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[December 03, 2014]  LINCOLN - Ralph H. Schmidt, 82, of Lincoln, died at 8:46 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2014 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln.

Visitation: From 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday  at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln and an hour prior to service at the church on Saturday.

Service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln.

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln

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Ralph H. Schmidt, 82, of Lincoln, died at 8:46 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2014 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln.

Ralph was born May 16, 1932 in rural Lincoln, the son of Herman D. and Matilda Boerger Schmidt. He was graduated from Lincoln Community High School in 1950 and enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1952. He served 4 years and was a Military Policeman stationed in Erding, Germany; French Morocco and Kansas City, MO. After his military duty, he began farming with his father in West Lincoln Township and retired from farming in 2006. He also drove a school bus for West Lincoln School for a number of years. He married Johanna Mankus in 1956 and they were the parents of 4 children. He married Betty Reiners of Lincoln in 1972. He is survived by his wife, Betty, sons Robert (Marcia) Schmidt, Coto de Caza, CA; Roger, St. Louis, MO; daughter, Carolyn Schenk, St. Louis, MO; two grandchildren, Stephanie Cochard, San Clemente, CA and Marc Schmidt of Coto de Caza, CA; and one sister, Helen Maaks of Lincoln. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son and two sisters.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Lincoln where he served for more than 40 years as a Sunday School and Bible class teacher. He also served as an elder; chairman of the church’s Evangelism Committee and was a member of the Lutheran Laymen’s League of the church. He was a member of the Logan County Farm Bureau.

He was a former member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn., being a private pilot for more than 50 years, keeping his plane at the Logan County Airport. His other hobbies were listening to classical music and reading. In later years, he enjoyed assembling jig saw puzzles.

Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church or School or the Lincoln/Logan Food Pantry.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln and an hour (9-10:00 am) prior to service at the church. Burial will be in New Union Cemetery with Military Rites accorded by Lincoln American Legion Post #263.

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