Eupha M. Schmidt, 90, of Burlington, died Monday, June 20, 2022 in Burlington.
Born October 13, 1931, in Bloomington, Indiana, she was raised by her mother Ola Marie Stephens and step-father Charlie Harned. She married Eugene Schmidt on January 1, 1949 in Morning Sun, Iowa. He died March 30, 2008.
Eupha was a 1948 graduate of Morning Sun High School.
Eupha and her husband began their married life as farmers in Yarmouth, moving to Wapello in 1951. They also farmed in Winfield and Crawfordsville before her husband went into the ministry.
Their first church was in Otranto, then in Douds and then Walker, all in Iowa. As a minister’s wife she taught Sunday School and worked with Awana.
After moving to Burlington, Eupha worked at the Burlington Care Center and then got much satisfaction from volunteering near 3000 hours at the Klein Center when it was on Madison Avenue.
She always worked hard and made a great life with very little. Eupha played an important part in the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, that came to visit her, teaching them to ride bikes, taking them to swimming lessons and playing games with them.
Survivors include her three children; Laverne (Betsy) Schmidt of Waxahachie, Texas, Dale (Nancy) Schmidt of Burlington, Iowa and Naomi (Lance) Landes of Indianapolis, Ind.; grandchildren, Amber (Heath) Waldeier, Ashley (David) Flach, Troy Schmidt, Stephanie (Trent) Smith, Krista (Luke) Mielke and Starla Landis; 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her mother, step-father, a daughter, a grandson, and a brother.
The funeral service for Mrs. Schmidt will be Thursday, June 23 at 10 a.m. at the Morning Sun Community Center with Reverend Dean Graber officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established for Hope Haven.