APPLETON — Fr. Thomas Schmied, O.F.M., Cap., a Capuchin friar and priest, died on September 11, 2018, at the age of 75.
He was born in Columbus, Wis., in 1943, the son of Francis and Lorraine Schmied. He was invested with the Capuchin habit in 1961, perpetually professed in 1967, and ordained a priest in 1969.
He ministered most of his Religious Life as an itinerant preacher in Michigan and Wisconsin, and a short time in Winnipeg, Canada. From 2010 to 2018, he was a pastor in Saginaw, Mich.
He is survived by his siblings: Sandra Wedel of Great Falls, Mont., and Daniel Wedel of Palatine, Ill.
The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Joseph Church on September 18. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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