Freida Shurtz Schmidt, 100, ofMount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 9:56 A.M., January 22, 2018 at SSM Health gtood Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois.

FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Newell Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois, with David Terrell officiating.  Burial will follow at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois.

Friends of the Freida Shurtz Schmidt Family may call from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Newell Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois.

For those who wish, memorials may be given to West Long Prairie Christian Church in Memory of Freida Shurtz Schmidt and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Newell Funeral Home, 2707 North Street, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864.

Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Newell Funeral Home, 2707 North Street, Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864 where you may call the Mt. Vernon office at (618) 246-0100 or visit www.newellfuneralhome.com for further information or to send online condolences.