Linde Schmidt Wiedow, died in St. Louis, MO, on November 25th, 2022 at 86 years of age. She is survived by her sister Keyes (late Robert) McGregor, Andrea (Edward) Ragsdale, Stacy (Christopher) Umstead, grandsons Mark and John Umstead.

Linde was born is Fort Wayne, IN, in 1936 to late parents Mildred Lawien and Marvin Laird Schmidt. She was married to the late James C. Wiedow. She received a Bachelor degree from Indiana University – Bloomington and a Masters degree from University of Missouri – St. Louis.

In 1958, Linde came to St. Louis to work as a chemist for Monsanto Company where she met her future husband, James. After a career raising her daughters, she worked for Laura McCarthy Realtors, Gateway Food Service, and St. Louis Service Bureau.

Linde had a long relationship with Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women. She volunteered and later managed at the Sign of the Arrow, where she designed needlepoint. She also served in a number of positions for the Alumni Club, including representing the group with the St. Louis Alumni Panhellenic Association. Over the years, she learned that the group was “a lifetime of connections for friends, jobs, financial aid, mourning, laughing and best of all, a group of forever friends that support in every way”, as written by Linde herself. Other interests included gardening, traveling, and spending time with her grandsons.

Linde donated her body to Washington University in St. Louis, and her brain to the Memory & Aging Project at the Washington University School of Medicine.

Memorials may be made to Indiana University Foundation, Pi Beta Phi Foundation, Missouri Botanical Garden or to the charity of your choice.

A private family memorial service was held. In lieu of flowers, Linde would have been delighted if you were to raise a glass of red wine in her memory.