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SCHMIDT, Evelyn "Marge", age 86

Died: Sunday, July 12th, 2015

Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church (1310 Main Street in Eau Claire)

Visitation: family will receive friends one hour prior to service at the church on Wednesday

Interment: Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Marge's memory to one of two organizations that enjoyed countless hours of service from Marge throughout the years - Our Savior's Lutheran Church or the Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire.

 

Evelyn Margery "Marge" Schmidt, age 86, of Eau Claire, died on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at home with her family by her side.

Marge was born in Turtle Lake, WI on May 1, 1929, the second child of late Leonard and Mabel (Hoff) Anderson. She was raised on the Anderson family farm in Almena, WI; moved to Minneapolis, MN out of high school; and then Barron after her marriage to Ervin Schmidt on September 15, 1951. Marge and Erv began their family in Chippewa Falls, WI and then moved to Eau Claire in 1957 where they raised their seven children.

She is survived by her husband, Ervin; sister, Darlene (Larry) Hubbard; children, Candice (Clay) Simpson, Cheryl (Keith) Kamba, Gregory (Susan) Schmidt, Tamara (Jeff) Weller, Jennifer (Tom) Potter, and Lisa (Eric) Rydland; son-in-law, Larry Szwalkiewicz (Jennine); eleven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

Marge was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Gordon; and oldest daughter, Roxanne. 

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