Matthew E. Schmidt Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Matthew E. Schmidt of Woden, Iowa, who passed away on January 17, 2023 at the age of 42. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Matthew E. Schmidt to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his grandfathers, Lowell Schmidt and Fred Short; and his uncle John Thomson. He is survived by: his parents, Ronald Schmidt and Debra Schmidt (Short) of Woden; his siblings, Nicholas Schmidt (Rich) of Minneapolis, Tyler Schmidt (Matt) of Kansas City and Meaghan Swingen (Matt) of Woden; his grandparents, Leona Schmidt of Titonka and Jonquil Short of Britt; and his aunts and uncles, Carolyn Thomson of Sioux Falls, Mary Lande (Jim) of Naples, Florida, Barb Russell (Zacc) of Tempe, Arizona, Jill Olson (John) of South Bend, Indiana, Bob Short (Moira) of Roseville, California, Becky Fahey (Gene) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tom Short (Debbie) of Creston and Chris Short of Carnegie, Pennsylvania. He is also survived by cousins and extended family.

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