Harry Edward Richard Schmidt of Omaha and formerly of Bennington was born September 20, 1914 to Hans and Johannah Schmidt at Fort Calhoun.

He married Caroline Friedrichsen February 12, 1941, at Bennington, and they farmed at Fort Calhoun and Bennington until October, 1969.

Since then, they lived in Omaha, where he worked at the Nebraska Furniture Mart until retirement three years ago.

Survivors include his wife Caroline; son Ronald and his wife Patsy of Elkhorn; daughter Marcia and husband Richard Hoban of Omaha; one grandson, Matt Schmidt of Aberdeen, South Dakota; two sisters, Amanda Harder of Elkhorn and Alma Wiese of Missouri Valley, Iowa, and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, seven sisters, one brother, and one granddaughter.

Funeral services were held November 2, 1989, at Swanson Funeral Home in Elkhorn; Rev. John Pierson officiated.

Pallbearers were William Japp, Floyd Schmidt, Leonard Schmidt and Melvin Schmidt.

Interment was at the German Cemetery near Bennington.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Remembrance Harry Schmidt

Birth: September 20, 1914 Fort Calhoun, Nebraska ~ Death: October 30, 1989 Omaha, Nebraska

Service: 10:30 A.M. Thursday, November 2, 1989 Swanson Funeral Home, Elkhorn, Nebraska. Minister: The Reverend John Pierson. Organist: Mrs. Dean Saeger. Soloist: Mr. Dennis Paulsen. Musical Selection: “In The Garden”

Pallbearers: William Japp, Floyd Schmidt, Leonard Schmidt and Melvin Schmidt

Interment: German Cemetery, Bennington, Nebraska

~~~Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

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