Alice F. Schmidt

May 9, 1933 - July 29, 2021

Visitation

Date: August 14, 2021
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church - Osage, Iowa

Funeral Service

Date: August 14, 2021
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church - Osage, Iowa
Note: The family kindly asks that everyone wear a mask while inside the church building to help protect everyone COVID-19, including those that currently can’t be protected by the vaccine such as children under twelve, and those who are immune suppressed.

Burial

Location: Osage Cemetery - Osage, Iowa
Note: A reception for family and friends will follow at the Trinity Lutheran Church fellowship hall.

Alice F. (Bredeson) Schmidt passed away peacefully on July 29, 2021, at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL. She was 88 years of age. Alice was born May 9,1933 in Alma Center, WI. She was the daughter of Otto and Grace (Burlingame) Bredeson. Alice was the fifth of six children, was raised on a farm and attended country school through the 8th grade. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Alma Center, WI in May of 1951 and a graduate of Methodist - Kahler School of Nursing, Rochester, MN in March of 1955. On August 26,1956 Alice married Karl E. Schmidt of Osage, IA. Alice spent her professional career as a Registered Nurse, employed at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital in Osage, IA from 1956 - 1983, St. Luke's Reginal Medical Center in Boise, ID from 1983 - 1991 and returned to Mitchell County Memorial Hospital in 1991, retiring from the nursing profession in 1994. Alice was an active and committed member of Trinity Lutheran Church - Osage, IA and a member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML) and lived her life in service to the glory of God. She enjoyed many travel adventures following retirement and time spent with her family and friends. She was a woman of unfailing faith, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, compassionate nurse, cancer survivor and dedicated servant. Alice is survived by 3 loving sons, Gerald (Sharon) Schmidt of Naperville, IL, Michael (Cristy) Schmidt of Burlington, IA, Mark (Tracey) Schmidt of Des Moines, WA, grandsons Nathan Schmidt of Chicago IL and Anders Schmidt of Des Moines, WA. Preceding her in death, husband Karl, her parents, four sisters; Edna (Bredeson) Burge, Emma Bredeson, Lois (Bredeson) Zielsdorf, Joyce Bredeson and one brother Harold Bredeson. Services will be held Saturday, August 14th at Trinity Lutheran Church, 402 State St., Osage, IA. Visitation with family will be held at 1:00 pm, with the service at 2:00 pm. Pastor Bruce Kaltwasser will officiate. Immediately following the church service, burial services will be held at Osage Cemetery. A reception for family and friends will follow at the Trinity Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Services will be held Saturday, August 14th at Trinity Lutheran Church, 402 State St., Osage, IA. Visitation with family will be held at 1:00 pm, with the service at 2:00 pm. Pastor Kaltwasser will officiate. Immediately following the church service, burial services will be held at Osage Cemetery. A reception for family and friends will follow at the Trinity Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Family and friends unable to attend the funeral service in person may Watch The Livestream on YouTube. Alice loved her career as a health care worker and cared about the health and wellbeing of everyone. For Alice’s funeral service the family kindly asks that everyone wear a mask while inside the church building to help protect everyone from COVID-19, including those that currently can’t be protected by the vaccine such as children under twelve, and those who are immune suppressed. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly asks donations to be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Mitchell County Regional Health Center Auxiliary or the American Cancer Society. The Schmidt Family would like to thank the caregivers of Apple Valley in Osage, IA and Oak Trace in Downers Grove, IL for the care and compassion provided to Alice while in their care. Hultgren Funeral Home Obituary Click here to be redirected to Hultgren Funeral Home website for a Slideshow Video of Alice Click here for a live stream of the funeral service