Barbara Emma Schmit Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Barbara Emma Schmit of Cody, Nebraska, who passed away on December 1, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Barbara Emma Schmit to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Barbara farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Barbara is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Lou Vrbka and Emma Vrbka (Leonard Schmit); and her brothers, Robert and Maynard Vrbka. She is survived by: her children, Patricia (Gary), Priscilla (Russell), Pamela (Robin), David (Carol) and Paula (Taylor). She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
