FRED SCHMITT    (1897 • 1980)

Frederick W. Schmitt, 82, of Park Haven Apartments, 325 N. 8th St., Manitowoc, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. John United Church of Christ, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gerald Schrankler will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.

Mr. Schmitt was born Aug. 27, 1897, at Manitowoc, son of the late John and Anna Naumen Schmitt. He was educated in the Manitowoc School System. He became an engineer for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad for 46 years, retiring in 1963. He married Pauline Broeska in 1916 at Tigerton, Wis. He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Manitowoc.

Survivors include his wife, Pauline; three sons and daughters-in-law, the Rev. Myron and Irene of Streamwood, Ill. Donald and Mildren of Manitowoc, and Kenneth and Jean of Milwaukee; a daughter and son-in-law, June and Herman Meisner of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Edwin and Rose of Manitowoc, Earl and Olive of Manitowoc, and Ervin of Colo.; 11 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by four brothers, a sister, and a granddaughter.

Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of services.

Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc, Wis., February 12, 1980 P. 3