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- Copy of the obituary for Kevin as published in the "Waterntown Public Opin ion" newspaper upon Kevins death:
"WEBSTER - Kevin Schmidt, 41, Webster, died Wednesday, March 20, 200 2, in a Webster hospital of natural causes.
Funeral services will be Monday, March 25, at 10:30 a.m. in the American L utheran Church at Webster with the Rev. Jan FitzGibbon officiating. Buri al will be in the Webster Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be the Webst er High School Class of 1979. Active pallbearers will be Doug and Danny V alsvig, Joel Sinner, Bill Drake and Kelly and Scott Schmidt. Visitation w ill be in the Fiksdal Funeral Service Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p .m. and in the church Monday prior to services.
Kevin Lee Schmidt was born March 4, 1961, to Harry and Alice (Solber g) Schmidt in Webster. The family made their home on a farm in Racine Town ship, Day County, east of Webster. He was baptized and confirmed at Americ an Lutheran Church in Webster. He attended grade school and graduated fr om Webster High School in 1979.
When he was eight-years-old, he was diagnosed with Muscular Dystroph y. He was eventually confined to a wheel chair. In spite of his illnes s, he enjoyed life, being an avid fan of the Webster Bearcats and attend ed many local sporting events. School representatives awarded him a lifeti me pass to all games. He also was a fan of Minnesota Twins Baseball, Minne sota Vikings and NASCAR and watched many games and races on televisio n. He enjoyed stock car racing and was able to go to many races in the are a. He also enjoyed camping, playing games and reading. He was a life-lo ng member of the American Lutheran Church at Webster.
Survivors include his parents, Harry and Alice Schmidt of Webster; o ne brother and sister-in-law, Allen and Judy Schmidt of Watertown and thr ee sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathleen and Doug Grupe of Webster, Lia na and Ron Foltz of Watertown and Rhonda and Paul Sigaty of Aberdeen. "
- (Medical):Suffered from Muscular Dystrophy from he was 18 years old.
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