Robert Schmidt
March 12, 1929 - April 19, 2015
        

Bob was born in Paterson, New Jersey on March 12, 1929, the son of Erna Fluegel and Herman Schmidt.  Bob graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut in 1953 with a degree in Engineering. While at Coast Guard Academy Bob met Ruth (Mimi) Nissen and they married on June 11, 1953. In their first three years of marriage they lived in Portland, Maine, Norfolk, Virginia and Cape May, New Jersey while Bob served as an officer in the Coast Guard. Their daughter, Carolyn, was born in Cape May, New Jersey. They next settled near Philadelphia in Wyncote, Pennsylvania and sons Stephen and Paul arrived. Bob was employed at Honeywell and United Engineers in Philadelphia. In 1967, the Schmidts moved to Oconomowoc, Wisconsin where Bob held various positions in sales and engineering including Sentry Equipment in Oconomowoc, Joseph Schiltz Brewing Company and Badger Meter in Milwaukee before his retirement.  Bob is survived by his three children, Carolyn, Stephen, Paul, his granddaughter Hilary, his son in law Bill Clausius, his daughter in law Lisa Schmidt and her children Philip Michael Keller and Jessica Keller. Bob will be buried with military honors at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove, Wisconsin in a private ceremony on June, 2, 2015. Mimi, his wife of nearly 60 years, will be buried with him.