Hays, Kansas – Donald W. Schmidt, age 66, died Saturday, November 7, 2015, at South Wind Hospice in Pratt, Kansas.

He was born September 24, 1949, in Hays, Kansas to Hilary P. and Amelia (Rome) Schmidt.

He was a 1967 graduate of St. Joseph Military School Hays, served six years in the Kansas National Guard and attended the Salina Voc Ed School. He worked 5 years at Hays Car &Truck Alignment, 5 years at James Motor Company, 12 years for the City of Hays as grounds keeper at the Fort Hays Municipal Golf Course and 19 years as a bus driver for the ACCESS Van. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the American Legion both of Hays.

Survivors include his sister, Linda Young and husband, Bob, Haviland, KS; six nephews and nieces; 11 great nephews and great nieces; 8 great great nephews and great great nieces and one great great great niece.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Betty Merklinger and her husband, Elmer.

Services are at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, November 12, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church Hays, Kansas. Burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery Victoria, Kansas with military honors by the Hays American Legion and V.F.W.

The family will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Thursday, at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Memorials to Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas or St. Fidelis Cemetery. Condolences can be sent via email to [email protected].