Tom Schmid

Tom Bernard Schmid was born on January 2, 1937, in Redwood Falls, MN, the son of Bernard and Dorothy (Arnett) Schmid. He attended school in Redwood Falls, MN. Tom was united in marriage to Patricia "Patsy" Nelsen on August 25, 1956, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Clements, MN. He worked for various farmers during high school, the elevator in Clements, moving to Minneapolis shortly after marriage to work for Ste. Maries until retirement. Tom enjoyed coaching little league football, hunting, fishing, smoking fish jerky, his retirement home "up north", playing cards - especially Cribbage as he spent many hours playing Cribbage with his grandchildren, socializing with his "up north" group, attending class reunions, organizing garages, grilling, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a member of Sons of the American Legion (SAL) Post #202 in Hackensack, MN. Tom died on Saturday, December 31, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in Hopkins, MN at the age of 74 years. He is survived by his children - Donna (Bill) Lipetzky of Clements, MN and Debra (Bob ) Fetter of Plymouth, MN; a daughter-in-law - Barb (Tim) Tauer of Springfield, MN; grandchildren - Dan (Cassie) Lipetzky of Savannah, GA, Greg (Katie) Lipetzky of Siverdale, WA, Anthony Lipetzky of Alexandria, MN, Megan Lipetzky of Clements, MN, Kevin Scott of St. Cloud, MN, Matthew Scott of Plymouth, MN, Michelle Scott of Minneapolis, MN, Adam (Kayla) Schmid of Springfield, MN, Kristy Schmid of Minneapolis, MN and Sara Tauer of Mankato, MN; great grandchildren - Kylie, Ella, Tessa, and Luke Lipetzky; brothers - John (Blondie) Schmid of Douglas, WY and Douglas (Vicki) Schmid of Douglas, WY; sisters - Judy (Dennis) Richter of Maracopa, AZ, Sally (Bob) Nelson of Snohomish, WA, Pat (Lester) Schultz of Redwood Falls, MN, and Susan (Daryl) Rielander of Hudson, WI; and brothers-in-law - Carl Sandberg of Amery, WI, and Jerome Jensen of Springfield, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife - Patsy; son - Patrick; granddaughters - Katherine and Jessie; and sisters - Dorothy Sandberg and Karen Jensen. Visitation 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday, January 6, 2012 Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield 407 N. Jackson Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087