Longtime Estacada resident, Steven Schmidt died in a Clackamas area hospital on Thursday, September 24, 2020. He was 70. A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 11:00 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Springwater Cemetery Columbarium. Steven Robert Schmidt was born August 12, 1950 in Teaneck, New Jersey to Frederic and Loretta (Fink) Schmidt. He was a graduate of Paul Smith College. Steve had a horticulture degree and was the owner of American Ornamental Perennials for many years. He was a volunteer fireman in Westwood NJ for six years and also volunteered In Gresham for many years as a firefighter. In later years Steve enjoyed volunteering in Estacada and was a big part of the Fungus Festival. He was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Survivors include his daughter, Christina Van Wagenen and her husband Jeff of Owego, New York; brother, Fred Schmidt and his wife Sharon; sister, Margret DiMola and her husband Ralph; niece, Jacqueline Lutz-DiMola and his grandsons Jordan and Hunter VanWagenen,