Elmer Schmidt
Elmer Schmidt, 87, of Goessel, died Dec. 24, 2005, at Hutchinson Hospital.
Born Dec. 29, 1917, in Marion County, he was the son of Jacob H. and Helena (Nickel) Schmidt.
He was a farmer and carpenter and member of Tabor Mennonite Church, Goessel.
On Sept. 3, 1948, he married Elsie Boese at Goessel.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie of rural Goessel; son and daughter-in-law, Glen and Marie Schmidt of Salt Lake City, Utah; two daughters and sons-in-law, Janice and Joel Worthington of Excelsior, Minn., and Diana and Gary Roberts of Conway, Ark.; and five grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Tuesday morning at Tabor Mennonite Church, rural Goessel, with Pastor Corey Miller officiating.
Burial was in Tabor Mennonite Church Cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established with the Mennonite Disaster Service.
