Jean V. Schnitkey, age 85 years, formerly of Ridgeville Corners, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 9, 2015, in the home of her son at Wauseon. She was born January 30, 1930, near Archbold, the daughter of Leroy and Lilly (Buehrer) Beltz. She married Harold L. Schnitkey on October 6, 1956, and he preceded her in death on August 23, 2012. A resident of the Ridgeville Corners area many years, she was a homemaker and retired from Fulton Tubing. She was an avid Scrabble player and was anxiously awaiting the arrival of two new great-grandsons. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Routes 6 & 66. She is survived by three sons, Lowell (Sharon) Schnitkey of Montpelier, Norman (Jean) Schnitkey of Wauseon, and Edwin (Lee) Schnitkey of Ridgeville Corners; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Beltz of Osseo, MI, and John (Rilla) Beltz of Archbold; and four sisters, Betty William of Evansport, Thelma Gruetman of Defiance, Louetta (Sam) Sullivan of Stryker, and Leona (Tom) Honeck of Myrtle Beach, SC. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son Jeff Pace; a step-daughter, Lois Sigg; two brothers, James and David Beltz; and a sister Dorothy Maxston. Services will be held on Monday at 11 AM at St. John Lutheran Church with Pastor Jeff Corder officiating. Interment will follow in St. John Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at Short Funeral Home in Archbold from 2-6 PM on Sunday. The family suggests that memorials be given to Gentiva Hospice or the Building Fund at St. John Lutheran Church.