Edwin L. Schmidt Sr.

Edwin L. Schmidt, Sr. was called home to Almighty God on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the age of 78. Edwin was a miracle baby, born 3 months premature at 9 inches long and 3 lbs on January 3, 1940. He is survived by his wife, Fay Schmidt, of 58 years. He had 3 children, Becky Jelks (deceased) and her husband, Vaughn, Edwin L. Schmidt, Jr. and his wife, Lisa, of Columbia, SC, and Cherie Schmidt. He had 11 grandchildren. Edwin was in the U.S. Coast Guard for 8 years and retired from Entergy after 32 years. He was a square dancer caller for the Terry Town Grand Squares for 17 years and a member of the New Orleans Square Dance Callers Association and the Knights of Columbus #2732. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, on Friday, February 9, 2018 at 1:00PM. A visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 11:00AM. Interment will take place at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum.

To view and sign the family guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.