Schmidt, Edmund Louis

SCHMIDT, KILBURG, MILLER, BEAUCHAMP, ZEIMET, GROVES, LAMPE, TRENKAMP, GROTHUES, DRISCOLL, MCCARTHY, TILL, RUBEL, BORMANN

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Date: 7/9/2008 at 11:09:19

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PRESTON — Edmund Louis Schmidt, 91, of Preston, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at the Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue, Iowa, following a brief illness. Visitation will be Friday, July 4, 2008, from 2-7 P.M. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Preston, with Rosary led by the Knights of Columbus at 6:45 P.M.A Mass celebrating Eddie’s life, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Preston, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 5, 2008, with a meal to follow the burial. Burial will at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Preston. Edmund was born July 23, 1916, in rural Spragueville, Iowa, to John and Katherine Schmidt. He married Marie Kilburg on October 14, 1940, in Preston, Iowa. Eddie farmed with his wife and children until 1963 when the family moved to Preston. He was also employed by Clinton Engines, Zeimet’s Garage, Preston Telephone Co., Preston Community Schools and retired with East Central Community Schools. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus and served on the board of directors of the Preston Telephone Co. Eddie loved God, his family and being outdoors. Survivors include, his wife, Marie; and four children, Gary (Mary) Schmidt, Diane (Delbert) Miller, and Leon (Sue) Schmidt all of Preston, and Beverly (Charles) Beauchamp of Maquoketa; 18 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; eight brothers, Ronald (Valeta), Gerald (MaryAnn), Leonard (Shirley), Vincent (Anita), Vitus, Levi (Vera), David (Audrey) and Thomas (Chen Lee) Schmidt; five sisters, Dorothy Zeimet, Katherine Groves, Maryetta (Larry) Lampe, Patricia (Verlin) Trenkamp, and Charlene Grothues; two brothers-in-law, Arnold (Joanne) Kilburg, Robert (Carol) Kilburg; and four sisters-in-law Naomi Schmidt, Mildred Driscoll, Agnes McCarthy and Rosemary (Ronald) Till. Edmund was preceded in death by his parents, John and Katherine, and Mary; a son, Leroy; his brothers, Herbert, Harold, Julian and John Schmidt; sisters, Margaret (Harry) Rubel and Marcella Schmidt; brothers-in-law, Alvin Zeimet, Don Groves, John McCarthy, Herbert (Sally) Kilburg, Sylvester Driscoll, Ray (Rita) Kilburg; and sisters-in-law, Katherine (Victor) Bormann and Darlis Schmidt; a grandson and two great-granddaughters.Death date: July 1, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 7/2/2008 - 7/4/2008.