Gosper-Phelps County NeArchives Obituaries.....Schmidt, Donald Dean January 27, 2010
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Danny Gruber danny.gruber@gmail.com June 16, 2010, 1:37 pm

Lexington Clipper-Herald February 3, 2010
Donald Dean Schmidt, age 63, of Elwood died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 at Elwood 
Care Center in Elwood.

Viewing and visitation were Friday, Jan. 29 at Elwood Funeral Home, Elwood. 
Services were Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at the United Methodist Church, in 
Elwood, with Pastor Linda Newman, officiating. Interment was at Prairie Home 
Cemetery, Holdrege. Memorials may be given to the Elwood Care Center or 
donor’s choice. Elwood Funeral Home of Elwood, Nebraska is in charge of the 
arrangements.

He was born  June 30, 1946 in Holdrege, to Bernard & Ruth (Swanson) Schmidt.

He attended school at Holdrege High School and graduated with the Class of 
1968. During high school he worked as a bellboy at the Hotel Dale in Holdrege.

After graduation he worked for Swift Beef Packing at Gordon  and helped build 
grain bins. He then moved to Greeley, Colo., and worked for Monfort Beef 
Packing. He would move to Fresno, Calif., where he worked for Fig Packing 
Plant and later for a large dairy, helping milk cows. While in California, he 
cleaned and washed dishes for a couple of different night clubs. He moved back 
to Elwood in April of 1997. He attended church at the Salvation Army in 
Holdrege until it later closed. He enjoyed hunting, playing cards, puzzles, 
listening to country-western music, and reading western books.

He is survived by sisters: Kay (Dennis) Evans of Elwood; Verlene(Dennis) 
Freeland of Oxford; Carole (Harvey) Conley of Sanger, Calif.; twin brother, 
Ronald Schmidt of Holdrege, brothers, Raymond Schmidt of Exeter, Leighton 
(Janet) Schmidt of Beaver City.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Milan Schmidt, infant brother 
Bernard Schmidt.


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