Schmidt, Alvin (1895-1969)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Mar 20 p. 8

Birth date: 1895 Jul 29

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• Funeral services for Alvin Schmidt, 73, retired farmer and lifelong resident of the Buhler community, were held Saturday forenoon at the Buhler Mennonite Church. Rev. Harold D. Thieszen, the pastor, officiated. Mr. Schmidt died March 12 at a Hutchinson hospital after a long illness. Survivors include his widow, the former Mary Isaak; two daughters, Mrs. Aaron Epp of Goessel and Mrs. Rosa M. Lohrentz of Hutchinson; two sons, Orlando of Elkhart, Ind. and Alfred of Buhler; his mother, Mrs. Anna Schmidt of Newton; seven grandchildren, six sisters and three brothers.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Apr 10 p. 11

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ALVIN SCHMIDT

Alvin Schmidt, son of Peter and Anna Friesen Schmidt, was born near Goessel, Kan. on July 29, 1895, and passed away after a short illness on March 12, 1969, at the age of 72 years, seven months and 12 days. In 1901 the family moved to a farm southeast of Buhler, where he received his elementary education at the Lily Dale School and attended the Hoffnungsau Preparatory School for one year.

He was baptized in the Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church on March 31, 1914, by Elder Abraham Ratzlaff. On Dec. 27, 1920, he became a charter member of the Buhler Mennonite Church of which he remained a faithful member until his death.

In August of 1914 the family moved to a homestead farm at Dubois, Idaho. After serving as a conscientious objector in World War I, he was married to Mary Isaak on July 20, 1919. The next year they moved to the Schmidt home farm near Buhler. In 1963, they moved to a home in town, where they spent some of the happiest years of their life and were looking forward to their 50th wedding anniversary this summer.

Survivors include his wife, Mary; two daughters, Betty and husband Aaron J. Epp of Goessel and Mrs. Rose Mae Lohrentz of Hutchinson; two sons, Orlando and wife Ruth of Elkhart, Ind. and Alfred and wife Mary of Buhler; his mother, Mrs. Anna Schmidt of Newton; six sisters, Mrs. Sara Ensz of Reedley, Calif., Mrs. Esther Rempel, Mrs. Mary Martens, and Lena of Newton, Mrs. Anna Thiessen of Buhler, and Mrs. Justine Bogema of Kalmazoo, Mich.; three brothers, Rudolf of Buhler, August and Ted of Newton; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Peter Schmidt, and one son-in-law, Quinton Lohrentz.

He was always deeply concerned about the work of the church, both locally and worldwide, serving in many areas of responsibility, including 16 years as a deacon. His consistent way of life, growing out of a strong faith in God and in Christ as his Saviour, his devotion to farming as a hard worker and faithful steward, his quiet way of fulfilling responsibilities, his perseverance, dependability, good sense of judgment and sense of humor have been an inspiration to his family and all his friends.

The Mennonite obituary: 1969 Apr 8 p. 241