Locals in the Limelight; Wilma Schmidt

I arrived at the home of Wilma Schmidt, to interview her on the eve of her 86th birthday. I was a little intimidated, because she is the mother of our esteemed editor. She was so welcoming, and I immediately felt comfortable in her charming, quaint home. Noticeably on the kitchen table, was a huge piece of unrolled paper, probably 10 feet long and 3 feet wide, with a painstakingly detailed family tree of the maternal (Walter) side of her family. I saw many familiar names of people in our community.

Wilma Lenhart Schmidt was born to Fred and Katie Lenhart on April 30, 1928. Her mother was from...