Archie Schmidt

 Services for Archie A. Schmidt, 72, who died Jan. 17 at Newton Medical Center, have been delayed because of COVID-19.

Born Oct. 3, 1948, in Newton to Art and Ruth (Unrau) Schmidt, he married Kristin Matthies Sept. 15, 1973, in Wichita.

 Survivors include: wife, Kristin Schmidt, rural Peabody; son Luke Schmidt, College Station, Texas; daughters, Jody Schmidt, Chicago, Illinois, and Kathy Schmidt, Great Bend; sister, Ada Schmidt-Tieszen, Newton; and a granddaughter.

 Son Alan Schmidt and sister Elaine Bartel preceded him in death.

Memorials have been established with Mennonite Central Committee.