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Schmidt, Henry Becker (1901-1984)
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| + | ''H. B. Schmidt,'' a retired minister and counselor in peace and service, died Nov. 14 at the age of 83. Schmidt served as pastor of Tabor Mennonite Church, rural Newton, Kan., for 16 years and at Hopefield Mennonite Church, Moundridge, Kan., for 12 years. He was pastor for five years at the Deer Creek (Okla.) Mennonite Church and served as interim pastor at churches in Liberal, Kan., and Buhler, Kan. During World War II he began a peace counseling ministry for young men, visiting numerous Civilian Public Service camps. In 1958 he was called by the General Conference Board of Christian Service to full-time work as a youth counselor in peace and service. He was married in 1925 in Goessel, Kan., to Rose Schmidt. She lives at Hickory Homes, Hesston, Kan., where the couple moved in 1982. Also surviving are a don, Don, of Hesston; two daughters, Fern Rudiger and Linda Stauffer, both of Newton; a brother, R. B., of rural Newton; and a sister, Augusta Schmidt, of Newton. |
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Revision as of 10:40, 14 June 2016
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 22 Nov 1984 p. 2; 20 Dec p. 11
Birth date: 1901
The Mennonite obituary: 1984 Dec 18 p. 616
Text of obituary:
H. B. Schmidt, a retired minister and counselor in peace and service, died Nov. 14 at the age of 83. Schmidt served as pastor of Tabor Mennonite Church, rural Newton, Kan., for 16 years and at Hopefield Mennonite Church, Moundridge, Kan., for 12 years. He was pastor for five years at the Deer Creek (Okla.) Mennonite Church and served as interim pastor at churches in Liberal, Kan., and Buhler, Kan. During World War II he began a peace counseling ministry for young men, visiting numerous Civilian Public Service camps. In 1958 he was called by the General Conference Board of Christian Service to full-time work as a youth counselor in peace and service. He was married in 1925 in Goessel, Kan., to Rose Schmidt. She lives at Hickory Homes, Hesston, Kan., where the couple moved in 1982. Also surviving are a don, Don, of Hesston; two daughters, Fern Rudiger and Linda Stauffer, both of Newton; a brother, R. B., of rural Newton; and a sister, Augusta Schmidt, of Newton.
