Lebert J. Schmidt, 88, of Buhl, died Friday, August 11, 2000, at the Snake River Living Center.
He was born Sept. 22, 1911, at Axtell, Kansas, to John and Mary McQuail Schmidt. He grew up on the family farm and attended the neighborhood grade school. As a young, man, he worked at various jobs, coming to Idaho to a better life for himself in Buhl. During WW II, he was employed as a welder in the shipyards in California. After returning to Buhl, he operated a welding and automotive repair shop for a few years. He moved to Arco and worked at INEEL as a welder and pipe filler. He was a member of the Plumber and Pipe Fitters Union. After returning to Buhl, he purchased an acreage northeast of Buhl and did blasting and backhoe work before retiring.
He is survived by his brothers, Lawrence of Harlan, Indiana, and Paul of Buhl; a sister, Alice of AxleII, Kansas; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
A Rosary will be recited Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000, at 7 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church in Buhl, with the funeral Mass at 10 a,m. Monday, Aug. 14, at the church. Friends may call at the Farmer Funeral Chapel in Buhl on Sunday from 4-6 p.m. Burial will be at the West End Cemetery.
Times News, Twin Falls, Sunday, August 13, 2000 B-2
Lebert J. Schmidt, 88, of Buhl, died Friday, August 11, 2000, at the Snake River Living Center.
He was born Sept. 22, 1911, at Axtell, Kansas, to John and Mary McQuail Schmidt. He grew up on the family farm and attended the neighborhood grade school. As a young, man, he worked at various jobs, coming to Idaho to a better life for himself in Buhl. During WW II, he was employed as a welder in the shipyards in California. After returning to Buhl, he operated a welding and automotive repair shop for a few years. He moved to Arco and worked at INEEL as a welder and pipe filler. He was a member of the Plumber and Pipe Fitters Union. After returning to Buhl, he purchased an acreage northeast of Buhl and did blasting and backhoe work before retiring.
He is survived by his brothers, Lawrence of Harlan, Indiana, and Paul of Buhl; a sister, Alice of AxleII, Kansas; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
A Rosary will be recited Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000, at 7 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church in Buhl, with the funeral Mass at 10 a,m. Monday, Aug. 14, at the church. Friends may call at the Farmer Funeral Chapel in Buhl on Sunday from 4-6 p.m. Burial will be at the West End Cemetery.
Times News, Twin Falls, Sunday, August 13, 2000 B-2
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