Jaye Anthony Schmidt's Obituary
Jaye Anthony Schmidt, 54 of Centerville, Iowa passed away on November 26th, 2023 at MercyOne in Centerville.
Jaye was born July 9th, 1969 to Fred Sinecio and Karla Rae Recinos in Omaha, Nebraska. Jaye was United in Marriage on March 3rd 1990 to Noelle Hoffman, to this union 7 children were born Ashley, Cynthia, Jay, Dylan, Justin, Jordan and Noah.
Jaye enjoyed fishing, nature walks and spending time with family. He loved his dog Remy and never went anywhere without him.
Jaye is survived by his children, Ashley Gray (Larry), Cynthia Frock (Josh), Jay Schmidt (Jenny), Dylan Schmidt (Katelan), Justin Schmidt, Jordan Schmidt, and Noah Schmidt; siblings, brother, Billy Schmidt, sister, Jolene Schmidt, brother, Denicio Gonzales (Krystal), sister, Alexia Balan (Augustin), brother, Jay Taylor (Tiffany); 13 grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
He is preceded in death by grandmother, Ruby Pappan Schmidt; mother, Karla Rae Recinos; and brother, Pablo Rudebush.
Per wishes, cremation has been accorded. There will be no services held at this time. Memorials may be written to the family of Jaye Schmidt, to be determined at a later date, and may be mailed to Thomas Funeral Home, ATTN: Schmidt family, 501 North 18th Street, Centerville, Iowa 52544. Condolences may be shared online at www.thomasfh.com or on our funeral home Facebook page, www.facebook.com/thomasfuneralhome.
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