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Abbotsford, B.C. | Abbotsford, B.C. | ||
passed away Nov. 19. | passed away Nov. 19. | ||
He was born Jan . 9, | He was born Jan. 9, | ||
1915 to Henry and | 1915 to Henry and | ||
Wilhelmina Schmidt in | Wilhelmina Schmidt in | ||
Zytzke, Poland, the | Zytzke, Poland, the | ||
youngest of 9 | youngest of 9 children. At 16, he accepted Christ; the follow- | ||
ing year, he was baptized, joining the MB | |||
ing year, he was | |||
church in Wymyschle, | church in Wymyschle, | ||
Poland. He married | Poland. He married | ||
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May 20, 1939. He was | May 20, 1939. He was | ||
conscripted into the | conscripted into the | ||
German army. A | German army. A conscientious objector, he | ||
became a chauffeur to | became a chauffeur to | ||
a general. In 1948 the | a general. In 1948 the | ||
family immigrated to | family immigrated to | ||
Acme, Alta., | Acme, Alta., where he | ||
worked as a | worked as a farm | ||
hand. In 1951 they | hand. In 1951 they | ||
moved to Coaldale, | moved to Coaldale, | ||
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his lifetime occupation | his lifetime occupation | ||
of carpentry. They | of carpentry. They | ||
joined | joined Coaldale MB | ||
Church. | Church. They lived in | ||
Calgary for a few years | Calgary for a few years | ||
and moved to Abbots- | and moved to Abbots- | ||
ford in 1968. They | ford in 1968. They | ||
joined King | joined King Road MB | ||
Church. He | Church. He joined his | ||
son Ernie in carpentry | son Ernie in carpentry | ||
and building houses, | and building houses, | ||
retiring in 1979. He | retiring in 1979. He | ||
had a stroke, | had a stroke, and his | ||
health deteriorated | health deteriorated | ||
over a 6-year period. | over a 6-year period. | ||
He then moved to | He then moved to Tabor Home, Abbotsford. Predeceased by 6 | ||
brothers and 4 sisters, | |||
brothers and 4 | |||
he is mourned by | he is mourned by | ||
Mina; sons Ernie, Gus | Mina; sons Ernie, Gus | ||
and Cornie; daughter | and Cornie; daughter | ||
Hanna; 9 | Hanna; 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. The funeral was Nov. 23 in | ||
grandchildren. The | |||
King Road MB Church, | King Road MB Church, | ||
with Andrew Dyck, | with Andrew Dyck, | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 2 May 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Apr 19 p. 24
Birth date: 1915 Jan 9
text of obituary:
LEONARD SCHMIDT
Leonard Schmidt of Abbotsford, B.C. passed away Nov. 19. He was born Jan. 9, 1915 to Henry and Wilhelmina Schmidt in Zytzke, Poland, the youngest of 9 children. At 16, he accepted Christ; the follow- ing year, he was baptized, joining the MB church in Wymyschle, Poland. He married Wilhelmina Ratzlaff May 20, 1939. He was conscripted into the German army. A conscientious objector, he became a chauffeur to a general. In 1948 the family immigrated to Acme, Alta., where he worked as a farm hand. In 1951 they moved to Coaldale, Alta., where he began his lifetime occupation of carpentry. They joined Coaldale MB Church. They lived in Calgary for a few years and moved to Abbots- ford in 1968. They joined King Road MB Church. He joined his son Ernie in carpentry and building houses, retiring in 1979. He had a stroke, and his health deteriorated over a 6-year period. He then moved to Tabor Home, Abbotsford. Predeceased by 6 brothers and 4 sisters, he is mourned by Mina; sons Ernie, Gus and Cornie; daughter Hanna; 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. The funeral was Nov. 23 in King Road MB Church, with Andrew Dyck, Ben Baier and Alvin Enns ministering.