Funeral services for Minnie Schmidt, age 90, of Vernal, UT and formerly of Mound City will be at 1 PM, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge. Burial will be in the Mound City Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home. Visitation will be for one hour prior to services. Minnie passed away, Monday, September 19, 2011 in Vernal.

Minnie (Holzwarth) Schmidt was eighth child of seventeen children born to Emanuel and Katherine (Stadel) Holzwarth on May 2, 1921 in rural Campbell County, South Dakota. She grew up and attended school in rural Campbell County.

Minnie married Edwin Schmidt on June 13, 1943 at Eureka, South Dakota. She spent her life caring for her family and enjoyed playing cards of many kinds, but enjoyed Rook the most. She was also an avid jigsaw puzzle and search-a-word solver. Her proudest moment was when she was TOPS queen in Mound City. Edwin and Minnie lived in the Campbell County area and a 30 mile radius of Mound City until 2005, when they moved to Utah to live with their daughter. Edwin passed away in 2007 and in 2008 Minnie moved into Assisted Living in Vernal. Although she kept very busy with playing cards and crafts, she continued to miss Edwin and wished only to join him.

Minnie is survived by her children, Ruth Humphries (Arlen) of Vernal, UT., Ronald Edwin Schmidt (Jan) of Nipoma, CA, and Fred DeRay Schmidt of Sturgis, SD, six grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, three great grandchildren, eleven step great-grandchildren and five step-great-great grandchildren. Also surviving are 2 brothers; Emanuel Holzwarth "Brownie", William E. Holzwarth, and 2 sisters; Bertha Holzwarth Samdmeier (Helmet) and Meta Holzwarth Rau (Clarence).