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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
Obituary
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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