Edith B. Quint

Edith B. Quint, 84, of Benton Harbor, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at her home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 7:00 P.M. Thursday at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph. Burial will follow at North Shore Memory Gardens in Coloma. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice at Home or St. Peter's Church. Those wishing to sign Edith's Memory Book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. Edith was born September 20, 1926 in Bainbridge Township to Fred & Anna (Henneman) Schultz. She married Karl F. Quint in Benton Harbor. Edith was a long-time member of St. Peter's Church & the DANK and in 1986 joined the DANK Frauengruppen. She enjoyed going out to lunch & shopping and tending to her flower gardens. Edith also liked to cook & bake for her family & friends, and cherished the time spent with them. Edith is survived by her daughter Dorothy Messinger of Watervliet; her two sons-in-law-Rob Ross of Benton Harbor & Richard Douglas of Watervliet; nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; her brother Fred Schultz of Benton Harbor; her sister Adeline Fredericks of Benton Harbor; numerous nieces & nephews including Sandy Withrow & Bonnie Miller of Benton Harbor; and a special friend Wilmarie (Walt) Jensen of Benton Harbor. She was preceded in death by her husband Karl on March 6, 1997 and two daughters-Shirley Ross on November 30, 2000, and Nancy Mears on March 17, 2011.