The Mass of Christian burial for Philip P. Schmidt, age 83, of Mott, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Mott. Father Charles Zins will officiate, with burial in the Sunnyslope Cemetery.

A Rosary Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Mott.

Special music will be provided by organist, Pat Schwartz.

Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Mott.

Philip Schmidt, was born to Matthias and Magdalena Schmidt on January 1, 1928, the youngest of 6 children. He attended country school until the 8th grade at which time he began to farm with his father north of Mott. Since he was the youngest son, he remained on the farm with his parents when his older brothers went to serve their country in World War II. He met Rose Hawn and they were married on September 19, 1950. He and Rose lived on the homestead and farmed until 1977 when they sold the farm and moved into Mott. He then started a new career in Construction and continued to be a handyman for many years after his retirement. He enjoyed gardening, going to all the sporting events, going to the Movies and loved visiting with many friends and playing cards at family events.


He entered the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in December of 2009 where he was a very active resident and enjoyed his many friends there continuing his card games with them. Philip passed away Thursday evening, July 28, 2011 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger.


He will forever be missed by his wife, Rose of 60 years, his 5 children, Michael (June), Mott, Phyl (Ray) Steiner, Mott, Michelle (Delton) Grosz, Hazen, Patrick (Donna), Mott and Matt (Jeri), Mott. He is also survived by his 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.


He was preceeded in death by his parents, his 3 brothers, John, Jack and Anton and 2 sisters, Clara Wanner and Pauline Burns, and his daughter Mary Attebery.