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Leonard D Smid

11 Jan 1929 – 27 Apr 2020

Birth11 Jan 1929
Death27 Apr 2020
CemeteryBohemian Cemetery
Bruno , Butler County , Nebraska , USA
Added byJudy Johnson on 28 Apr 2020
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209569411

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Leonard D. Smid, 91 years, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away April 27, 2020 at Lancaster Rehabilitation in Lincoln, Nebraska. Leonard was born on the family farm near Bruno, Nebraska on January 11, 1929 to William and Mary (Dolezal) Smid. Leonard farmed until 1951, when he was drafted into the Army and sent to fight on the front line in the Korean War, until he was honorably discharged in 1953. He came home and continued farming until he met and married the love of his life, Lorinda VanHeufeln of Leigh, Nebraska in 1959. The couple moved to Schuyler and then settled in Fremont in 1961. Leonard worked at Peterson Machine for 27 years. He loved farming, old Oliver tractors, hunting and working at his job. He couldn’t stop talking about the Korean War and what he went through, and how cold it was. But more than anything he loved Lorinda, who died May 18, 1988, and loved his family and granddaughters. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and V.F.W. Post #854 of Fremont. Leonard is survived by sons, Dale (Sherrie) Smid and David Smid; twin granddaughters, Samantha and Ashley Smid; and brother, Milton (Marlene) Smid all of Lincoln; sisters, Marcy Sklenar of York, Nebraska and Doris Moellenberndt of Aurora, Nebraska; sister-in-law, Aletta Kumpf of Lincoln; and many nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors. And he loved you all. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and sister, Mildred Urbanek. Private Funeral, Friday, May 1, 2020 at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. The Rev. Dan Heuer will officiate. Controlled public visitation will be on Thursday from noon to 7 PM also at Moser’s. Burial at the Bohemian National Cemetery at Bruno.

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