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Henrietta Schmidt "Hank" Kieschnick

1936 - 2024

BORN

1936

DIED

2024

Henrietta Kieschnick Obituary

Henrietta (Hank) Schmidt Kieschnick, 88, was born in Jefferson City, MO on July 2, 1936, to Henry T. Schmidt and Bertha Korsmeyer Schmidt, and went to heaven on July 15, 2024. Henrietta graduated from Concordia Teachers College in River Forest, Illinois in 1958, and married Harold C. Kieschnick on June 29, 1958. She taught in Lutheran schools for over 30 years in Houston, Texas, Montgomery, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Henrietta was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and other sisters and brothers. She is survived by three children and their spouses: Kathy Johnson (Jon Schwartz), Kevin (Christie), and Kurt (Cherri), as well as nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorials to: Special Olympics: support.specialolympics.org. Feed My Starving Children: fmsc.org. BeREAL New Orleans: berealneworleans.org.

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Published by The Times-Picayune from Jul. 20 to Jul. 21, 2024.

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