Schmitz, Jerry (1937 - 2014)

SCHMITZ, SCHULTE, DZIEDZIC, COENEN, JUSTICE, HEIDENREICH, CUVELIER, RUMELHART, ASKVIG, BLOCK, HEESE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/17/2014 at 14:18:48

Name of deceased: Jerry Schmitz

Aged: 77 yrs, 3 mo, 10 days

Residence: Spirit Lake, IA; formerly of Earling, IA

Born: Feb. 14, 1937, Earling, IA

Died: May 24, 2014; Milford Care Center, Milford, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, May 28, 2014, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Wall Lake, IA; burial was in the Wall Lake Cemetery.

Survived by: wife, Norma; children, Gregg (spouse, Sandy) Schmitz of Wall Lake, IA, Michelle (spouse, Denis) Schulte of Fort Dodge, IA, Gary (spouse, Malena) Schmitz of Wall Lake, IA, Marla (spouse, Dean) Dziedzic of Sioux Falls, SD, and Jay Schmitz of Sioux Falls, SD; grandchildren, Matt (spouse, April) Schmitz and their children Tyson, Madox, and Morgan of North Liberty, IA, Brad (spouse, Ali) Schmitz and son, Landon, of Spirit Lake, IA, Megan (spouse, Thomas) Heidenreich and daughter, Charlotte, of Vacaville, CA, Kyle Schulte of Emmetsburg, IA, Nick Schulte of St. Cloud, MN, Ryan (fiancée Molly Cuvelier) Schulte of Cedar Falls, IA, Brittany (spouse, James) Rumelhart and son, Aiden, of Story City, IA, Cody Askvig of Wall Lake, IA, and McKenzie, Molly, and Jackson Dziedzic all of Sioux Falls, SD; siblings, Mary Ann (spouse, Virgil) Coenen of Earling, IA, Don (spouse, Sandy) Schmitz of Des Moines, IA, Arlene (spouse, Wayne) Justice of Manning, IA, and Gail Schmitz of Earling, IA; nieces; nephews; extended family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Hugo and Augusta (nee Block) Schmitz; infant daughter, Molly

Education: attended school in Earling, IA for 12 years. He did well in school and graduated second in his class. He loved playing basketball and helped the team go to the state tournament.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Norma Heese; Feb. 12, 1958; Earling, IA

Employment: worked at Boyer Valley Fertilizer Plant in Wall Lake, IA, where he was the plant manager. In 1965, Jerry became part owner of Boyer Valley and later sold the company to ConAgra in 1985.

Hobbies/Interests: Jerry's priority was his family. He was a loving father and the children were brought up with a strong Christian faith, to respect others, to be kind, honest, loyal and trustworthy. Jerry loved playing ball with the children and their friends and was the all-time pitcher. As his grandchildren grew, Jerry loved taking them fishing; additionally, he loved watching football with them on TV and loved going to their games.

Sources: harlanonline.com; dickinsoncountynews.com