Roger died Friday August 26, 2011 at his home.
Roger W. Schmidt was born January 24, 1955 in Burlington, Colorado to Ralph and Germaine (Albracht) Schmidt. He graduated from Columbus Lakeview High School in 1973 and received his Associate Degree from Grand Island School of Business. Roger married Linda Alms on October 20, 1979 in York, Nebraska. He worked for Federated Insurance Company as an insurance premium auditor for 20 years. Roger was a member of St. Anthony Church and enjoyed hunting, horses and the outdoors.
His is survived by:
Wife: Linda Schmidt of Columbus, NE
Mother: Germaine Schmidt of Columbus, NE
Son: Scott (Jillian) Schmidt of Brighton, CO
Daughter: Lindsay (Talon) Darling of Denver, CO
Daughter: Kelsey Schmidt of Columbus, NE
Sister: Peggy (Dean) Meister of Columbus, NE
Sister: Kathy (Ron) Young of Boise, ID
Brother: Ted Schmidt of Yaak, MT
Brother-in-law: Gary Kruse of Columbus, NE
Grandchildren: Ty & Carter Schmidt of Brighton, CO
He was preceded in death by:
Father: Ralph Schmidt
Sister: Linda Kruse