Lester Schmitz Obituary
We are sad to announce that on October 10, 2019 we had to say goodbye to Lester Schmitz (Portsmouth, Iowa). Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Lester Schmitz to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Bernard Schmitz and Eleanor Schmitz (Gubbels); his daughter Susie; and his siblings, Eugene, Eldred, Lavern Schmitz, Bernadette Conkel, Luella Hull, Luanna Schmitz and Marcelene Bissen.
He is survived by: his wife Rita Ellen Smith; his children, Greg Schmitz (Barbara) of Dallas, Texas, Jim Schmitz (Alicia) of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Peg Gaul (Tim) of Ames, Iowa and John Schmitz (Kim) of Iowa City, Iowa; his grandchildren, Christine, Amy, Ben, Abby, Jacob, Aaron, Andrew, Isabella and Nicholas; his great grandchildren, Ava, Noah, Quinn, Hudson, Zachary and Nicholas; his sister Arlene (Bob Hodapp) of Denver, Colorado; and his sister-in-law Marge Madsen of Fort Collins, Colorado.
