Ilion High School - Class of 1896

Ilion Sentinel - January 31, 1935

Death Takes T. W. Schmidt

Death Takes T. W. Schmidt

Theodore W. Schmidt, 57, former editor of this paper, and ex-President of Ilion, whose death at midnight Wednesday ended many weeks of serious illness.

T. W. SCHMIDT DIES AT HOME
Many Mourn Passing of Native Ilionite; Popular and Prominent in Village and County

Death has again called from Ilion a man prominent in the affairs of the village. Theodore W. Schmidt passed away at his home here at midnight on Wednesday, January 30. He had been in rather poor health for a number of years and very seriously ill with a throat trouble for the past several months.

Mr. Schmidt was born in Ilion, June 1, 1878, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John V. Schmidt. He attended Ilion schools and was a graduate of Rochester Business College.

On April 3, 1902 he was married to Miss Nellie Truman and two children were born of this union. Mary, wife of Andrew J. Sitzer of New York City; Fatanitza, wife of Richard Conley, of Little Falls, N.Y.

He is survived by his wife and children and one granddaughter, Anna Switzer, also by three brothers, Dr. Robert Schmidt of Elmira, Wilhelm and Frank of Ilion; and two sisters, Mrs. L. W. Warner of Ilion and Mrs. Noel S. Bennet of Albany.

Mr. Schmidt has always taken a prominent and active part of affairs of the village. Among the various activities that brought him into prominence in the life of the village were those of: Village President, in 1920, a member of the firm of Schmidt Bros. Real Estate and Insurance for over 20 years, organizer of the Ilion Garden Club, and editor of the Ilion Citizen Community Review and Herkimer County News for 12 years.

He took an active part in the Republican politics of the village and the county but with the exception of being village president was never a candidate for public office. He was an enthusiastic cyclist and prominent in the bicycle meets of that day. Mr. Schmidt was a great lover and grower of bowers and his garden at his home on Columbia Parkway was one of the show places of the vicinity.

He was a Mason, a Knight Templar, an Elk, and a member of the Shakespeare Club.

His friends are legion and his death has caused sharp sorrow to them for Theodore Schmidt was a charming gentleman, a wit and a sincere friend.