MICHELLE DAVIN, 41

Michelle Davin, 41, of Wildwood, Mo., died May 13, 2008, at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis after an eight-month battle with breast cancer.

A Mass of Resurrection was held May 17 at St. Alban Roe Catholic Church. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery in Wildwood.

Michelle Schmit was born Feb. 8, 1967, in Osmond to Cornelius and Lucille Schmit. She grew up and lived most of her life in Nebraska. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1985 and Hastings College in 1989 with a degree in business administration and accounting. In 1991, she moved to Iowa City, Iowa, where she married John Davin in 1994.

In 2002, the family moved to St. Louis, Mo., where Mrs. Davin became the accountant for Dirt Cheap, a family-owned business of convenience stores. This was her “dream job” and she enjoyed her colleagues and work very much.

She is survived by her husband, John, and daughter, Alyssa, of Wildwood; parents, Cornelius and Lucille Schmit of Fremont; brothers and sisters-in-law, Richard and Sara Schmit of Hooper, Steve and Susan Schmit of North Platte, and Mark and Robyn Schmit of House Springs, Mo.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary Jo and Charlie Ware of Lawrenceville, Ga., Vonda and John Walker of O’Fallon, Ill., and Joan and Shawn Mattingly of Bennington; nine nephews and one niece.

Memorials are suggested to St. Alban Roe Catholic Church, 2001 Shepard Road, Wildwood, MO 63038.