Schmidt, Rudolph Herbert (1923-2010)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2010 Nov 8 p. 14

Birth date: 1923 Apr 23

text of obituary:

RUDY SCHMIDT

Rudolph Herbert (Rudy) Schmidt, 87, died Oct. 27, 2010, at his home in Goessel, Kan. He was born April 23, 1923, to Jacob U. and Mary G. Hiebert Schmidt in Marion County.

He was a farmer and dairyman from 1944 to 1986. He was a member of the Goessel Investment Club, Goessel Lion’s Club and the Tabor Mennonite Church.

On Jan. 2, 1944, he married Luella R. Funk at Goessel. She preceded him in death on Dec. 7, 1984. On Nov. 25, 1994, he married Nola K. Yeackley Kremer at Milford, Neb.

Service was a large part of his life, as he served on boards and committees in the Goessel community and beyond. He was active in forming the original Northview Opportunity School, later Northview Developmental Service. Other organizations included a local milk hauling co-op board and Crossroads Credit Union credit committee. He was an active member of Tabor Mennonite Church, serving on various committees. He served on the Bethesda Home and Hospital board many years, some of which he was the chair. Mennonite Central Committee was also an important organization to him. He served as chair of the Kansas MCC Sale for several years, and served four years in MCC service after Luella’s death.

Survivors include his wife, Nola; a son, Jim Schmidt and his wife, Diana, of Goessel; two daughters, Kathy Schmidt of Goessel and Mary Ulsaker and her husband, Todd, of McPherson; a stepson, Jerry Kremer and his wife, Marcy, of Seward, Neb.; a daughter-in-law, Jo-Ann Schmidt of Newton; a sister, Frieda Voth and her husband, Orie, of Goessel; a sister-in-law, Susie Schmidt of Goessel; eight grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Luella; a son, Fred; a stepson, Darrel Kremer; four brothers, Walter, Adolph, Bernhard and Carl; and two sisters, Verna Flaming, and Ruth Schmidt in infancy.

Funeral services were held at Tabor Mennonite Church.