Victor Edward Schmidt

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Victor Edward Emil Schmidt was born on April 24, 1928, on a farm north of Plato, Minnesota. He was the eleventh child born to Henry Sr. and Dorothea (Ritter) Schmidt. His parents, Volga Germans, immigrated to the United States from Krasnojahr, Russia in 1912. Victor was baptized as an infant on May 13, 1928, by Rev. R. Zwintscher at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Plato. At the age of two, the family moved to a farm west of Glencoe. Victor was later confirmed in his faith as a youth on May 3, 1942, by Reverend Alfred Streufert at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe. He attended school at McLeod County District 8 through the 5^th grade and then finished through the 8^th grade at First Evangelical Lutheran Parochial School. Victor graduated from Glencoe High School (Stevens Seminary) on May 29, 1945. He started farming with his brother Walter in March of 1947 on a farm west of Hamburg, Minnesota.

On October 16, 1948, Victor was united in marriage to Harriet Panning at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hamburg. This marriage was blessed with three children, Douglas, Mark, and Nancy. They shared 72 years of marriage.

In 1955, Victor and Walter bought a farm west of Hutchinson. In 1958 they were named Hutchinson Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmers. Victor farmed there until 1980, at which time he started working at 3M. He worked there until his retirement on April 1, 1994.

In Victor’s retirement years he was involved in volunteer work, the last being 12 years at the McLeod County Food Shelf. He was named 2002 Hutchinson Volunteer of the Year and WCCO Radio Good Neighbor.  He received the Rotary’s Service Above Self award in 2015. Victor also was very involved in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hutchinson serving as a church usher, elder, treasurer, finance secretary, singing in the church choir, and serving on the building and finance committees. He also served on the Cenex Board of Directors, the City of Hutchinson Tree Board and Meals on Wheels.

Victor passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at Grand Meadows Senior Living in Glencoe, Minnesota, at the age of 92 years. Blessed be his memory.

Victor is survived by his:
Wife, Harriet Schmidt of Glencoe, MN;
Children, Douglas Schmidt and his wife, Debra, of St Charles, MO,
                Mark Schmidt and his wife, Cheryl, of Glencoe, MN,
                Nancy Severeid and her husband, Tim, of Maple Grove, MN;
Grandchildren, Zachary Schmidt (Sarah), Leah Peterson (Dan), Amanda Hoefling (Ben Rogalski), Michael Schmidt (Rachel), Daniel LeGuen-Schmidt (Julien), Gerrit Severeid, Cooper Severeid;
Sister, Ann Ulrich of Hutchinson, MN;
Sisters-in-law, Wilma Schmidt, of Glencoe, MN,
                        Darlene Pieper of Hamburg, MN,
                        Jenola Panning of Chaska, MN;
Eleven great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Victor is preceded in death by his Parents, Henry Sr. and Dorothea Schmidt; Brothers, Henry Schmidt and wife, Lorna; Fred Schmidt and wife, Verna, Carl Schmidt and wife, Edna, Herman Schmidt, Walter Schmidt and wife, Verona and John Schmidt; Sisters, Emily Bergmann and husband, Earl, Dorothy Vollmer and husband, Ernest, Martha Stoeckmann and husband, Ernie; Infant sister, Elsie; Sister-in-law, Ruth Kruschke and  husband, Reuben, Brother-in-law, Donn Ulrich.