Eric Michael Schmidt, 34, died February 7, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born January 5, 1986, in Pittsburgh, PA, to Paul and Colleen (Butler) Schmidt.
Eric was a graduate of Norwin High School, North Huntingdon, PA, and WyoTech, Blairsville, PA. He was employed at Safelite Auto Glass, Hutchinson, and a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Hutchinson.
On July 13, 2013, he married Victoria Swenson in Boswell, PA. Their marriage was blessed with two children, Julia and Nathan.
Eric is survived by: his wife, Victoria Schmidt of Pretty Prairie, KS; children, Julia and Nathan of the home; parents, Paul and Colleen Schmidt of North Huntingdon, PA; parents-in-law, Michael and Gayle Swenson of Yoder, KS; grandmother, Lois Schmidt; and aunts, Kathleen, Patti Jo, and Patricia.
He was preceded in death by: his grandfather, Paul W. Schmidt; grandmother, Ethel Butler; and uncle, Lt. Colonel Bernard Meisel.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at First Church of the Nazarene, 4290 N. Monroe, Hutchinson, with Pastor Kent Pedersen officiating. Burial will follow in Laurel Cemetery, near Haven, KS. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Elliott Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.