Individual Details

Census

Edwin G Schmidt Head M 30 Iowa
Amanda Schmidt Wife F 25 Iowa
Carol Ann Schmidt Daughter F 1 Iowa
Robert John Schmidt Son M 0 Iowa
Lester Schmidt Brother M 16 Iowa

Death

SCHMIDT LESTER JOHN
Age 89, passed away suddenly on May 16 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. A longtime resident of Hatboro, PA and Pittsburgh, PA, Les was a proud veteran of WWII and enjoyed a career as a communications engineer with AT&T and Bell Telephone. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of over 50 years, Bernice, and will be buried next to her in Sunset Memorial Park near Hatboro May 23 around noon. The family will receive visitors at the JOSEPH J. MCGOLDRICK FUNERAL HOME, 507 West Ave., Jenkintown, PA at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, followed by a service at 11:00 and interment thereafter. Lester was born on September 24, 1923 in Monticello, IA. The youngest of eight siblings, he learned farming as a youth and, at 17, took to the sea via the U.S. Navy serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres aboard the battleship New York, cruisers Quincy and Miami, as well as the Snatch, Laysan Island and Talladega warships. He rose through the ranks to Chief Petty Officer and earned multiple decorations. While in Philadelphia during the War, Les met Bernice Marie Grady, the woman he would marry and raise a family with. They settled in Hatboro, had two children, and Les provided for the family during his career with the phone company. It says much about Lester that he achieved the position of equipment engineer without a college degree. Ever the tinkerer, there was nothing he couldn't fix, build or deconstruct, and when not so engaged, he was an accomplished skier, fisherman, crabber, and car enthusiast. Left to remember him are his daughter, Lynne (Don); his son, John (Ann); his grandchildren, Betsy (Nick) and Kristen (Rich); his great-grandchildren, Anna and Christopher; and sisters, Velma and Hilda. He will be fondly remembered and sorely missed. 
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Published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from May 21 to May 22, 2013 

TELEGRAPH HERALD
MONTICELLO, Iowa -- Lester John Schmidt, 89, a longtime resident of Hatboro, Pa., and Pittsburg, formerly of Monticello, passed away suddenly Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C.
Services will be held today at Joseph J. McGoldrick Funeral Home, Jenkintown, Pa. Burial will be next to his beloved wife of more than 50 years, Bernice, in Sunset Memorial Park, near Hatboro.
He was born on Sept. 24, 1923, in Monticello, the youngest of eight siblings.
Lester learned farming as a youth and, at 17, took to the sea via the Navy, serving during World War II, in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, aboard the battleship New York, cruisers Quincy and Miami, as well as the Snatch, Laysan Island and Talladega warships. He rose through the ranks to chief petty officer and earned multiple decorations.
While in Philadelphia during the war, Les met Bernice Marie Grady, the woman he would marry and raise a family with. They settled in Hatboro and had two children, and Les provided for the family during his career with AT&T and Bell Telephone Companies. It says much about Lester that he achieved the position of equipment engineer without a college degree.
Ever the tinkerer, there was nothing he couldn't fix, build or deconstruct, and when not so engaged, he was an accomplished skier, fisherman, crabber and car enthusiast. Lester will be fondly remembered and sorely missed.
Left to remember him are his daughter, Lynne (Don); his son, John (Ann); his grandchildren, Betsy (Nick) and Kristen (Rich); his great grandchildren, Anna and Christopher; and sisters, Velma and Hilda.