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Emily Schmidt

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Emily C. Schmidt passed away peacefully on November 11, 2016. Emily was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Gertrude Caroline (Mott) Phillips and Harold Thomas Phillips on June 22, 1929. In her early years the family moved to Baxter, Iowa, where Harold was a pharmacist and then moved to Davenport, Iowa ,when Harold took jobs as a pharmacist with Walgreen’s and Rexall Drugs. Some of Emily’s longest, strongest and dearest friendships were formed from her years growing up in Davenport.  

Emily graduated from Davenport Central High School and attended the University of Iowa, where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and met many friends. While at Iowa she met the love of her life, Don, and followed him to his agrarian roots near Elkader, Iowa, where they spent nearly 30 years raising and milking dairy cattle. Emily learned that young calves were firmly imprinted on a bright red rubberized coat that she nearly always wore to the barn feeding them in their last 15 years on the farm. That parent/child calf imprint lasted well into the cows’ later years, where they would often follow her red coat around the barns and fields, making it easy for her to bring the cows in to milk.  

Emily knew many hardships in her life, including the death of her oldest son, Don Phillip, in a farm accident as well as the deaths of her youngest baby son, Christian Joseph, and baby daughter, Mary Caroline, the latter two due to Rh blood issues.  

Emily also knew many joys in her life, including the births of her three grandsons, Matthew, Benjamin, and Mark, and the joining of her sweet step-granddaughter, Dayna, and step-grandson, Timothy, to her son’s family. Emily was especially proud of the accomplishments of her grandchildren and was always looking forward to hearing more.  

  

Emily is survived by her lifelong husband of over 67 years, Don Raymond Schmidt, Whispering Pines, North Carolina, and by her son, John Thomas Schmidt, and his wife, Becky Lynn Schmidt, of Verona, Wisconsin. Emily is also survived by her grandchildren, Matthew (wife KariAnn Stevens) Schmidt, Benjamin (friend Katie Hartmann) Schmidt, and Mark (friend Melissa Stone) Schmidt, all of Portland, Oregon.  Emily is further survived by her grandchildren-by-marriage, Dayna (husband Kyle) McManners, Verona, Wisconsin, and Timothy (wife AnnMarie) McEnroe, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, and her siblings Mary Ann (husband Keith) Beardsley of Southern Pines, North Carolina, and Thomas A. (wife Miriam) Phillips of Virginia as well as many, many very loved nephews, nieces and their families. 

Emily’s final joy: She awoke briefly from a four-day coma after being told by Tom who had lost the election. Emily opened her eyes and smiled broadly saying, “Really? That’s wonderful!” Online condolences may be made at www.BolesFuneralHome.com.

Boles Funeral of Southern Pines is assisting the family.

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