OBITUARY: Phyllis R. Trettin Schmidt 1934-2002, Mitchell County, Iowa


                           Phyllis R. Schmidt

[Mitchell County Press-News online -- Posted Sept. 25, 2002]

Funeral services for Phyllis R. Schmidt, age 68, of Osage were held Friday,
September 20, 2002, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton. The Reverend
Wayne Ellingson officiated. Interment was in the Grafton Cemetery in
Grafton. She died Tuesday, September 17, 2002, at Mitchell County Regional
Health Center-Hospice Unit in Osage.

Phyllis was born February 11, 1934 in Manly, IA, the daughter of Roy and
Orpha (Buhrer) Trettin. She was united in marriage to Robert E. Schmidt on
April 25, 1954 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton. She was a homemaker.
Phyllis worked at Mode-O-Day in Mason City for 17 years and Fox River Mills
in Osage for 15 years, retiring in 2001. She was a member of Emmanuel
Lutheran Church in Grafton and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren,
making quilts and playing bridge.

Preceding Phyllis in death were her father Roy (1974), mother Orpha (2000),
husband Robert (1991), sister Maxine Braun (1993) and sister-in-law Judith
Westcott (2001).

Her survivors include three daughters, Vicki Kroneman and her husband James
of Osage, Robin Tabbert and her husband Duane of Grafton, Kimberly Spitz and
her husband Michael of Osage, one brother Dale Trettin and his wife Coleen
of Grafton, three brothers-in-law, Leslie Schmidt and his wife Helen of
Georgetown, KY, Wayne Braun and his wife Lavon of Granite, OK, Melvyn
Westcott of Savannah, GA, grandchildren, Keith Kroneman and his wife
Bonnie of Osage, Tim Kroneman of Osage, Melinda Kroneman of Iowa City,
Kyle Tabbert and his wife Kristine of Grafton, Troy Tabbert of Grafton,
Autumn Spitz of Osage and several nieces and nephews.





Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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