William H Schmalhorst

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  • Name William H Schmalhorst  [1, 2, 3
    Born 30 Aug 1927  Springfield, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Aug 2015 

    Parents

    Family ID: F3817 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Hoeting Dyer Schmalhorst,   b. 6 Nov 1890, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1978, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87) 
    Mother Hattie Lillian Ramsay,   b. 30 Sep 1893, Buffalo, Dallas, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1995, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102) 

    Family

    Family ID: F3818 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    Wife Helen K Carson,   b. 1 Nov 1926, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 2018, Lafayette, Boulder, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91) 
    Married Washtenaw Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     

    1. Douglas Schmalhorst

     

    2. David Schmalhorst

     

    3. Brian Schmalhorst

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    Siblings 1 sibling 
     1. Scott Dyer Schmalhorst,   b. 23 Dec 1923, Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 2006, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82)
     2. William H Schmalhorst,   b. 30 Aug 1927, Springfield, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 2015  (Age 87)
     
  • Notes

    • William H. Schmalhorst passed away August 8, 2015 at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center. He was 87 years old. William was born on August 30, 1927 in Springfield, Missouri to Hoeting Dyer and Lillian (Ramsey) Schmalhorst. He grew up in Borger, Texas where his father worked for Gulf Oil. After graduating from high school he briefly attended the University of Tulsa before enrolling at the University of Michigan where he received degrees in Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He later finished his education by obtaining his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder. William was a veteran of the United States Navy. He married Helen Carson on June 21, 1950 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and together they moved to Boulder in 1954 where they lived for 47 years. They moved from Boulder to Longmont, Colorado in 2001. William began work at the foundry in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania before moving to Colorado and working at Rocky Flats for 35 years. He was a charter member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Boulder. He was an avid reader and loved science, especially astronomy, physics, and quantum mechanics. After retiring he continued to expand his science knowledge by auditing classes at CU Boulder. William is survived by his wife Helen; his sons Doug Schmalhorst, David Schmalhorst and Brian (Maria) Schmalhorst; and his grandchildren Laura (Matt) Roberts and Matthew Schmalhorst. William was a loving husband and father and a kind and gentle man respected by all who knew him. He will be greatly missed. A memorial service will be held at 1:30pm Tuesday, August 18th at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Boulder, Colorado. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Imagine! Foundation for the support of the developmentally disabled. More information may be found at www.imaginecolorado. org/how-help-other. Cremation entrusted to Ahlberg Funeral Chapel and Crematory. Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com to share condolences.Published in The Daily Camera on Aug. 14, 2015
  • Source Citations

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    2. [S2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Upton, Texas; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342137.

    3. [S8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Carson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04001; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 33-2.