Graveside services for Edwin "Ed" F. Schmidt III, 72, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Forest Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday prior to the graveside service at Rose-Neath Southside Funeral Home.
Ed was born on May 31, 1946 in Wausau, Wisconsin to Edwin Fredrick Schmidt, Jr. and Selma Mysack Kile and left to be with his Lord and Savior on December 1, 2018 from complications of Parkinson's. He was a very simple man and loved his family dearly.
Ed was preceded in death by his father. Left to cherish his memories are his beloved wife of 24 years, Lauma Lacis Schmidt; mother, Selma Kile; children, Trista Ricketts (Joel), Edwin F. Schmidt IV and Christine Lewing; stepsons, Dr. James Carroll and William Carroll; 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Honoring Ed as pallbearers will be William Carroll, Dr. James Carroll, Joel Ricketts, Jonathan McClure, Scott McNeill, and Fred Oliveira. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike McNeill, Donny Lewing, and DeWayne Oxley.