Obit: Schmidt, Martha M. (1930 - 2020)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Schmidt, Wickham, Wiersma, Tesmer, Erickson, Jecevicus, Geoger, Sebold, Beyer

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Aug 2020

Schmidt, Martha M. (9 OCT 1930 - 7 AUG 2020)

Martha Mae Schmidt, age 89, of Colby, passed away on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at Waterford in Colby. The family will be having a private graveside service.

Martha was born on Oct. 9, 1930, the daughter of Andrew and Marcia (Wickham) Wiersma in Woodstock, Ill. She was united in marriage to Lawrence Schmidt on Jan. 30, 1949, in Alden, Ill. He preceded her in death on Nov. 6, 2016. In 1959, they purchased a dairy farm in the town of Colby and sold it in 1976.

After selling the farm, they moved into Colby and lived above the Rux-Lulloff Funeral Home and Furniture Store. Martha was a homemaker and the best mom. She was a wonderful baker and gardener. They ran Schmidty’s Bar for one year in 1981, and tended bar for Tesmer’s Town and Country in Colby. Martha had a fierce pumpkin ball pitch. But most of all she loved and cherished her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Martha is survived by her eight children: John (Bev) of Wausau, Peggy Erickson of Colby, Susie (Peter) Jecevicus of Colby, Linda Geiger of Marshfield, Rocky (Bobbi) of Colby, Jeri (Bill) Schmidt of Abbotsford, Judy (Mark) Sebold of Colby and Carol (Dan) Beyer of Medford; 26 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; two great-great- granddaughters; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence; two brothers: Wilbur (Willy) Wiersma and Raymond (Bud) Wiersma; and a granddaughter, Amy.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.