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Faith Maxine Sachau Schmidt

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Birth	:	9 Aug 1917
Death	:	11 Aug 2003
Burial	:	Keefer Cemetery, Orange Township, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9364014, -84.9567032
Description	:	Faith Maxine (Sachau) Schmidt (1917 - 2003) Faith Maxine Schmidt was born August 9, 1917, the daughter of John H. and Minnie Jensen Sachau. She died Monday, August 11, 2003 at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa at the age of eighty-six. Maxine was born in Deloit, Iowa and received her education in the Goodrich Township School and the Deloit High School, graduating in Christ on March 13 and confirmed on March 30, 1938 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. On January 29, 1939, Maxine was united in marriage to Arlo Schmidt at the Zion Lutheran Parsonage in Denison. The couple settled... Read More	Faith Maxine (Sachau) Schmidt (1917 - 2003) Faith Maxine Schmidt was born August 9, 1917, the daughter of John H. and Minnie Jensen Sachau. She died Monday, August 11, 2003 at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa at the age of eighty-six. Maxine was born in Deloit, Iowa and received her education in the Goodrich Township School and the Deloit High School, graduating in Christ on March 13 and confirmed on March 30, 1938 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. On January 29, 1939, Maxine was united in marriage to Arlo Schmidt at the Zion Lutheran Parsonage in Denison. The couple settled on the family farm and were blessed with the birth of one son, Lodean. While on the farm, Maxine helped Arlo with the daily chores, including milking cows and raising chickens. In 1988, Maxine moved to Schleswig where she remained until moving to Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison in 1999. In her spare time, Maxine enjoyed crocheting, sewing, cooking, baking, and canning peaches, cherries and sweet corn. She made elderberry jelly and the most wonderful potato soup. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who loved spending time with her family and spoiling them. She enjoyed listening to her grandaughter, Amber, play the piano and spent time teaching her granddaughter, Angela, to sew. Her grandson, Adam was always fond of visiting grandma's house because she would play catch and taught him to ride his bike. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Arlo in 1988; two brothers: Louis and Harry; one sister, Dolly Pautsch. She is survived by her son, Lodean and his wife, Christina of Denison; three grandchildren: Amber Schmidt and her fiancee, Trevor Paska of Ida Grove, Iowa; Angela Schmidt, and Adam Schmidt of Denison; one brother-in-law, Virgil Schmidt and his wife, Ruth of Denison; two sisters-in-law: Irene Sachau of Denison; and Ruth Sachau of Greeley, Colorado; many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 15, 2003 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, Iowa. Rev. Kurt Kaiser and Rev. David Sewing officiated the services and grave side rites held at Morgan Cemetery in Schleswig, Iowa. Organist Karen Kahl provided the organ occompaniment for soloist Eldon Hardekopf as he sang "How Great Thou Art" and "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me", and for the congregational hymn "Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound". Those serving as honorary pallbearers were: Clarence Friedrichsen, Angela Schmidt, Adam Schmidt, and Larry Grill. Those serving as pallbearers were: Jimmy Schmidt, Curtis Sachau, Joel Schmidt, Delbert Sachau, Chad Petersen, and Walter Miller. The family invited everyone in attendance to join them in fellowship and lunch served by the Ladies Aid. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of the arrangements. Transcribed by: Ron Collins Courtesy - 83GravestonePhotographer (#48653602) 8/22/2017

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Latitude: 42.9364014
Longitude: -84.9567032

Family Members:

Parent

John G. Sachau

(1875 - 1967)

Minnie Auguste Jensen Sachau

(1879 - 1968)

Spouse

Arlo Henry Schmidt

(1917 - 1988)

Siblings

Children

Lodean Schmidt

(1951 - 2016)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 42.9364014, -84.9567032

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Coordinate: 42.9296950, -84.9169710

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7. Oakwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0017750, -84.9379530

8. Highland Park Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9869003, -85.0194016

9. Steel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8997410, -85.0445590

10. Matthew Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8643990, -84.9953003

11. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9852100, -85.0392120

12. Spaulding Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9693930, -84.8551150

13. Portland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8652860, -84.8953650

14. Sunset Memorial Gardens
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Coordinate: 42.9453011, -85.0727997

15. Balcom Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9502983, -85.0839005

16. Pewamo Cemetery
Pewamo, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0014000, -84.8632965

17. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Pewamo, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9893990, -84.8480988

18. Ionia State Hospital Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9600270, -85.0889800

19. Oak Hill Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9834910, -85.0782320

20. Letts Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9007988, -85.0856018

21. Saint Marys Cemetery
Westphalia, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9277992, -84.8116989

22. North Plains Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0466995, -84.9552994

23. Alderman Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8694000, -85.0764008

24. Old Ionia County Poor Farm Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0404100, -85.0242200