White Funeral Home
1315 Main Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648

Gilbertville – Eugene M. Schmit, 96 years old of Rosewood Estates in Waterloo, IA, and formerly of Gilbertville, IA, died Saturday, September 8, 2018, at his home.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. – Thursday, September 13, 2018, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Gilbertville with burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 12^th at the White Funeral Home, Jesup, IA, where there will be a 4:00 p.m., Catholic Order of Foresters Rosary.  Visitation will continue for an hour before services Thursday at the Church.  Memorials will be directed to Catholic Charities Adoption Service in Dubuque; Cedar Valley Hospice and to the Bosco System.

Eugene Martin Schmit was born January 15, 1922, at home on the family farm, located in Fox Township of Black Hawk County, IA, near Jesup, the son of Valentine Schmit and Matilda (Mangrich) Schmit.  On November 12, 1960, he was united in marriage to Beverly Mae Takin in Waterloo. He was a lifelong member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, a member of Catholic Order of Foresters, and the Knights of Columbus.

Eugene is survived by two daughters, Angela McClain of Ames, Carla (Curt) Chorpening of Rowley; two sons, Dana (Becky) Schmit of Jesup, Thomas Schmit of Denver; one daughter in law, Brenda Schmit of Elk Run Heights; 11 grandchildren, Brian (Sue) McClain, Sean McClean, Derek Schmit, Cole Schmit, Kayla (Jesse) Hahn, Tucker Chorpening, Mitchell (Jill) Schmit, Austin Schmit, Olivia Schmit, Tyler Schmit, Alexis Schmit; one sister, Laurene Weiers of Phoenix, AZ; two sisters in law, Marcella Schmit of Gilbertville and Mary Lou Schmit of Waterloo;  He was preceded in death by his parents wife; two sons, Charles Ray Schmit and Patrick Michael Schmit; one grandson, Dillon Charles Schmit; one son in law, Mike McClain; five sisters, Martina Schmit in infancy, Marcella Sadler, Irma Kresser, Viola Frost and Agatha Thome; and five brothers, Lawrence, Arnold, Irvin, Edwin and Cletus Schmit.

Eugene attended Fox Township school and then Immaculate Conception School in Gilbertville.  He then began farming with his father at a young age and later purchased his own farm in 1964.  He retired from farming in 1987.  He enjoyed the outdoors, Cubs baseball and bowling, but his church and family were most important.  He had a special place in his heart for time spent with his children and grandchildren.