lived in Lake Wildwood in Penn Valley (affectionately referred to by her family as Happyland), retiring there after living in Hayward for thirty years. The eldest of two daughters born to Swiss-Italian immigrants Louis and Germaine Bazzuri, Florence was born in South San Francisco and grew up and attended schools in Redwood City. It was here that she met and later married Bruce, childhood sweethearts since the 7th grade. They both graduated from Sequoia High School in 1950 and married in 1954. Her husband’s career led them to live in four states, during which time they had five children. Florence was the oldest graduate in the Chabot College Class of 1994, graduating Magna Cum Laude with an AA Degree in Early Childhood Education, and she worked as a Teacher’s Aide in the Hayward School District. After moving to Lake Wildwood, she became involved in the Garden Club and Aquatics Club, and she volunteered for several organizations, including LivingWell and Roots and Wings. Florence greatly enjoyed socializing with family and her many friends, including the renowned “Stoop Group of Pleasant Hill Court.” Florence is survived by her sons Steven (Kimberly) and Brian (Cara), and her daughters Katherine Lewin (Dan), Karen Porfiri (Chris) and Karolyn Cherryhomes (Tom) along with grandchildren Kylie, Danny, Katie, Steven, Kristyn, Patrick, Kate, David and Klaire, her sister Frances Ramirez (Frank) and numerous nieces and nephews. She will be remembered for her genuine kindness, contagious laugh, and devotion to all who were ever in her care. Her Rosary Service will be held on Tuesday December 8th at 4:00 p.m. at Chapel of the Angels Mortuary 250 Race St., Grass Valley, and a Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday December 9th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church 235 Chapel St. Grass Valley. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery on Rough and Ready Hwy. Donations in her memory can be made to Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California or Hospice of the Foothills, Grass Valley. Arrangements are under the care of Chapel of the Angels Mortuary.

FLORENCE HENRIETTE SCHOTT

February 24, 1932 - November 30, 2015