Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-11-02 : : Alex Schmidt, 84, of Greeley died Monday, April 8, at the Life Care Center. : He was born Nov. 4, 1917, in Scottsbluff, Neb., to Adolph and Mary (Specht) : Schmidt. In Dec. 19, 1947, he married Virginia Hood in Berkeley, Calif. Mr. : Schmidt was reared and educated in the Scottsbluff area and moved to the : Greeley area as a young man. He served in the Army during World War II in : the Far Eastern Theater. After his discharge, he was a painting contractor : before moving to Colorado, where he farmed in the Wiggins and Greeley areas. : After he retired, he worked for the Great Western Sugar Co. Mr. Schmidt was : a member of the First Covenant Church of Greeley. He enjoyed time with : family and dallied in photography. Survivors are his wife, Virginia; four : daughters, Sandra Seidler of Phoenix, and Sharon Holmes, Marlene Waters and : Alison Storck, all of Greeley; two sisters, Rose Nilson of Northglenn and : Esther Feuerstein of Greeley; a brother, Harold Schmidt of Greeley; three : granddaughters and three grandsons. A sister, Leah Weibert, and two : brothers, Herman Schmidt and Albert Schmidt, are deceased. Memorial services : will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Adamson Memorial West Chapel. Cremation. In lieu : of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Disease : Association, in care of Adamson Memorial West Chapel, 2000 47th Ave., : Greeley, CO 80634. : : : : : _________________________________________________________________ : Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com : :