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 </figure>Emery R. Schmidt, 93, Catharine, Kansas, died Friday, January 15, 2021, at his home.He was born February 28, 1927, in 
Catharine, the son of Adolph J. and Anna (Staab) Schmidt. &nbsp;He attended 
St. Catherine Grade School where he graduated as an 8th grader. &nbsp;After 
he completed schooling, he farmed full-time with his father, eventually 
taking over the family farm in 1974. &nbsp;In 2002, he was a recipient of the
 Kansas Farm Bureau Century Farm Family Award. &nbsp;On October 10, 1959, he 
was united in marriage to Shirley Pfeifer at St. Joseph Catholic Church 
in Hays. &nbsp;They celebrated 61 years of marriage. He was a farmer whose 
crops included wheat and milo, and he raised cattle. &nbsp;In his earlier 
years, he raised poultry and milked cows, taking the eggs and cream to a
 grocery store in Hays and trading them for groceries. &nbsp;In addition to 
farming, Emery enjoyed butchering hogs and making German sausages, 
watching games shows, and spending time on the computer looking at the 
markets, the weather, playing games and browsing his wife’s Facebook to 
stay up on happenings in his families’ lives.&nbsp; He spent time studying 
the genealogy of families of Catharine, storytelling of growing up in 
the early days on the farm, completing word searches, and was a Kansas 
City Royals and Chiefs fan. &nbsp;Most of all, he loved his family and 
spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. &nbsp;He was a 
member of the St. Catherine Catholic Church and was a Third-Degree 
Knight of the St. Catherine Council.Survivors include his wife Shirley of 
Catharine, two sons: Greg (Pam) Schmidt and Mike (Ann) Schmidt, all of 
Catharine, two daughters: Jackie (Tim) Jones of Hays and Lisa (Allen) 
Stouffer of Leavenworth, two brothers: Adolph (DeAnn) Schmidt and Gerald
 (Elaine) Schmidt, all of Hays, a sister: Cora Dortland of Gorham, two 
brothers-in-law: Maynard Evans of Hays and Verlin Pfeifer of Hill City, 
five sisters-in-law: Rosie Schmidt of Hays, Mary (Rick) Vogt of Chicago,
 IL, Sheila (Tim) Thompson of Westwood, Rebecca (David) Tolemy of 
Bloomingdale, IL, and Sandy Pfeifer of Covington, PA, 12 grandchildren: 
Eric (Kelli) Schmidt, Ryan (Jennifer) Schmidt, John (Aubrey) Jones, 
Rachel (Scott) VonFeldt, Niki (Tony) Smith, Casey (Nathan) Wendel, Erin 
(Ryan) Sims, Kyle Schmidt, Carly Schmidt, Shelby Stouffer, Lucas (Megan)
 Stouffer, and Michael Schmidt, 18 great grandchildren: Catherine, 
Evelyn, Sophia, Jace, Elon, Mason, and Colby Schmidt, Cooper and Georgia
 Jones, Camri, Kaden, and Konnor VonFeldt, Emma and Julie Smith, Clayton
 and Tyler Wendel, Emerie Stouffer, and Olivia Sims, and numerous nieces
 and nephews.He was preceded in death by his 
parents, four brothers: Celly, Herbert, Alfred, Elmer J. Schmidt, and an
 infant brother: Elmer Schmidt, three sisters: Cyrilla Evans, Fidelia 
Rome, and Irene Dinkel, four brothers-in-law: Wilfred Rome, Ray Dinkel, 
Everett Dortland, and Pat Pfeifer, and four sisters-in-law: Esther and 
Frances Schmidt and Lillian and Ginger Pfeifer.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 
10:00 am on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at St. Catherine Catholic Church 
in Catharine. &nbsp;Burial will follow in St. Catherine Cemetery. Visitation 
will be from 5:00 until 8:00 pm on Monday and from 8:30 until 9:30 am on
 Tuesday, all at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. &nbsp;A vigil service 
will be at 6:30 pm followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, both on 
Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to St. Catherine 
Church or to the St. Catherine Cemetery Fund. &nbsp;Condolences and memories 
of Emery may be shared with the family at www.haysmemorial.com