Crystal L. Schmidt

Crystal L. (Atwood) Schmidt, 58, of Arizona passed away Friday November 5th, 2021 in Phoenix, Az. She was born in Watseka, the daughter of Jean Atwood and Fred Atwood. Crystal's children and grandchildren were her pride and joy, but she touched the lives of everyone she came across. Crystal had many joys in life including her family, being a grandma, fishing on a nice day, The Chicago Bears and music. She received a double lung transplant at Loyola University in 2011. She is forever remembered by her loving husband Chuck Schmidt; her children; Jeremy Atwood, James Atwood and Jessica Ohme; her step sons; Ronnie Schmidt, Matt Schmidt, and Tim Schmidt, Grandchildren; Michelle, Jimmy, Urijah, Josilynn, Juliana and Eloise, siblings; Chandra (Jeff) Carlin and Curt (Mark) Rude, Nephew; Thomas Cloonen and her many family and friends. She was proceeded in death by her parents. A private ceremony was held in Arizona on Thursday, November 11, 2021. A celebration of life will be held at Jensen Funeral Home, located at 3639 E. State Rt. IL-17 in Kankakee, IL on Saturday, November 20, 2021 from 1:00pm until the service at 4:00pm. Memorial may be made to Donate to Life. https://www.donatelife.net