Fred F. Schmidt

Visitation: will be held on Monday, February 21, 2005, from 5:00-9:00 p.m. at the chapel of the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home

Funeral Service: 10:00a.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at the St. Matthews Catholic Church in Gillette, WY

Interment: will follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Gillette

Funeral services for Fred Schmidt, age 79, of Gillette will be at 10:00a.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at the St. Matthews Catholic Church in Gillette, Wyoming with Father Thomas Kadera officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Gillette. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 21, 2005, from 5:00-9:00 p.m. at the chapel of the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home.

Fred Schmidt died on Thursday, February 17, 2005 at the Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette of natural causes.

Fred Schmidt was born on January 22, 1926 the son of Joseph Schmidt and Marion (Faller) Schmidt in Dickinson, North Dakota. He grew up on the family farm in Belfield, North Dakota and attended the high school there. Fred joined the army and served during the Korean and WWII wars. During his service he was a translator and stood guard for the Neuremburg Trials. After the service he started his career in construction where he moved all over the west. He married his wife Georgia (South) on August 23, 1968. They moved to Gillette in 1979 where he worked for KG Construction until his retirement in 1998. Fred enjoyed his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, doing yard work, solving word search puzzles, spending time in his garage, carpentry projects and his daughters ranch.

Fred is survived by his wife, Georgia of Gillette, Wyoming; sons, Jim (Melody) Carter of Gillette, Wyoming; Joe (Chris) Schmidt of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota; son-in-law Monte Fitch of Jordan, Montana; daughters, Ronda (Pat) Gaffield; Debbie Ledbetter; Sherry Orcutt; Shelly (Leonard) Besel all of Gillette, Wyoming; two brothers, Richard (Dorthy) Schmidt of Dickinson, North Dakota; Arnold (Josie) Schmidt of Belfield, North Dakota; four sisters, Florence Obrigewitsch of Belfield, North Dakota; Delores Baseflug of Lakewood, Colorado; Evelyne (Ed) Kinzel of Billings, Montana and Margaret (Don) Schumaker of Bismark, North Dakota.

He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, one daughter, one son in law, two brothers in law and three grandchildren. Condolences can be sent in care of the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or via the internet at www.stevensonandsons.com