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Edith Lillian Delores Thornton Schmit

Birth	:	17 Feb 1930
Death	:	4 Mar 2018
Burial	:	Carrington Cemetery, Carrington, Foster County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.4644012, -99.1258011
Description	:	Edith Lillian Delores Schmit of Carrington, North Dakota died on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the age of 88. Edith Thornton was born to Carl and Bertha (Binns) Thornton on February 17, 1930 near Grace City, North Dakota. The family had seventeen total children; Edith being the eleventh oldest. She attended school through the 8th grade in in Bordulac, North Dakota. On June 9, 1947, Edith was united in marriage to the love of her life Stephen Schmit. Following their wedding, the couple purchased the land that Stephen himself was born and raised on. She dedicated her life... Read More	Edith Lillian Delores Schmit of Carrington, North Dakota died on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the age of 88. Edith Thornton was born to Carl and Bertha (Binns) Thornton on February 17, 1930 near Grace City, North Dakota. The family had seventeen total children; Edith being the eleventh oldest. She attended school through the 8th grade in in Bordulac, North Dakota. On June 9, 1947, Edith was united in marriage to the love of her life Stephen Schmit. Following their wedding, the couple purchased the land that Stephen himself was born and raised on. She dedicated her life to raising their ten children and helping out on the farm. She enjoyed gardening and raising and caring for the livestock that was needed to feed her family. In her free time, Edith enjoying playing cards with family and friends, playing bingo, and listening to music. Her love of her children brought out many of her talents and joys, including embroidering and quilting. Each of her children and grandchildren were blessed with the gift of one of her quilts. She served as a local 4-H leader for over 27 years, as an honorary judge at the Foster County Fair, and served on the Altar Society. Edith was a long-serving member of the Bordulac Church until its closure, at which time she became a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In 1995, Edith moved away from the farm life and entered an assisted living facility, where she made many cherished friends. She transitioned to New Rockford’s Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in 2012 and remained there until the time of her death. She is survived by children, Stephen Schmit Jr., Annabell (Bob) Bruce, Mary Waagen, Collen (Richard) Biel, Timothy (Faye) Schmit, Leonard Schmit, Joanna Slag, Bertha Bell, Elizabeth Schmit, Joseph (Kelly) Schmit, 22 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, one sister Evelyn Wilder, and many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death are her husband, Stephen Schmit; brothers Earl, Harry, Harold, John, Stanley, William, Gerald, Darrell, Wesley, and two infant brothers; sisters Hazel, Thelma, Gertrude; and one grandson, Michael Slag. Adapted from Evans Funeral Home obituary

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Latitude: 47.4644012
Longitude: -99.1258011

Family Members:

Parent

Bertha Binns Thornton

(1894 - 1949)

Spouse

Stephen Nicholas Schmit

(1920 - 2001)

Siblings

Gertrude Lavina Thornton Montgomery

(1915 - 2003)

Thelma B Thornton Bennett

(1923 - 1969)

Earl Thornton

(1928 - 1940)

Evelyn Arla Alice “Katie” Thornton Wilder

(1929 - 2020)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Carrington Cemetery
Carrington, Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4644012, -99.1258011

2. Longview Cemetery
Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4068985, -99.2230988

3. Barlow Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.5806007, -99.1352997

4. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.3474998, -99.1802979

5. Kvernes Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.5512890, -98.9911940

6. Pleasant Valley Adventist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.3566270, -99.2245310

7. Melville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.3393300, -99.0329100

8. Brethren Cemetery
Wells County, USA
Coordinate: 47.3922005, -99.3308029

9. Saint Elizabeth Cemetery
Sykeston, Wells County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4611015, -99.3942032

10. German Free Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.6463353, -99.1479089

11. Sykeston Cemetery
Wells County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4577620, -99.3958200

12. Brethren Cemetery
Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4435997, -98.8432999

13. Brantford Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 47.5952988, -98.9039001

14. North James River Lutheran Cemetery
Grace City, Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.5146190, -98.8252660

15. Lake View Cemetery
Cathay, Wells County, USA
Coordinate: 47.5588989, -99.4139023

16. Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
Wells County, USA
Coordinate: 47.6096992, -99.3728027

17. New Home Seventh-Day Adventist Cemetery
Woodworth, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.3142500, -99.3862620

18. James River Church Cemetery
Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4567280, -98.7795350

19. Prairie Home Cemetery
New Rockford, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 47.7022018, -99.1324997

20. Saint Johns Cemetery
New Rockford, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 47.7021900, -99.1349140

21. Edmunds Cemetery
Edmunds, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2481780, -98.9654430

22. Lunde Cemetery
Woodworth, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2555350, -99.3126147

23. Grace City Cemetery
Grace City, Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.5797005, -98.7983017

24. New Home Cemetery
Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2708015, -99.3968964