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            [December 19, 2014]  
            		
            		
            		LINCOLN -
			Harold Dean “Smitty” Schmidt, 73, of Lincoln, passed away December 
			16, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield. | 
						
							| Visitation:  From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
							Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Holland Barry & Bennett 
							Funeral Home in Lincoln. Service:
							7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. 
							Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral 
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							Obituary 
							 
							Harold Dean Schmidt “Smitty”, 73, of Lincoln, passed 
							away December 16, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center, 
							Springfield, IL.
 A time of visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 
							p.m. Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Holland Barry & 
							Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln. Memorial services 
							will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday also at the funeral 
							home with John Guzzardo officiating. Cremation rites 
							will be accorded. Burial will take place at a later 
							date.
 
 Harold was born November 22, 1941 in Lincoln, IL., 
							the son of Virgil and Florence Eleanor (Turner) 
							Schmidt. He married Phyllis Wilson on October 29, 
							1961 in Lincoln. He was a member of Immanuel 
							Lutheran Church. Harold was a member of the Elks 
							Lodge 914. He was employed in sales for 
							several local companies: Fuller Seed, Tom Ashley 
							Ford, Jim Xamis Ford and Coy’s. He was also a 
							delivery driver for Guzzardo’s Italian Villa.
 
 Harold enjoyed golfing and playing cards. Smitty was 
							always there to lend a helping hand. He mowed yards 
							and did handiwork for the neighbors and was a friend 
							to everyone.
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							Surviving are his wife Phyllis Schmidt of Lincoln; 
							his children Greg (Kim ) Schmidt of Lincoln, 
							Kimberly Decker of Lincoln, and Jeff (Dawn) Schmidt 
							of Batavia; his grandchildren: Austin Schmidt, 
							Connor Schmidt, Ryleigh Schmidt, Joel Schmidt, 
							Dakota Decker, Ethan Schmidt, and Elliot Schmidt; 
							his great grandson Gage Hickey; many cousins and 
							friends and his loving canine companion, Lucy.
 He was preceded in death by his parents.
 
 Memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society 
							of Logan County and will be accepted at the funeral 
							home.
 
            
            
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