Charles J Schmidt

Charles J Schmidt

Nov. 15, 1946 - May 7, 2024

Charles J Schmidt was born Nov. 15, 1946 in Spokane, Wash. to Albert and Molly Schmidt.

He attended Ritzville schools starting in kindergarten, and he graduated from Ritzville High

School in 1965. The friends he made in school became his lifelong friends. The first love of his

life was every car he owned starting with a 1957 Chev Bel Air and ending with a 1955 Chev. He

married Faye in 1973 and became a father to Shelly. In 1974 Nikki was born. Charles and Faye

recently celebrated 51 years of marriage! Charles farmed his grandfather’s homestead for...