Eugene and Ramona Schmidt

Shortly after Ramona's passing 5 of the 6 schmidt children gather around a table to remember their parents. In this clip they remember their father.

Shortly after Ramona's passing 5 of the 6 schmidt children gather around a table to remember their parents. In this clip they remember their mother.

Shortly after Ramona's passing 5 of the 6 schmidt children gather around a table to remember their parents. In this clip they reflect on being disciplined as children in the 60s and 70s as well as aspects of family dynamics.

Shortly after Ramona's passing 5 of the 6 schmidt children gather around a table to remember their parents. In this clip they recall their earliest memories of family life.

My grandfather, Eugene Schmidt, was born in Lake Crystal, MN on February 13th, 1931 to Lester and Ethel. He served his country in the Korean War and worked for the the Minnesota Department of Transportation most of his life. He was a generous and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He passed away January 3rd, 2019 at the age of 87 with his wife of 64 years, Ramona, by his side. He is survived by wife Ramona, children Dawn Michels, Lonna-Jean (Rick) Schmidt-Nelson, Joe (Diane) Schmidt, Jim (Cecilia) Schmidt, Chris Schmidt, Michael (Steven) Schmidt, 24 grand children, many great-grandchildren. His body is interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Eugene shares his experience with getting drafted into the Korean War. His time at basic, cooking, clerking, drinking, and traveling.

Eugene talks about driving to Oklahoma with his brother and living there for a time. He worked as a cook at a Tee Pee Drive-in and later stocking groceries at Tyler & Simpson. Then taking the bus back to Minnesota and delivering groceries for Bob & Dean Delivery, when he met Ramona Buckley who later became his wife.