Karalina A. Schmidt

6 Jan. 1989          Born at Naval Hospital, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL

Karalina A Schmidt

Age 35

4 March  2024    Passed away at Jacksonville, FL.

Attended Mandarin Middle and High Schools, Jacksonville. Graduated with GED from Florida State College at Jacksonville.

She enjoyed reading, singing along to music, solving word puzzles and math problems, watching movies, Native American heritage activities, nature hikes especially in the Blue Ridge Mountains area, and her favorite flower was a daisy.  She traveled and vacationed in (among many other places) Vienna, Austria; Athens & Delphi, Greece; Sorento, Pompeii, Rome, and Florence, Italy. Dollywood and Pigeon Forge, TN.  Charleston, SC; Nashville and Memphis, TN.  She visited Valley Forge, Gettysburg, New York, Chicago, the Amish country in Pennsylvania, Southwest Colorado. Kara visited kinfolk in Michigan, Boise, San Diego, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Boston, and east Tennessee.

She is remembered for her generous, kind, and gentle nature.  She took umbrage when others were abused or downtrodden.

Karalina is not preceded in death by any of her immediate family members.

Karalina is survived by her father, Karl Schmidt, US Navy (Retired) and currently with H&R Block Advisors, and mother, Cheryl Schmidt, an IT professor at Florida State College at Jacksonville; sister Raina Durrence and husband Marc Durrence of Jacksonville, FL with nephews Logan and Liam Durrence; sister Sara Schmidt of San Diego, CA and nephews Gavin and Riley Redrick; brother Joshua and wife Kristin Schmidt of Leawood, KS with nieces Brie and Liv Schmidt.

Kara is also survived by her aunts & uncles: Jeff & Jennifer Cansler and Karen & Tim Pruitt of Tennessee; Ken & LyAnne Schmidt, Holly & Tadd Sprick, and Melodie Schmidt of Michigan; and Belle Schmidt & Mollie May of Massachusetts; grandfather Steve Cansler of Greeneville, TN; along with numerous cousins.

In lieu of flowers, please consider one or more of the following options:

·         Donation to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (givenow.lls.org)

·         Donate blood, platelets, and/or plasma at your local blood bank – these kept Kara alive for 3 years

·         Register with the Be The Match organization (bethematch.org) to potentially save someone else’s life. Kara’s donor was from England, but Kara’s body never fully accepted the donated cells.