Schmidt, Harold L. 1931-2016

SCHMIDT, EAKINS, HAYES, MURPHY, RIVERS, FACILE, SMITH, BAILEY

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Date: 1/19/2016 at 18:34:02

Harold L. Schmidt, 84, of Grinnell, died on Monday, January 11, 2016, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 14, 2016, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Rev. Ron Hodges, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, officiating. Casket Bearers will be his grandchildren, Jesse Schmidt, Cherie Schmidt, Chad Schmidt, Lindsey Eakins, Chelsea Hayes, Madi Hayes, Leah Murphy, Sean Murphy and Tucker Murphy. A military flag presentation was conducted by the Iowa Funeral Honors Squad from Johnston, Iowa.

Interment will be at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell.

Friends may call at the funeral home beginning 12 noon on Wednesday and the family will be present at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Memorials may be directed to the Harold Schmidt Memorial Fund and sent in care of the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112.

Harold was born on November 9, 1931, on the family farm near Searsboro, Iowa to Russell and Winifred Rivers Schmidt. He attended country school and graduated from Lynnville High School. On August 25, 1952, he was inducted into the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was stationed in Austria and served with the military police. He was discharged from the military in 1954.

On June 25, 1955, he was married to Germaine Marie Facile at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Brooklyn. The couple made their home in Grinnell. He was employed for forty years at Iowa Southern Utilities and worked as a supervisor in the natural gas division.

Harold was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell and the American Legion. He enjoyed wood carving and fishing. Harold and Germaine enjoyed traveling to Florida, dancing and family fishing trips to Minnesota and Canada. After the fishing trip, then Harold and Germaine hosted a fish fry for family and friends.

Survivors include his children, Denise Smith of Grinnell, Craig Schmidt of Montezuma, Patricia (Dave) Hayes of Osage Beach, MO and Susan (Jon Ham) Murphy of Newton; nine grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and one brother, Russell "Junior" Schmidt of Hiawatha, IA.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one brother, Henry T. Schmidt; and one sister, Bessie Bailey. ~ The Des Moines Register Legacy, Des Moines, Iowa Mon 18 Jan 2016.