Obituaries
Roy O. Schmidt 1916 - 2005 Hesston
A memorial service for Roy O. Schmidt, 88, Hesston, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Goessel Mennonite Church. Burial will precede the service at 10 a.m. in Goessel Cemetery.Mr. Schmidt died Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, at Newton Medical Center.He was born Nov. 29, 1916, in Newton, the son of Karl and Helen Schroeder Schmidt.He worked at Hesston Corp. until he retired.Mr. Schmidt was a charter member of Goessel Mennonite Church, Goessel Lions Club, Mennonite Men's Chorus and Showalter Villa Men's Chorus.Survivors include his wife, Ruth Schmidt, of the home; a son, Jerry, Boyne City, Mich.; two daughters, Carlotta Hemphill and Twila Schmidt, both of Lawrence; a brother, Ormond, McPherson; a sister, Velora Krehbiel, Lakin; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Miller Funeral Home in Hesston. The family suggests memorials to Goessel Mennonite Church or the Mennonite Central Committee, sent in care of the funeral home, 107 S. Lancaster, Hesston, 67062.
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