Mary Lou SPROWL: Geneastory

Generation: 1

Mary Lou SPROWL was born on 18 Mar 1927 in Washington; died on 8 Jul 2005 in Omak, Okanogan County, Washington.

Notes:

Mary Lou Schmidt, 78, a lifelong resident of Omak, went to be with the Lord Friday, July 8, 2005, at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee following a brief illness. She was surrounded by family.

She was born to Bill and Ella Sprowl March 18, 1927. She was the fourth of seven children. Mary Lou graduated from Omak High School in 1945 and attended Central Washington College for one year.

She married E.J. Schmidt Sept. 4, 1948, at the Omak Presbyterian Church.

She worked at the Jim Hill Hotel, Omak Chronicle and Cooperative Growers/Magi for many years besides working in the home and orchard.

Mary Lou loved to sing. She was in choir music in high school, college choirs; church; community choirs and choral groups. In recent years, in fact, they couldn't come home from Arizona until the Choraliers concerts were over. Mom loved to garden, raising beautiful flowers as well as a vegetable garden.

She is survived by her husband, E.J., of the home; sons, Keith and his wife Heidi Schmidt and Chris and wife Tina Schmidt; daughter, Lisa and her husband Jeff Demmitt; all of the Omak area; daughter-in-law Patti and her husband Steve Cockfield of Malott; grandchildren, Eric Schmidt, Andrew Schmidt, Melissa Schmidt-Cockfield, Karl Schmidt, Justin Demmitt and Michelle Demmitt of the surrounding area; sisters, Margaret Johns of Okanogan, Ruthella and her husband, Ed Piper of Dryden; and brother, Harvey and his wife Donna Sprowl of Omak.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Mark; infant sons, Kirk and Allen; sisters, Della Mae Haeberle, Dorothy Carlton and brother, Herbert Sprowl.

She was a member of the Cornerstone Christian Fellowship and a past member of the Ora Yarwood, Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Country Club.

Memorial services for Mary Lou Schmidt will be held on Wednesday, July 13 at 1 p.m. at the Cornerstone Christian Fellowship. Memorials may be given to the Cornerstone Christian Fellowship or to the Children's Orthopedic Hospital Guild.

Precht-Harrison-Nearents Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Mary married Ernest James SCHMIDT on 4 Sep 1948 in Omak, Okanogan County, Washington. Ernest was born on 19 Apr 1926 in North Dakota; died on 2 Feb 2019 in Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Mark James SCHMIDT was born on 1 Aug 1951; died on 19 Oct 1991 in Omak, Okanogan County, Washington; was buried in Okanogan Valley Memorial Gardens, Omak, Okanogan County, Washington.
3. Kirk SCHMIDT was born in 1965; died in 1965; was buried in Okanogan Valley Memorial Gardens, Omak, Okanogan County, Washington.
4. Allan SCHMIDT was born in 1965; died in 1965; was buried in Okanogan Valley Memorial Gardens, Omak, Okanogan County, Washington.

Generation: 2

Mark James SCHMIDT

(1.Mary¹) was born on 1 Aug 1951; died on 19 Oct 1991 in Omak, Okanogan County, Washington; was buried in Okanogan Valley Memorial Gardens, Omak, Okanogan County, Washington.

Notes:

Graduated from Mercer Island High School.

Died in a tractor accident.

Mark married Patti Janice JONES on 19 Oct 1985 in Okanogan County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3. Kirk SCHMIDT (1.Mary¹) was born in 1965; died in 1965; was buried in Okanogan Valley Memorial Gardens, Omak, Okanogan County, Washington.
4. Allan SCHMIDT (1.Mary¹) was born in 1965; died in 1965; was buried in Okanogan Valley Memorial Gardens, Omak, Okanogan County, Washington.