Rev. Dr. John Schmieder

1890 - 1975  (84 years)

• Name	John Schmieder
  Prefix	Rev. Dr.
  Born	11 Oct 1890	Edenwald, Assinaboia, Saskatchewan, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	minister of St. Matthews Lutheran Church
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-25081
  Died	2 Sep 1975	Papineau Lake, Hastings Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I25081	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Coelestin Schmieder,   b. CA 1860,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Nee Koermann,   b. CA 1860,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F267546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Poser,   b. CA 1890,   d. 7 Nov 1962  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1918	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Children	1. Ruth Marie Schmieder   2. Rev. Henry Herman Schmieder,   b. 15 Feb 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1976, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F11742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Marianne Binhammer,   b. Abt 1900,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	27 Dec 1963  [1]
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F52134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary - Pastor John Schmieder - Our heavenly Father has called into his presence Pastor John Schmieder, a veteran of the Cross of the Eastern Canada Synod. The Rev. John Schmieder, D.D., of 722 Westmount Road, Kitchener, Pastor Emeritus of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, died suddenly at his summer home at Papineau Lake in Hastings County, Ontario, on Tuesday morning, September 2, 1975. Born on October 11, 1890 in Edenwald, Assinaboia (Saskatchewan), he was the second of five sons born to Henry Coelestin Schmieder and his wife, Nee Koermann. The family moved to San Diego, California in 1896, thence to Lyons, N.Y. in 1900. In 1902 he entered the preparatory school of Northwestern College, Watertown, Wisconsin, to graduate with his B.A. in 1908. His education continued for the winter semester in Kropp (Schleswig Holstein) Seminary and the summer semester of 1909 at the University of Halle, Germany. The next two years at the Philadelphia Seminary led to ordination at the hand of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania on June 11, 1911, when he was not yet 21 years of age. Subsequent to his first pastorate at St. John's Church, Shenandoah, Pa., 1911-1915, he matriculated at the University of Berlin in 1915 and Marburg University, Germany, in 1916, then served as pastor of Trinity Church, Philadelphia, Pa., from 1916 to 1918, when he was called to St. Matthew's Church, Kitchener. From 1918 to the present he has served as pastor and pastor emeritus of St. Matthew's. During this long and distinguished ministry there were recorded in the church records: 3,745 baptisms; 3,374 confirmations; 1,925 weddings and 1,681 funerals. Serving the wider interests of his church, Rev. Schmieder was a member of the Board of Governors of Waterloo College and Seminary for 19 years and Chairman of the Board for 10 years. In recognition of his work the University of Western Ontario conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. For 12 years he was a member of the Board of American Missions of the U.L.C.A., and he served also as a member of the Board of Adjudication of the same body. He was appointed one of the two Canadian delegates to the Constituting Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation in Lund, Sweden, and a Commissioner to the Canadian Lutheran Council. For over 30 years he was a member of the K-W Rotary Club. On April 30, 1918, Rev. Schmieder was married in Philadelphia to Margaret Poser, who predeceased him on November 7, 1962. Two children were born to them, Henry Herman, pastor of Grace Church, Eganville; and Ruthmarie, wife of Carl J. Weber, of Kitchener. On December 27, 1963, Dr. Schmieder was married to Marianne Binhammer. Those who survive, together with his wife and children, are: a brother, Fred of Daytona Beach, Florida; eight grandchildren - Margaret, Mary and John Gordon Schmieder; John, Mark, James, Barbara and Paul Weber; and four stepsons - Mr. Gerry Binhammer of Pembroke, Dr. Helmut Binhammer of Kingston, Dr. Harold Binhammer of Kingston, and Rev. Robert Binhammer of Toronto. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary ___________________________ DR. JOHN SCHMIEDER Dr. John Schmieder dies; pastor 41 yrs. Rev. Dr. John Schmieder, pastor of Kitchener's St. Matthew's Lutheran Church for 41 years, died today at his summer home at Papineau Lake, northeast of Bancroft. He was 84. The sixth in a direct line of ministers, Dr. Schmieder served St. Matthew's from 1918 until his retirement from the active ministry in 1959. He has been pastor emeritus of the congregation for 17 years. A native of Saskatchewan, Dr. Schmieder was educated in Canada, the United States and Germany. He came to Kitchener after a brief pastorate in Philadelphia. It is estimated he performed more than 12,000 pastoral acts during his ministry at St. Matthew's. Dr. Schmieder, fluent in both German and English, began the radio ministry at St. Matthew's that is now in its 35th year. The program, now known as Golden Hours, was originally in German under the title Kirsche Daheim (Church at Home). He served 19 years on the board of governors of Waterloo College and Waterloo Lutheran seminary, first as secretary and 10 years as chairman of the board. He was one of two Canadian delegates to the constitutional convention of the Lutheran World Federation in Lund, Sweden. Dr. Schmieder is survived by his wife, Marianne, a daughter Ruthmarie (Mrs. Carl Weber) of Kitchener and a son, Rev. Henry Schmieder of renfrew. Dr. Schmieder's first wife Margaret, died in 1962. No funeral arrangements have been made.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Rev. Dr. John Schmieder.

  
  

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  Occupation - minister of St. Matthews Lutheran Church - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Apr 1918 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Died - 2 Sep 1975 - Papineau Lake, Hastings Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth