Erwin Schmidt Jr. passed away peacefully, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at Froedtert South Kenosha Medical Center Campus.
He was born on January 1, 1944 to the late Erwin and Amelia (Houte) Schmidt Sr. in Kenosha. He was educated in the schools of Kenosha and graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School. He received his degree from UW Parkside.
Erwin worked as a plant engineer at AMC/Chrysler, then at Controlled Environment in Waukesha. He also owned and operated Erv’s Lounge.
Erwin was a member of Unity Lodge 367 F&AM.
Erwin enjoyed fishing, going up north to Eagle River to the cabin and spending time with his friends Deano and Kenny and going to casinos. He also enjoyed going to breakfast at Tommy’s Homerun Restaurant especially on Sundays with his daughter Laura and her husband Todd.
Erwin is survived by his loving daughter Laura (Todd) Rozzoni, his grandchildren Austin, Eric (Alyssa) and Billy, his great granddaughter Abigail, his siblings Dennis Schmidt, Kathy (Armand) Schonscheck and Kenneth (Nancy) Schmidt, his nieces and nephews Elissa, Brian, Armand, Erin, Adam and Andrew, his goddaughter Erin Gray and his cats Gucci and Diamond.
He is preceded in death by a son Brandon.
Funeral Services for Erwin will be held on Monday, January 31st at 6:00 p.m. at the Bruch Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Monday from 3:00 p.m. until the time of service.
The family would like to thank the staff of 3 Palmer, especially his nurse Eileen and Dr. Choudhuri for their compassionate care given to Erwin.
