Willard Schmidt
1922 - 2018
Obituary
Willard Schmidt, 96, died Monday (Dec.
17, 2018) at Newton Medical Center.
He was born on July 27, 1922, in
Peabody, the son of David and Mary Goertz Schmidt. Willard was raised
on a farm in the Lehigh area. He married Velma Friesen on June 6,
1942, in Lehigh.
During World War II, he served in the
U.S. Army. After being discharged from the military, Willard returned
to Kansas. He and Velma settled in Newton, where he worked for Betty
Hatchery, Hurst Egg Plant and later for Future Foam, from which he
retired.
Survivors include his daughter, Janice
Kessler of Newton; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.
Willard is preceded in death by his
parents; wife, Velma on Jan. 3, 2010; sons, Larry and Eugene Schmidt;
daughters, Donna Sue Schmidt and Darlene Griffin; brothers, Clarence
and Waldo; sisters: Malinda Janzen, Rosella Friesen, Viola Tilson,
Elsie Foth and Ann Reimer; and grandchildren: April Smith, Elisa Sue
Schmidt, Michael Schmidt and Jeannie Schmidt.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m.
Friday (Dec. 21, 2018) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Newton. Friends may
call at the funeral home from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 20, 2018),
where the family will receive friends between 6 and 8 p.m.
A memorial has been established with
the Good Samaritan Fund of Newton Presbyterian Manor and the
Alzheimer's Foundation. Contributions may be sent to Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
