Thomas Schmidt

1948 - 2025

Thomas Schmidt

October 9, 1948 - December 18, 2025

Thomas H. Schmidt, 77, of Davenport, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House. Per his wishes, cremation will take place. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 12, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Visitation will take place from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Memorials may be left to the Clinton County Sportsman's Club and to King's Harvest Pet Rescue. Online condolences may be expressed at www.weertsfh.com.

Tom was born on October 9, 1948, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Hubert and Esther (Stegman) Schmidt. He graduated from Don Bosco High School in 1966 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, graduating in January 1971. There he met his loving wife, Ellen Terry. The couple was united in marriage on July 25, 1970, in West Allis, Wisconsin, and married 55 years.

Tom began his career in Milwaukee working for Globe Union/Centralab as an accountant. His career took him and his family to many cities, including Fort Dodge, Iowa; Mexico City, Mexico; and El Paso, Texas. He then worked for Besser Company as a manager in Boone and Sioux City, living in Sioux City and retiring in 2014. After retirement, he and Ellen moved to the Quad Cities. Tom proudly served in the United States Army and Army Reserves from 1971 to 1981.

Tom was a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church and several area shooting clubs. His hobbies included hunting with his Labradors, trap, sporting clays, and skeet shooting, dog obedience training, agility, and hunt tests.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Ellen; children, Meg (Dan) Byrne of Bettendorf, Neal Schmidt of Mitchell, South Dakota, and Andy (Traci Olinger) Schmidt of St. Paul, Minnesota; granddaughter, Cate Byrne of Las Vegas, Nevada; sister, Louise Kerstein of Pewaukee, Wisconsin; sisters-in-law, Maureen (Joe Hodges) Jestes of Fort Myers, Florida, and Cindy Terry of Cudahy, Wisconsin; several nieces and nephews; and his beloved Labrador, Cabo.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, his father and mother-in-law Fred and June Terry, his sister, Patricia Palkowski, brothers-in-law Bob Palkowski, Ron Kerstein, Mike Terry, Thom Terry, and Edgar Jestes, and sister-in-law Kathy Flesner Chambers.

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