Obituary of Ronald Schmidt

Ronald Ray Schmidt of Edberg, formerly of Camrose, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 at the age of 59 years, following a courageous struggle dealing with several surgeries. Ron had a keen interest in nature, enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with animals. He especially liked dogs and took great joy in watching the many birds coming to feast at his well-stocked bird feeder. He spent most of his working career as a heavy equipment operator and also worked at Stelco and Shaw Pipe. Countless hours were spent in his garage and yard tinkering and repairing… basically a Mr. Fix-it when it came to anything that had wheels. Sports were a big source of entertainment for him having participated in his youth and later as an armchair fan with favourites being football, hockey, and baseball. Ron was predeceased by his parents Reinhold and Mabel Schmidt, sister Margaret Grove, and brother-in-law John Johnston. Left to cherish his memory are his sisters Phyllis (Roger) King of Medicine Hat AB, Marilyn Johnston of Comox BC, and Linda (Lloyd) Davis of Cobourg ON and brother-in-law Larry Grove; nieces Lisa (Trent) Novotny, Erin Davis, nephews Darren (Coral) Grove, Robert and James (Kim) King; Michael (Cristin) and Ian (Charidy) Johnston and their families plus aunts, cousins, and good friends (special thanks to best friends, Wayne and Corinne Schwab). He will be lovingly remembered as a generous, knowledgeable, and good-hearted individual. A committal service and time of fellowship will be announced at a later date.