Harry B. Schmidt, M.D.
Sept. 23, 1882-Nov. 4, 1950
Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 6, 1950, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Dr. Harry B. Schmidt, 68, Detroit physician and former Niles resident, died at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at his Detroit residence after a year's illness.
He was born here Sept. 28, 1882, and lived in Detroit for 35 years.
Surviving are his wife, Anna; a brother, Karl B., of Niles; and four sisters, Mrs. Jack Young and Mrs. George Vetter, of Niles, Mrs. Bion East, of Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Donald Nobel, of Grosse Pointe [illegible] officiate at funeral services at the Kiger funeral home at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday evening.
Schmidt was a member of Trinity Episcopal church and of the Masons.
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, November 9, 1950, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today at the Kiger funeral home for Dr. Harry B. Schmidt, 68, retired Detroit physician and former Niles resident. The Rev. Percy Jones officiated and burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.
Schmidt was born here on Sept. 23, 1882, the son of Frederick and Carrie Bell Ives Schmidt. After attending high school here he went to the University of Michigan where he graduated from medical school in 1911.
Following his graduation, Schmidt served on the U of M faculty for five years as instructor in internal medicine. In 1916, he moved to Detroit where he was associated with Dr. Ernest Haas, of Harper hospital, until 1919. He then joined the staff at Providence hospital. He retired a few years ago.
Schmidt was a member of the Trinity Episcopal church, the Masonic lodge, Phi Rho Sigma medical fraternity and Sigma Psi honorary medical society. He was survived by his wife, Anna, a brother, Karl, of Niles, and two sisters, including Mrs. Jack Young and Mrs. George Vetter, both of Niles.