Vernon C. Schmidt, age 80, of West Bend, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee.
He was born on February 25, 1929 in Hardwick MN to the late Herman and Irene (nee Splear) Schmidt. Following high school Vern became a building contractor in Minnesota owning his own construction company called Schmidt Construction. In 1982 he came to the West Bend area to help his daughter and son-in-law remodel a restaurant that they had purchased. It was here that he met the love of his life and never left. On December 11, 1982 Vern was united in marriage to Sandra Anderson. Vern moved his construction company to West Bend and in 1995 he and his wife Sandy also started a restaurant called Sandy's Barton CafAC..
Vern is survived by his wife, Sandy of West Bend; his two daughters, Corliss Kazemba of Cape Coral, FL and Debbie Buck of West Bend; his step-daughter, Denise Stadelmayer of Colorado Springs, CO; and his six grandchildren, Taylor Kazemba, Hallie (Christopher) Olson, Travis Buck, Brittany (Josh) Peterson, Robert Stadelmayer, and Dylan Stadelmayer. He is further survived by Brian Buck, Brad Buck, Sheri Osland, Gary Beck, LaVonne Schmidt, Darrell Schmidt, and Judith (Jack) Chaltry.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Irene Schmidt; his brother, Merlyn Schmidt; his sons-in-law, Wes Kazemba and Ron Buck; his step son, Terry Beck; his parents-in-law, Robert and Evelyn Anderson; and his sister-in-law, Patricia (Jack) Sanborn.
A memorial service in honor of Vern will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 6:00 pm at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church (809 S. 6th St. West Bend). Visitation will be on Friday at the church from 3:00 pm until the time of service.