Obit: Schmid, Anselm III A.J. (1921 - 2011)

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Surnames: Schmid, Bushman, Feddick, Weber, Schjoneman, Baillie, Harris, Rannow

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 04/27/2011

Schmid, Anselm III A.J. (1 MAR 1921 - 24 APR 2011)

Anselm "A.J." Schmid III, 90, of Dorchester, passed away at his home Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011, with his wife at his side.

His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2011, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Colby. Father Daniel Hackel will officiate. A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2011, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford; and also Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church.

A.J. was born March 1, 1921, to Alice (Bushman) and Anselm P. Schmid II on their homestead in Dorchester. He attended Catholic grade school in Dorchester and graduated from Dorchester High School. A.J. was joined in marriage to his wife, Rowena Feddick, Sept. 4, 1948, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Stetsonville.

A.J. was a truck driver for Anselm Schmid & Sons and Neuendorf Transportation of Medford. A.J. was creative and crafty in all aspects and very mechanically inclined. For 40 years he enjoyed spending summers at his home on Lake Holcombe. He loved doing anything and everything his wife requested! He also enjoyed spending time with family and especially his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He is lovingly survived by his wife, Rowena; their children, Kathleen (John) Weber of Grafton, Donald (Suzzann Frane) Schmid of Dorchester, Patricia (Ronald King) Schmid of Sacramento, Calif., Marilyn (Kirk) Schjoneman of Denmark, Marjean Baillie of Arlington Heights, Ill., Judene (Steve) Harris of Hanover Park, Ill., Jerrold Schmid of Dorchester, and Evonne (Ross) Rannow of Colby.

A.J. is further survived by his grandchildren, Christopher (Leah) Weber, Andrew (Angela) Weber, Joseph (Dayna) Weber, Brad (Kate) Schjoneman, Angelica (Dave) Westly, Nicholas Baillie, Amanda (Bruce) Merrill, Tiffani (Joseph) Strasburg and Tanya (Tom Placeres) Rannow; his great-grandchildren; Katelyn and Emily Weber, John Jay Weber, Alyssa, Nathan and Kyla Westly, Kourtney Schjoneman, Hayden and Ashlyn Strasburg; and two great-stepgrandchildren.

A.J. was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters.

The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Visit www.maurinaschillingfuneralhome.com  to express your condolences.