Gabriel Schmidt

1925 - 2014  (89 years)

• Name	Gabriel Schmidt
  Nickname	Gabe
  Born	11 Feb 1925
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Aug 2014	Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	Mandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I290881	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Gabriel Schmidt,   b. 18 Sep 1884, Karlsruhe, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 12 Oct 1956, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Katherina Dinius,   b. 18 Feb 1889, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 15 Oct 1957, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1907	North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F99814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ottilia Fleck,   b. 28 Jan 1924, Copenhagen, Morton County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 20 Oct 2009, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1944	Saint Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Schmidt   2. Schmidt   3. Schmidt
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F105781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Enlarge Photo Gabriel “Gabe” Schmidt, 89, Mandan, went home to his heavenly father on Aug. 1, 2014, at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Shane Campbell as celebrant. Burial will be at Mandan Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 3 to 9 p.m. at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, with a rosary/parish vigil at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. Gabe was born on the family farm near Fallon, on Feb. 11, 1925, to Gabriel and Kathryn (Dinius) Schmidt. He attended a rural school in Morton County before joining the Civilian Conservation Corps. He returned home and married Ottilia Fleck on Feb. 21, 1944, in St. Anthony. Gabe and Tillie farmed on his family’s homestead until 1973 when they moved to Mandan. Gabe then began working as a cement finisher and later worked in maintenance at the North Dakota State Capitol. Gabe was a soft spoken, good hearted person with a strong faith. He was a loving family man who attended all important events in the lives of his children and grandchildren. He was a devoted usher at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mandan for nearly 40 years. Gabe was a past member of the Knights of Columbus and a longtime member of the Mandan Eagles and St. Anthony Verein. During their 65 year marriage, Gabe and Tillie were always on the go visiting friends and relatives, playing pinochle, traveling, or attending dances where they skillfully danced many polkas and waltzes over the years. Gabe had a great appetite and loved to make homemade sausage and enjoy the delicious German meals Tillie prepared. Grateful to have shared his life are his daughters, Linda (Curt) Zearley and Cynthia (Ken) Haff; his son, Jerry (Laurie) Schmidt; nine grandchildren, Jana, Jared, and Jon Schmidt, Joy (Dustin) Landeis, Jodi (Chuck) Stevens, Ryan and Ross Zearley, Biana (Bob) Smolich, and Beth (Nathan) Kroh; six great-grandchildren, Aidan, Anna, Avery, Autumn, Eli, Levi, and another on the way in October. Gabe was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Tillie; his sisters, Monica, Mary, Kathryn and Rose, and infant sisters, Anna and Theresa; and his brothers, Jacob, John, Peter and Paul and infant brothers, Paul and Albert. Go to www.weigelfuneral.com to sign the online guest book and view tribute photos.