Fredrick Harold Schmidtmann

Passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, at the age of 89.  He resided in Rochester, NY. He was born on September 13, 1937, to Johans and Louise Schmidtmann.  He was a proud graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in chemistry.  He went on to work at IBM in Owego, NY, Burlington, VT, and Manassas, VA, where he retired.  He was an avid fisherman and spent many hours at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.  He was a volunteer for over 20 years at the Manassas National Battlefield Park, where he shared his enthusiasm and knowledge of the Civil War.  

He was also a generous philanthropist to several organizations. He donated several annuities to St. Jude Children’s Hospital and Golisano Children’s Hospital. He funded a scholarship for Chemistry students at RIT. He also gave donations to the American Red Cross and several other charities.

He is predeceased by his parents, Johans and Louise(Vogt) Schmidtmann, and his brother and sister-in-law, Werner and Joan(Meyers) Schmidtmann.

He is survived by his nephews, William (Karen) Schmidtmann, Carl (Rita) Schmidtmann, and Eric (Sharon) Schmidtmann.

His great-nieces and nephews are Andrea (Josh) Kulp, Frank (Lena) Schmidtmann, Erin (Jon) Purington, and “Dude” Eric Schmidtmann.

His great-great-nieces and nephews are Abigail Kulp, Nathaniel Kulp, Lyra Schmidtmann, Calvin Purington, Jasper Purington, and Wesley Purington.

In lieu of flowers please make contributions to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or Manassas National Battlefield Park.

Private services will be held for family.