Merrill Foto News Roger Schmidt
“This is your historian Rog Schmidt calling…”
Roger was raised up by the angels to his heavenly home on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at the age of 69. Roger was born in Merrill on November 3, 1951 to the late Ben and Gerda (Grunenwald) Schmidt. Rog grew up on the Sunshine Valley Farm in the town of Pine River, where he enjoyed cutting grass for the heifers, neighborhood birthday parties, and playing with his four-legged pal, his dog “Duke”. Roger started work at NCHC Lincoln Industries on November 1, 1975. He held a variety of jobs, such as lawn mowing, janitorial work, packaging and sealing. He was very meticulous at everything he did, even getting down on his hands and knees with a pair of scissors to trim the grass that the mower didn’t get. Rog enjoyed riding his bicycle. He could be seen pedaling around Merrill and even riding as far as Medford, Stevens Point, and to visit