Arelie Schmidt
Obituary
Arelie Ethan Schmidt, 81, died
Wednesday (Dec. 5, 2018) at Schowalter Villa. He was born June 23,
1937, to Frank and Rachel (Jantz) Schmidt living in rural Tampa.
Arelie graduated from the Hesston Academy in 1955 and followed that
with one year at Tabor College in Hillsboro.
He was baptized and became a member of
the Friedenstal Mennonite Church, rural Tampa, in September of 1957.
After college, he volunteered for 1-W service at St. Luke's Hospital
in Denver for two years. After that, Arelie lived in Aurora,
Colorado, and held several jobs there and then became employed with
the Colorado Highway Department. He was a Crew Chief of a crew that
painted lanes and crosswalks in metropolitan Denver. Arelie's crew
was one of the only ones using plastic in that endeavor. He retired
from that line of work in 2001.
In 2004, Arelie moved to Hesston and
lived in a duplex at Schowalter Villa until his death. Arelie had a
few hobbies, but mainly loved to hunt and fish.
He is survived by his brother, Junia
Schmidt and wife Doris (Flebeau) of Hesston; nephews, Don Rempel of
Kalona, British Columbia, Canada, and Dave Rempel of Fairbury,
Nebraska; and nieces: Marilyn (Fred) Root of Holmesville, Nebraska,
Laurel (Karl) Louderbaugh of Yates Center, Carol (Monty) John of
Chanute, Patricia (Randy) Stauffer of Hesston, Cynthia Payton of
Lawrence and Paula (Troy) Martin of Milford, Nebraska.
Arelie was preceded in death by his
parents; sister and her husband, Elfrieda and George Rempel; and
nephew-in-law, Dave Payton.
Cremation is planned.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m.
Saturday (Dec. 15, 2018) at Schowalter Villa Chapel. Private family
inurnment will take place at Peace Valley Cemetery, Durham.
Memorial donations may be made to MCC
or Schowalter Villa, in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home, P.O. Box 32,
Hesston, KS 67062.
