(09/07/11) East Greenwich- Githmark, Caroline D., 87, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Atria Harborhill in East Greenwich. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Schmidt and the late Clifford Githmark. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna (Wolf) Fielder.
\"Sweet Caroline\" is survived by her children: Robert Schmidt and his wife Bernadette of Montvale, NJ, William Schmidt and his wife Dina of Suffern, NY, Janet Przygoda and her husband John of East Greenwich, RI, Christian Githmark and his wife Amy of Waxhaw, NC, Susan Rich and her husband Harold of Myrtle Beach, SC, Clifford Githmark and his wife Jan of Jefferson, MA, Karyn McGowin and her husband Bruce of Southampton, NY and Paul Githmark and his wife Patricia of Cheshire, CT; nineteen grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. She was the sister of eleven siblings who are all deceased.
A devoted Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother to a \"yours, mine and ours\" family, Caroline shared equal amounts of love and caring wrapped in equal doses of humor and kindness. She was beloved by her second family at Harborhill, staff and neighbors alike, where she made many friends and touched many livesâ¦while quietly, yet happily, amassing sizable Bingo and Rummikub earnings.
We\'ll all miss her very much but know she\'ll never be too far away.
Funeral services will be private at the request of the family. Donations in her memory may be made to: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Warwick, 2374 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02888 or www.jdrf.org.
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