William "Bill" Carl Schmidt, age 90, of Collins, died on Sept. 24, 2002 at the Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay.
He was born on March 22, 1912 in the town of Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, son of the late John and Bertha (Kosmosky) Schmidt. Upon the death of his father in 1921, he went to live with Ernest and Amelia (Zutz) Vallafske. Bill attended school in Maple Grove and Collins. On Nov. 26, 1938 he married Esther Habermann at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Collins. She preceded him in death on Aug. 23, 1979. Bill worked for Gustave Seehaver Masonry, Born Elevator in Collin and Manitowoc County Highway Department from which he retired after 32 years. He was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and served on many committees. He was a member of the Collins Volunteer Fire Department. Upon his retirement he enjoyed gardening and fishing.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law: Kenton and Mary Ann Schmidt of Manitowoc; and one daughter and son-in-law: Dayna Lou and Ronald Riemer of Collins; two grandchildren: Kevin Schmidt of Baxter, Minn.; and Ann Marie Schmidt of Rochester, Minn.; two sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law: Elda (Mrs. Ralph) Zutz of Manitowoc; and Eunice and Robert Kock of Winthrop, Minn.; many niece, nephew and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife: Esther; one half brother: Arthur Kosmosky; four brothers: Henry, Herman, Anton and Frank; two sisters: Anna Brault and Wilhelmina Baumgartner. Also preceding Bill in death were three "special sisters" and their husbands: Elnora (Arthur) Dobbs; Vena (Rolland) Habermann; and Ida (John) Mattes.
Funeral services will be 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Collins with the Rev. Robert Hankwitz officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Collins, on Friday, Sept. 27 2002 from 2 p.m. to the hour of service.
The Wieting Funeral Home in Reedsville is assisting the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 25, 2002 P. A3
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Schmidt, William Carl (March 22, 1912-Sept. 24, 2002 –husband Esther Habermann [married Nov. 26, 1938 at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Town of Rockland] –son of John Schmidt and Bertha Kosmosky –born in Town of Maple Grove–worked as a Manitowoc County highway worker –from Jan. 26, 1946 to Oct. 10, 1990 owned the 20 acres of swampland in the E1/2 of the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 8, Town of Eaton –died from “tension pneumothorax, Sept. 17, 2002 –fracture of C2 and C3, Sept. 17, 2002 –fell at home while washing windows”) –buried at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Rockland [marriage record Manitowoc 28-407] [death record Manitowoc 112-372]
He was born on March 22, 1912 in the town of Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, son of the late John and Bertha (Kosmosky) Schmidt. Upon the death of his father in 1921, he went to live with Ernest and Amelia (Zutz) Vallafske. Bill attended school in Maple Grove and Collins. On Nov. 26, 1938 he married Esther Habermann at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Collins. She preceded him in death on Aug. 23, 1979. Bill worked for Gustave Seehaver Masonry, Born Elevator in Collin and Manitowoc County Highway Department from which he retired after 32 years. He was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and served on many committees. He was a member of the Collins Volunteer Fire Department. Upon his retirement he enjoyed gardening and fishing.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law: Kenton and Mary Ann Schmidt of Manitowoc; and one daughter and son-in-law: Dayna Lou and Ronald Riemer of Collins; two grandchildren: Kevin Schmidt of Baxter, Minn.; and Ann Marie Schmidt of Rochester, Minn.; two sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law: Elda (Mrs. Ralph) Zutz of Manitowoc; and Eunice and Robert Kock of Winthrop, Minn.; many niece, nephew and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife: Esther; one half brother: Arthur Kosmosky; four brothers: Henry, Herman, Anton and Frank; two sisters: Anna Brault and Wilhelmina Baumgartner. Also preceding Bill in death were three "special sisters" and their husbands: Elnora (Arthur) Dobbs; Vena (Rolland) Habermann; and Ida (John) Mattes.
Funeral services will be 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Collins with the Rev. Robert Hankwitz officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Collins, on Friday, Sept. 27 2002 from 2 p.m. to the hour of service.
The Wieting Funeral Home in Reedsville is assisting the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 25, 2002 P. A3
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Schmidt, William Carl (March 22, 1912-Sept. 24, 2002 –husband Esther Habermann [married Nov. 26, 1938 at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Town of Rockland] –son of John Schmidt and Bertha Kosmosky –born in Town of Maple Grove–worked as a Manitowoc County highway worker –from Jan. 26, 1946 to Oct. 10, 1990 owned the 20 acres of swampland in the E1/2 of the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 8, Town of Eaton –died from “tension pneumothorax, Sept. 17, 2002 –fracture of C2 and C3, Sept. 17, 2002 –fell at home while washing windows”) –buried at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Rockland [marriage record Manitowoc 28-407] [death record Manitowoc 112-372]
William "Bill" Carl Schmidt, age 90, of Collins, died on Sept. 24, 2002 at the Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay.
He was born on March 22, 1912 in the town of Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, son of the late John and Bertha (Kosmosky) Schmidt. Upon the death of his father in 1921, he went to live with Ernest and Amelia (Zutz) Vallafske. Bill attended school in Maple Grove and Collins. On Nov. 26, 1938 he married Esther Habermann at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Collins. She preceded him in death on Aug. 23, 1979. Bill worked for Gustave Seehaver Masonry, Born Elevator in Collin and Manitowoc County Highway Department from which he retired after 32 years. He was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and served on many committees. He was a member of the Collins Volunteer Fire Department. Upon his retirement he enjoyed gardening and fishing.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law: Kenton and Mary Ann Schmidt of Manitowoc; and one daughter and son-in-law: Dayna Lou and Ronald Riemer of Collins; two grandchildren: Kevin Schmidt of Baxter, Minn.; and Ann Marie Schmidt of Rochester, Minn.; two sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law: Elda (Mrs. Ralph) Zutz of Manitowoc; and Eunice and Robert Kock of Winthrop, Minn.; many niece, nephew and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife: Esther; one half brother: Arthur Kosmosky; four brothers: Henry, Herman, Anton and Frank; two sisters: Anna Brault and Wilhelmina Baumgartner. Also preceding Bill in death were three "special sisters" and their husbands: Elnora (Arthur) Dobbs; Vena (Rolland) Habermann; and Ida (John) Mattes.
Funeral services will be 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Collins with the Rev. Robert Hankwitz officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Collins, on Friday, Sept. 27 2002 from 2 p.m. to the hour of service.
The Wieting Funeral Home in Reedsville is assisting the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 25, 2002 P. A3
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Schmidt, William Carl (March 22, 1912-Sept. 24, 2002 –husband Esther Habermann [married Nov. 26, 1938 at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Town of Rockland] –son of John Schmidt and Bertha Kosmosky –born in Town of Maple Grove–worked as a Manitowoc County highway worker –from Jan. 26, 1946 to Oct. 10, 1990 owned the 20 acres of swampland in the E1/2 of the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 8, Town of Eaton –died from “tension pneumothorax, Sept. 17, 2002 –fracture of C2 and C3, Sept. 17, 2002 –fell at home while washing windows”) –buried at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Rockland [marriage record Manitowoc 28-407] [death record Manitowoc 112-372]
He was born on March 22, 1912 in the town of Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, son of the late John and Bertha (Kosmosky) Schmidt. Upon the death of his father in 1921, he went to live with Ernest and Amelia (Zutz) Vallafske. Bill attended school in Maple Grove and Collins. On Nov. 26, 1938 he married Esther Habermann at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Collins. She preceded him in death on Aug. 23, 1979. Bill worked for Gustave Seehaver Masonry, Born Elevator in Collin and Manitowoc County Highway Department from which he retired after 32 years. He was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and served on many committees. He was a member of the Collins Volunteer Fire Department. Upon his retirement he enjoyed gardening and fishing.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law: Kenton and Mary Ann Schmidt of Manitowoc; and one daughter and son-in-law: Dayna Lou and Ronald Riemer of Collins; two grandchildren: Kevin Schmidt of Baxter, Minn.; and Ann Marie Schmidt of Rochester, Minn.; two sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law: Elda (Mrs. Ralph) Zutz of Manitowoc; and Eunice and Robert Kock of Winthrop, Minn.; many niece, nephew and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife: Esther; one half brother: Arthur Kosmosky; four brothers: Henry, Herman, Anton and Frank; two sisters: Anna Brault and Wilhelmina Baumgartner. Also preceding Bill in death were three "special sisters" and their husbands: Elnora (Arthur) Dobbs; Vena (Rolland) Habermann; and Ida (John) Mattes.
Funeral services will be 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Collins with the Rev. Robert Hankwitz officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Collins, on Friday, Sept. 27 2002 from 2 p.m. to the hour of service.
The Wieting Funeral Home in Reedsville is assisting the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 25, 2002 P. A3
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Schmidt, William Carl (March 22, 1912-Sept. 24, 2002 –husband Esther Habermann [married Nov. 26, 1938 at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Town of Rockland] –son of John Schmidt and Bertha Kosmosky –born in Town of Maple Grove–worked as a Manitowoc County highway worker –from Jan. 26, 1946 to Oct. 10, 1990 owned the 20 acres of swampland in the E1/2 of the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 8, Town of Eaton –died from “tension pneumothorax, Sept. 17, 2002 –fracture of C2 and C3, Sept. 17, 2002 –fell at home while washing windows”) –buried at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Rockland [marriage record Manitowoc 28-407] [death record Manitowoc 112-372]
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