Birth: 28 May 1917 – Ottosen, Humboldt, Iowa, USA
Death: 5 Feb 2004 – West Bend, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
Father: Frederick William Schmidt (1892-1955)
Mother: Emma Messner (1892-1978)
Marriage: 22 Aug 1945 – Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
Spouse: Alma Laura Rein (1916-2000)
Children:
- Sandra Kay Schmidt (1946-2012)
- Living (Private)