Estes Park resident Ernestine Schmidt died at Good Samaritan Village. Ernestine Barth was born July 22, 1920 in Danville, IL. Her parents were August and Anna (Radloff) Barth. Ernestine was a cosmetologist and operated home salons in Naperville, IL. On May 25, 1941 she married Leonard Schmidt. The couple and their 2 children enjoyed summers in Estes Park as early as the 1950’s. Ernestine moved to Estes Park in 2010. She attended the Methodist Church and was a member of Eastern Star in Illinois and Estes Park. Ernestine is survived by her son Mark and his wife Karen Schmidt of Bay Village, OH; 4 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and daughter-in-law Sue Schmidt of Erie, CO (formerly of Estes Park). She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and son Bart.
