Individual Details
Gerdhard E. "Garret" Schmidt
(11 Dec 1911 - 30 Oct 1996)
Events
| Birth | 11 Dec 1911 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 1940 | Mary Clark | | ||
| Marriage | 20 Oct 1956 | Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, United States - Maxine Camilla Tracey | | ||
| Death | 30 Oct 1996 | Monticello Senior Home, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Clark ( - 1947) |
| Spouse | Maxine Camilla Tracey (1924 - 2011) |
| Father | John Carl Schmidt Jr. (1885 - 1965) |
| Mother | Wilhelmine Christine "Minnie" Eiben (1886 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Sophia Louise Schmidt (1908 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Eloise Christine Schmidt (1912 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Lawrence August Schmidt (1916 - 1992) |
| Sibling | LaVern Lewis Schmidt (1918 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Joanne Agnes Schmidt (1927 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Bernice Schmidt (1930 - 2011) |
Notes
Death
Gerhard E. SchmidtDec. 11, 1909-Oct. 30, 1996
Funeral services for Gerhard E. Schmidt, 86, were held Friday, Nov. 1, 1996 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Rev. Duane Ferguson officiated at the services.
Gerhard E. Schmidt of Monticello died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 1996 at the Senior Home, Monticello, following an extended illness.
Gerhard E. Schmidt was born Dec. 11, 1909 in Lovell Township, Jones County, Iowa, the son of John and Wilhemina Eiben Schmidt. He received his education in the Wyoming and Monticello schools. He worked in the CCC Camp at Fort Dodge. He married Mary Clark in 1940. She died Sept. 25,1947.
Gerhard E. Schmidt and Maxine Tracey were married Oct. 20, 1956 at Maquoketa. The couple made their home in Monticello where he worked for Franklin Equipment Company. He retired from Franklin in 1975 after 35 years. He was a member of the AFL. CIO.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine; two sons, Richard of Cedar Rapids and Kevin of Coralville; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two sisters, JoAnn Griffith of Washington, Ind., and Berniece Green, Dewar. In addition to his first wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, three children, James, Mary Louise and Marion, two sisters and two brothers.
Endnotes
1. 1910 Federal Census, USA, Iowa, Jones Co. (read July 2000 by Nancy Prouty).
2. Iowa State Census, Jones Co. - 1925 (US GenWeb Joanne Wilken Jones Co. Lookup Sun, 6 Feb 2000).
3. "Gerhard E. Schmidt," Obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 6 November 1996; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 20 February 2012), Newspaper Digital Archives.
4. Ramona (Heiken) Mayer, compiler, Heiken and related families (Iowa:, bet 1985 and 1992).
5. "Gerhard E. Schmidt," Obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 6 November 1996; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 20 February 2012), Newspaper Digital Archives.
6. "Gerhard E. Schmidt," Obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 6 November 1996; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 20 February 2012), Newspaper Digital Archives.
7. "Gerhard E. Schmidt," Obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 6 November 1996; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 20 February 2012), Newspaper Digital Archives.