Schmidt, Willard G. (1914-1970)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Nov 19 p. 8

Birth date: 1914

text of obituary:

Newton and Vicinity

— Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Goessel Mennonite Church for Willard G. Schmidt, 56, who died Nov. 10 at Houston, Tex. According to information received by family members at Goessel, Mr. Schmidt was fatally injured when struck by a car while walking on the road not far from his home, after his own car had stalled. A native of the Goessel community, he was a graduate of Bethel College,held a master's degree from the University of Arizona, and taught at Purdue University under a fellowship grant. Since 1939 he had been employed as a geophysicist by the Humble Oil Company in Houston. Survivors include his widow, a son Kenneth and daughters Barbara and Connie, all of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Schmidt, and one sister, Mrs. Ernest Unruh, all of the Goessel community. Mr. Schmidt was active in a United Presbyterian Church in Houston, where a memorial service was held Nov. 11. Rev. Henry Goossen officiated at the service at Goessel.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1971 Jan 7 p. 11