Eloise Marie Schmidt, 91, of Greene, left this world to enter into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 25, 2025.
Eloise was born on February 8, 1934, near Lake Considine in Butler County, the third of seven children to Jerry and Alice (Dreesman) Siemons. The family moved to a farm north of Greene in 1940 where Eloise attended Greene schools and graduated in 1951.
Eloise met Harry Schmidt at the age of 14 and they eloped shortly after her 18th birthday in 1952. They worked side-by-side for years farming and raising turkeys near Clarksville until they retired in 1990 and moved to Greene. Together they raised three daughters: Jolene, Janell and Janet.
Being an Oma and Grandma was very important to Eloise. Time with her four grandchildren and their spouses plus the eleven great-grandchildren was special. Tea and cookies at Oma’s house was the best and they all knew the big orange container in the freezer was always full of homemade chocolate chip cookies. Oma made sure the container was never empty. She also enjoyed sewing and spent many hours making quilts.
Eloise realized she was the sinner that Christ had died for and accepted him as her Savior on August 26, 1966. She was in constant contact with her Lord through prayer and relied on him daily.
She is survived by her two daughters and one son-in-law: Janell (Merle) Ridder of Waterloo; Janet Feckers of Clarksvillle; four grandchildren, Kendra (Neal) Rochford of Sumner, Kayla (Jeremy) Wolf of Nashua, Kory (Alecia) Feckers of Clarksville, and John (Kelly) Schwinger of Stuart; 11 great-grandchildren, Katelyn Wolf, Jenny Wolf, Laura Wolf of Nashua, Olivia Rochford, Logan Rochford and Sophie Rochford of Sumner, Keagan Schwinger, Arbor Schwinger, Oaklan Schwinger and Rainey Schwinger of Stuart and Brinley Eloise Feckers of Clarksville. Also survived by sisters Anna Steere and Karon Schmidt of Greene, Betty Ward of Charles City, Bonnie Thomas of Siren, Wisconsin and a brother, Bob, in Tucson, Arizona.
Preceded in death by her husband of 67 years Harry in 2019, a daughter Jolene in 2013, son-in-law Larry Schwinger in 2020, son-in-law Ken Feckers in 2022, her parents and one brother, Harvey.
Visitation with the family will be at the Woodley Funeral Home in Greene on Sunday, March 2 from 4-6 pm. Funeral services will be at 11 am on Monday, March 3 at the Greene Community Center. Burial will be at the Rose Hill Cemetery following services on Monday.
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