He was born on June 3rd, 1977 in Marion, Kansas to Roger and Debbie (Edmunds) Schmidtberger. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Salina, Kansas on May 10th, 1987.
While living in Kansas his family did a lot of outdoor activities especially during the summer, taking vacations in the mountains of Wyoming, camping, fishing and he enjoyed going on hikes in the mountains with his Uncle Buddy.
His family moved to Iowa in 1992, where he met Carrie Wolfe. They had two children: Ashley Dawn, born October 15, 1994 and Austin Damian, born on November 4th, 1997.
He earned his GED and got a degree in Computer Tech from Vatterott College.
He had a great love for computers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Upon his passing, he was working for EMC. He had a great family of friends including his best friends, Corey and Kara.
He was preceded in death by his father: Roger Schmidtberger, his grandparents: Bill and Virginia Edmunds and Charles Schmidtberger, his Uncle: Billy Edmunds, and his cousin: Quinn Stephens.
Those left to cherish his memory are his children: Ashely Schmidtberger and Austin Wolfe, both of Des Moines, his grandson: Thomas Lynn, his mother: Debbie and her husband: Barney Bayer of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, his sister: Stacy and her husband: Nate Ross, his nieces and nephews: Isabella, Gavin and Madalyn, all of Ankeny, Iowa. He is also survived by his grandmother: Rosalie Schmidtberger of Marion, Kansas. His Aunts and Uncles: Melvin Honeyfield of Marion, Kansas, Paula Edmunds and Nancy Edmunds, both of Marion, Kansas, Becky and Brad Vannocker of Hillsboro, Kansas, Lori and Pat Loney of Derby, Kansas and Mike and Brenda Schmidtberger of Ottawa, Kansas. He is also survived by many cousins.
Private family visitation will be held prior to his cremation service.
A Memorial Service will be held for David on Monday, November 11th, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Ankeny Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be left on ankenyfuneralhome.com for the Schmidtberger family.
