Schmidt, Philip D. (1902-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1987 Aug 20 p. 8

Birth date: 1902

text of obituary:

NEWTON & VICINITY

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— Philip D. Schmidt, 85, of Goessel, a retired farmer, died Aug 6 at Bethesda Home for the Aged, Goessel. Funeral services were held Aug. 19 at Goessel Mennonite Church, with Darrell Ediger officiating. Burial was in Goessel Cemetery. He had lived on a farm near Goessel until moving to town in 1979. Schmidt had been a Bethesda resident since May 1984. Survivors include two daughters, Deloris Schmidt of rural Newton and Elsie Schmidt of Goessel; one brother, Adolf E., of Goessel; one sister, Anna Banman, of Goessel; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His wife, the former Edna Unrau, preceded him in death.