Mrs Mary Schmidt, 69, died at 12:30 pm Tuesday at the residence on State Road 30, about four miles west of this city. She had been ill one month of bronchial pneumonia. The deceased was a life-long member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Washington Township and a member of the Ladies' Aid Society. Surviving besides the husband, August Schmidt are: Six children, Carl of Washington Township; Christ, living at home, and August Jr, Mrs Emma Moore, Mrs Augusta Witte and Mrs Amelia Mertens, all of this city; three brothers, William and John Tielker of this city, and Fred Tielker of Lake Township. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30pm at the residence and at 2pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with the Rev Alfred Boester officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette March 1, 1939)
Mrs Mary Schmidt, 69, died at 12:30 pm Tuesday at the residence on State Road 30, about four miles west of this city. She had been ill one month of bronchial pneumonia. The deceased was a life-long member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Washington Township and a member of the Ladies' Aid Society. Surviving besides the husband, August Schmidt are: Six children, Carl of Washington Township; Christ, living at home, and August Jr, Mrs Emma Moore, Mrs Augusta Witte and Mrs Amelia Mertens, all of this city; three brothers, William and John Tielker of this city, and Fred Tielker of Lake Township. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30pm at the residence and at 2pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with the Rev Alfred Boester officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette March 1, 1939)