Grace A Schmidt Obituary (1917

Grace A. Schmidt, 87, passed away December 11, 2004 at her home in Liberty Shores in Poulsbo. Born, March 29, 1917 in Seward, Alaska, she was the daughter of early Seward pioneers, Robert W. and Janette M. (Brooks) Johnston. She earned her BA in Home Economics from then Washington State College, Pullman, WA ni 1938, then taught home economics in Castle Rock and Rockford, WA as well as Ione, Heppner, and Umatilla, OR. She married Elmer H. Schmidt on December 21, 1941. The couple resided for many years in Echo, Heppner, and Hermiston, OR where Elmer was a railroad telegrapher and station agent for the Union Pacific Railroad. The couple were active in Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and 4-H in both Echo and Heppner. Following thier retirement they moved to Poulsbo, which they made their home for the past 28 years. Grace was an active member of First Lutheran Church in Poulsbo where she helped organize Family Kitchen. She was known for her cooking, and Bible Study leadership. She was a vocarious reader, a crossword puzzle and word search fanatic, and avid quilter and knitter. A member of Martha Circle, the Tuesday Quilting Ladies, and the Knit Wits at the First Lutheran Church, she single handedly knitted over 30 children's sweaters annually for Lutheran World Relief, a project she continued more than 15 years. At Liberty Shores she served as Resident Council President, librarian, Bible Study Leader, and self appointed Sunshine Committee. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer, granddaughter Rebecca Driscoll, sisters Bobbie Johnston, Ella McRae, and Genevieve Newport, and her brothers Russell and Everett Johnston. Survivors include her brother Robert D. Johnston of Hermiston, OR, and her children Jean and husband David Creswick of Scappoose, OR, Judy and husband Tom Driscoll of Poulsbo, WA, Jill and husband Larry Liedtke of Eugene, OR and David and wife Mona Schmidt of Vancouver, WA; eleven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at First Lutheran Church, Friday, December 17, 2004, 1:00 PM. Inurnment will take place at First Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial donations be given to the Rebecca Driscoll Memorial Scholarship Fund or Kitsap County Habitat for Humanity, both of which can be contacted through First Lutheran Church, Poulsbo, PO Box 825, Poulsbo, WA 98370. Arrangements under the direction of Stone Chapel, Poulsbo, WA.