Verona A. Schmidt (Ficken)
October 16, 1920 — February 23, 2008
Verona Schmidt, 87, of 50 27th Ave. Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, February 23, 2008, in her home, following a brief illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008, at Zion Lutheran Church, Hiawatha, by Pastor Daniel Johnson. The family will greet friends from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids and from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church on Monday. Burial: 2:00 p.m. Monday, St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Homestead.
Survivors include her husband, Harlan; a son, Ronald (Marleen) of Orlando, Florida; two grandchildren, Tamara Kappler and Scott (Janelle) Schmidt; three great-grandchildren, Kyle, Cassidy and Braden; two sisters, Lillian Johnson and Venita Mueller; and four brothers, Carl Ficken, William Ficken, Edgar Ficken and Victor Ficken.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Barbara; and a sister, Elfrieda Folkman.
Verona was born October 16, 1920, the daughter of Carl and Marie (Steinke) Ficken, in Williamsburg, Iowa. On January 4, 1942, she was united in marriage to Harlan Schmidt. A farmwife and homemaker for over 25 years, Verona also had worked for the Earl May Garden Shop and the Cedar Rapids Airport.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Mercy, 315 18th Ave., Hiawatha, IA 52233 or Zion Lutheran Church, 201 1st Ave., Hiawatha, IA 52233, in memory of Verona.
Survivors include her husband, Harlan; a son, Ronald (Marleen) of Orlando, Florida; two grandchildren, Tamara Kappler and Scott (Janelle) Schmidt; three great-grandchildren, Kyle, Cassidy and Braden; two sisters, Lillian Johnson and Venita Mueller; and four brothers, Carl Ficken, William Ficken, Edgar Ficken and Victor Ficken.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Barbara; and a sister, Elfrieda Folkman.
Verona was born October 16, 1920, the daughter of Carl and Marie (Steinke) Ficken, in Williamsburg, Iowa. On January 4, 1942, she was united in marriage to Harlan Schmidt. A farmwife and homemaker for over 25 years, Verona also had worked for the Earl May Garden Shop and the Cedar Rapids Airport.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Mercy, 315 18th Ave., Hiawatha, IA 52233 or Zion Lutheran Church, 201 1st Ave., Hiawatha, IA 52233, in memory of Verona.
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