Eugene and Ramona Schmidt

AJ Michels

A series of interviews I had with my grandparents Eugene and Ramona Schmidt.

Episodes

  1. 06/23/2021

    Schmidt Children - Remembering Dad

    Shortly after Ramona's passing 5 of the 6 schmidt children gather around a table to remember their parents. In this clip they remember their father.

  2. 06/23/2021

    Schmidt Children - Remembering Mom

    Shortly after Ramona's passing 5 of the 6 schmidt children gather around a table to remember their parents. In this clip they remember their mother.

  3. 06/23/2021

    Schmidt Children - Discipline and Family

    Shortly after Ramona's passing 5 of the 6 schmidt children gather around a table to remember their parents. In this clip they reflect on being disciplined as children in the 60s and 70s as well as aspects of family dynamics.

  4. 06/23/2021

    Schmidt Children - Earliest Memories

    Shortly after Ramona's passing 5 of the 6 schmidt children gather around a table to remember their parents. In this clip they recall their earliest memories of family life.

  5. 01/19/2019 ·  Video

    Remembering Eugene Schmidt (Video)

    My grandfather, Eugene Schmidt, was born in Lake Crystal, MN on February 13th, 1931 to Lester and Ethel. He served his country in the Korean War and worked for the the Minnesota Department of Transportation most of his life. He was a generous and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He passed away January 3rd, 2019 at the age of 87 with his wife of 64 years, Ramona, by his side. He is survived by wife Ramona, children Dawn Michels, Lonna-Jean (Rick) Schmidt-Nelson, Joe (Diane) Schmidt, Jim (Cecilia) Schmidt, Chris Schmidt, Michael (Steven) Schmidt, 24 grand children, many great-grandchildren. His body is interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

  6. 01/03/2017

    Army Service

    Eugene shares his experience with getting drafted into the Korean War. His time at basic, cooking, clerking, drinking, and traveling.

    Army Service

  7. 12/27/2016

    Working in Oklahoma and Mankato

    Eugene talks about driving to Oklahoma with his brother and living there for a time. He worked as a cook at a Tee Pee Drive-in and later stocking groceries at Tyler & Simpson. Then taking the bus back to Minnesota and delivering groceries for Bob & Dean Delivery, when he met Ramona Buckley who later became his wife.

  • 7 Episodes

About

A series of interviews I had with my grandparents Eugene and Ramona Schmidt.

Information

  • Creator
    AJ Michels
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2021
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2016 AJ Michels
  • Show Website
    Eugene and Ramona Schmidt