Malinda Schmitz

MALINDA ANNA DOMEIER SCHMITZ, AGE 88, FORMERLY OF SLEEPY EYE, DIED PEACEFULLY AT ST. BENEDICT'S SENIOR COMMUNITY IN ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA ON JUNE 13, 2010 . A MEMORIAL MASS WILL BE CELEBRATED AT THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, 2405 WALDEN WAY, ST. CLOUD, MN. ON JUNE 18, 2010 AT 11:00 AM . PRIVATE INTERNMENT WILL BE AT ST. MARY'S CEMETERY, SLEEPY EYE, MN. VISITATION FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL BE HELD ONE HOUR BEFORE THE SERVICE AT HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE SEND ANY MEMORIALS TO ST. BENEDICT'S SENIOR COMMUNITY, 1810 MINNESOTA BOULEVARD SE, ST. CLOUD, MN. 56304. Email condolences may be sent at www.sturmfh.com Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye, MN. MALINDA WAS BORN ON AUGUST 1, 1921 IN NEW ULM, MN. TO ARTHUR AND ANNA DOMEIER. SHE MARRIED JAMES N. SCHMITZ ON NOVEMBER 28, 1945. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND JIM, DAUGHTER PAT MANOR, (STEVE) OF LELAND, NC, AND SON JACK (JERRI) OF ABSAROKEE, MT, AND DAUGHTER MARY KAY CAESAR (BILL) OF BLOOMINGTON, MN. SHE IS ALSO THE LOVING GRANDMOTHER OF BRIAN SCHMITZ (KERRY) AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER TO HAILEY AND CAMERON SCHMITZ. MALINDA IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HER SISTER, SISTER ANNA DOMEIER, OF WILMETTE, IL, BROTHER KURT DOMEIER OF NEW ULM, MN., ALSO MILDRED KLEIN OF NEW ULM (STEP SISTER) AND RICHARD DOMEIER OF TRUMAN, MN. (STEP BROTHER). MALINDA WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF WOMEN'S CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS AND CHRISTIAN MOTHERS, AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY HOME AUXILIARY. FIRST AND FOREMOST SHE WAS A LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER, AVID GARDENER, LOVED TRAVEL, AND ENJOYED THE BEAUTY OF NATURE AND WAS ALWAYS READY TO REACH OUT TO ANYONE IN NEED.