Larry Richard Schmidt

Mr. Larry Schmidt

Born: 2/24/1939 in Forest Grove Oregon

Married: Evelyn Hunter on 9/9/1960

Died: 9/23/2026 in Beaverton Oregon at the age of 87, having just celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary.

Memorial service will be held on 10/11/2026 at 2pm.

Southwest Hills Baptist Church

9100 SW 135th Ave.

Beaverton, OR 97008

Pastor Rick Elzinga presiding

Private viewing for family will be on 10/12/2026 at 12pm.

Fir Lawn Memorial Park

1070 W Main St.

Hillsboro, OR 97123

Grave side service for family will be on 10/12/2026 at 2pm.

Mt. Olive Cemetery

15445 SW Campbell Rd,

Hillsboro, OR 97123

Pastor Jerry Propst presiding

He is survived by his Wife Evelyn Schmidt, Brother Gordon Schmidt and his family, Son

Richard Schmidt, Daughter Sherri Bowman,

5 Grand Kids Alan Schmidt, Mary Foster, Rachel Garza, Carissa Bowman, Shane Bowman

and their families including

3 Great Grand Sons Arthur Schmidt, Jedediah Foster and Samuel Foster.

He served 6 years in the Air National Guard.

He graduated from Oregon State College with a degree in Industrial Arts Education.

His main career was designing and building custom homes. He also did remodeling, custom

cabinets and millwork.

His passion and God given talent was woodworking, and after retiring he was able to focus on

woodworking, especially marquetry. He made many beautiful things including cabinets, bedroom sets, cedar chests, tables, and inlays.

Above all, Larry loved God, his wife Evelyn, his family, and his friends, He always sought

Gods will for his life (Proverbs 3:5-6), and he was always patient, loving, honest and faithful

in all he did (1 Corinthians 13). He was a great example of how to be a Godly man, how to

love God, and how to treat other people. His Godly example touched many people.

He actively volunteered and shared his talents with many organizations.