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PVT Alphonse Joseph Schmidt

29 Jun 1896 – 25 Jun 1948

Birth29 Jun 1896
Death25 Jun 1948
CemeteryRosenberg Cemetery
Rosenberg , Fort Bend County , Texas , USA
Added byClaire Ehrhart Abel on 08 Dec 2010
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62701502

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Rosenberg Herald, July 2, 1948: Funeral services for Alphonse J. Schmidt, age 61 years, of this city, were held from the Foerster Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, June 27, at 3:00 p.m., with Rev. Jerome Tydlacka, pastor of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church of Rosenberg, officiating. Burial was in the WOW Cemetery. Mr. Schmidt is survived by one daughter, Miss Bernice Schmidt of Granger; one sister, Mrs. Annie Poncik of Rosenberg; seven brothers, Frank A. Schmidt, Joe A. Schmidt, Ernest Schmidt, Edward Schmidt of Rosenberg, William F. Schmidt of Utah, Anton T. Schmidt of Granger, and Victor L. Schmidt of Palestine; besides a host of other relatives and friends. Pallbearers were Alfred Walenta, Syl Turicchi, C.W. Webster, Anton Wasserbauer, Bill Pearce, Harold Brewer, Stanley Vacek, and Jim Pollock. Services were under the direction of the Foerster Funeral Home. ************************************************************************************************ Rosenberg Herald, July 1, 1948: W.H. Kliem, who surrendered to officers last Friday night after the shooting, blamed "family trouble" as the cause for the killing of Alphonse Joe Schmidt. The shooting occurred at 9:00 p.m. Friday at the Midway Cafe between Richmond and Rosenberg. Kliem shot Schmidt twice with a shotgun, then came to Richmond and looked up officers to tell them what he had done. Schmidt was rushed to the Fort Bend Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Kliem was released on $2500 bond pending the November session of the grand jury.

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TEXAS ~ PVT ~ 33 INF ~ WORLD WAR I

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