Deborah L. Schmidt

Deborah ( Debby) L. Schmidt passed peacefully Tuesday February 6, 2018  losing her struggle with Alzheimer’s. She was 61 years old and survived by her husband Paul, daughter Courtney and brother Alf T. Norin Jr.   Growing up in a small Norwegian community of Griggstown N.J. she graduated from Alma Preparatory School in a class of nine. She trained as a medical assistant and worked for an OBGYN for several years until accepting a position as a medical claims adjuster for an auto insurance company eventually becoming a fraud investigator.   Debby long held a dream of having a Bed & Breakfast, so in 2000, she and her husband moved from N.J. to Wolfeboro N.H. and opened the Afton Inn B & B., operating until the end of 2014 when she retired. She loved meeting her guests and hearing their stories.   Debby was a loving, compassionate, people person that could put a smile on anyone’s face. She will be sorely missed.   Visitation will be 2-4 PM Saturday February 17, 2018 at the Baker-Gagne Funeral Home, 85 Mill St., Wolfeboro, NH.   In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Lakes Region Humane Society, PO Box 655, Ossipee, NH 03864   Please share your messages, stories, or leave a short note and sign an online guest book at www.baker-gagnefuneralhomes.com