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Benny G. Schmieder

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Birth	:	17 Feb 1920
Death	:	27 Oct 2008
Burial	:	Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0833015, -95.5942001
Description	:	Benny G. Schmieder, 88, of Charter Oak, Iowa, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa. Services were 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ute, Iowa, with the Rev. Edward Brandt officiating. Burial was in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Charter Oak, with military rites conducted by the American Legion Homer Hall Post 66 of Charter Oak and the Aaby Post 442 of Ute and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5605. Bernhard Gustav Schmieder was born Feb. 17, 1920, in Grant Township, Ida County, Iowa, the son of Bernhard... Read More	Benny G. Schmieder, 88, of Charter Oak, Iowa, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa. Services were 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ute, Iowa, with the Rev. Edward Brandt officiating. Burial was in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Charter Oak, with military rites conducted by the American Legion Homer Hall Post 66 of Charter Oak and the Aaby Post 442 of Ute and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5605. Bernhard Gustav Schmieder was born Feb. 17, 1920, in Grant Township, Ida County, Iowa, the son of Bernhard G. and Amelia (Werle) Schmieder. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith in infancy and confirmed Oct. 27, 1934, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ute. He received his education at Willow Township Country School, graduating from the eighth grade in 1934. He entered the U.S. Army on June 12, 1942, and served until Jan. 6, 1946. He achieved the rank of staff sergeant and received the Purple Heart medal for being wounded while serving in World War II. On Feb. 3, 1946, he was united in marriage to Ruth Emma Wellner at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Soldier Township, Charter Oak. The couple made their home on the family farm in Willow Township, where they farmed until his retirement. During that time, he worked at four sale barns. The couple moved to Charter Oak in 1998. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ute. He was a proud lifetime member of the American Legion Homer Hall Post 66 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5605. He was a very loving and caring husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, who enjoyed his family and friends very much. He also enjoyed bowling, fishing, cards and visiting with friends and family. He was a Detroit Tigers fan. Survivors left to cherish his memory include his wife of 62 years, Ruth; two sons, Tony Schmieder and his wife, Archie and Bruce Schmieder, all of Charter Oak; three daughters, Sue Menz of Omaha, Joyce Lohoff of Walnut, Iowa, and Connie and her husband, Bill Doudy of Denison, Iowa; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Hedwig Schnoor of Denison and Amelia Weigel of Charter Oak; four sisters-in-law, Helen Berens, Emma Langholdt and Esther Remmes, all of Charter Oak and Dorothy and her husband, Del Kroll of Mapleton, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Ernest Wellner of Texas; other relatives; and many good friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Walter and Harry; and a sister, Marie Newland.

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Latitude: 42.0833015
Longitude: -95.5942001

Family Members:

Parent

Bernhard G Schmieder

(1883 - 1948)

Amelia Pauline Werle Schmieder

(1882 - 1969)

Spouse

Ruth Emma Wellner Schmieder

(1921 - 2017)

Siblings

Paul Schmieder

(unknow - 1926)

Walter Schmieder

(1914 - 1998)

Karlt Gustav Schmieder

(1922 - 1922)

Children

Anthony J. “Tony” Schmieder

(1946 - 2017)

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