Schmitz, Helen (Goetz) Wilson (1923 - 2021)

SCHMITZ, GOETZ, WILSON, BOOK, STOLTZ, RASMUSSEN, MUELL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/13/2021 at 23:10:36

Name of deceased: Helen Wilson Schmitz (nee Goetz)

Aged: 97 yrs, 1 mo, 12 days

Residence: Atlantic, IA

Born: Nov. 23, 1923; Dunlap, Harrison County, IA

Died: Jan. 4, 2021; Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Funeral services: To be held at a later date

Survived by: Children, Jerry (spouse, Bev) Wilson of Seattle, WA, and Janice (spouse, Bob) Book of Atlantic, IA; 7 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Aloyius and Cecilia (nee Stoltz) Goetz; husbands, Joe Wilson and Verner Schmitz; infant daughter, Linda; infant grandson, Joseph Book; brothers, Donald Goetz, and Bill Goetz; sisters, Alyce Rasmussen, Agnes Goetz, and Theresa Muell

Education: Attended country school until the 3rd grade when the family moved to Panama, IA, where she completed high school. Once she began working, she received her education at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll, IA, and Mercy Hospital in Council Bluff, IA. Later, she received her training at the Omaha Eye Institute so that she could assist with eye surgeries.

Religious affiliation: Active member, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Harlan, IA, and was a Eucharistic Minister and helped with preparing and serving funeral luncheons

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Joseph Wilson; date and location not provided (2) Verner Schmitz; date and location not provided

Employment: Employed as a Surgical Technician in the Surgical Department at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA for 53 years, including in eye surgeries after her training.

Hobbies/Interests: An avid volunteer, she served on the Council at the Senior Center in Harlan, IA, faithfully taking blood pressures; was a member of the Elm Crest Nursing Home Auxiliary, and vice president of the V.F.W. Auxiliary; member, Myrtue Medical Center Auxiliary and also served on the Hospital Auxiliary Board; she worked at the Red Cross on blood drives for 35 years; she was a courier for the hospital laboratory, taking blood where needed; she enjoyed traveling, quilting, sewing, playing cards, crossword puzzles, visiting with family and friends

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com