Dorene Schmidt, a 90 year old resident of Trenton, MO passed away at 9:45 a.m. on Monday, February 01, 2016 at Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 5, 2016 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton. A scheduled visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in the Berry Cemetery, north of Galt.
Mrs. Schmidt was born on October 27, 1925 north of Galt, MO the daughter of Roy and Agnes (Daniels) Pettit. She graduated from Galt High School. She was married to Gerald Schmidt on January 25, 1953 in Trenton, MO; he preceded her in death on August 30, 2002. They lived west of Laredo before moving to Trenton in 1995. She was employed by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Office as a switch board operator for 10 years. After leaving the telephone office, Dorene was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved spending time with her family and friends. She was a wonderful hostess. Dorene looked forward to family coming for deer season and the holidays. She was a member of the Laredo Christian Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Linda Singleton and her husband, Stacy; a son, Gary Schmidt; a brother, Donald Pettit; 4 grandchildren, Jennifer Waugh and her husband Chris, Stacy Singleton Jr and his wife Lisa, Erin Singleton, and Scott Singleton and his wife Tia; 3 great grandchildren, Xander Waugh, Riley Singleton, and Abby Singleton.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Berry Cemetery; they can be left at or mailed to Resthaven Mortuary, P.O. Box 587, Trenton, MO 64683. Online condolences may be left at whitakereads.com.
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