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George Washington Schmiedt, 82, of Acampo died June 5 at a local hospital after an extended illness. He was born Sept, 19, 1909, in Lodi and was a lifelong resident.
Mr. Schmiedt married Ella Pietz in Lodi on June 9, 1935, and had attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Fresno State College. He was a diversified farmer, but mainly grew grapes. He built the family home on Acampo Road 50 years ago, and it is still the center for family activities.
He was a member and past director of the Farm Bureau, past director of the Tokay Marketing Agreement, the Lodi Grape Festival Board and the North San Joaquin Water Conservation District. He also served on the Lodi school board for 28 years.
Among civic and social groups, he was a member and past president of the Lodi Rotary Club, and he was active in the Lodi Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Temple Baptist Church, the Lodi Masonic Lodge No. 256, the Scottish Rite Bodies of Stockton, the Ben Ali Shrine of Sacramento and the American Society of Germans from Russia.
His pastimes were also traveling and being with his family.
Mr. Schmiedt was preceded in death by three brothers, Henry, Clifford and Melvin Schmiedt and a sister, Frieda Schmiedt.
He is survived by his wife, Ella Schmiedt of Acampo; two daughters, Joella Schlotthauer of LaVerne and Barbara Bryant of Fresno; a brother, Gust Schmiedt of Lodi; two sisters, Pauline Gigax of Lodi and Virginia Mauch of Sacramento; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lodi Funeral Home, with Pastor Lee Hamby of the Temple Baptist Church presiding. Committal will be at Cherokee Memorial Park. Visitation is 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to service time Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Temple Baptist Church Memorial Fund 801 S. Lower Sacramento Road, Lodi, CA 95242 or the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 1701 19th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133 or the charity of the donor's choice.
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