Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Schmitz, Rosaline Regina (Cook) June 30, 2018
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-July 5, 2018

ROSALINE SCHMITZ, 92
Rosaline Regina Schmitz, of Pewamo, age 92, loving wife, mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and loving person passed away on June. 30,
2018.

She was born on may 22, 1926, in Pewamo, the daughter of Anthony H. and Ann E.
(Esch) Cook. She graduated from Pewamo High School in 1945, was a member of St. Joseph 
Catholic Church in Pewamo, was a member of the Altar Society and sang in the church
choir for many years. She retired from Holly Carburetor after five years to marry
and raise a family, she also catered part-time for 27 years for many of Lansing's different
catering companies.

Rosaline enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, playing bingo, canning and baking. She
also enjoyed taking pictures, going on vacation with her family in their house trailer to
School-Section Lake, playing cards, playing Set-Back with the girls in the card group, and
watching the Detroit Tigers. She loved spending time with her family and her cat, "Babie".
She was also very religious and had a strong faith in God and prayer.

In her last few year, she enjoyed staying at Walnut Grove AFV in Portland and also 
Heartland Health Care in Ionia. The family appreciates the care and kindness she
received at both places.

She married Frederick A. Schmitz of Fowler on June 22, 1950 at St. Joseph Catholic 
Church in Pewamo. They were married for over 58 years before he passed away on
October 3, 2008

She is  also preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Jane A Wirth of Westphalia
and Gladys H. Refsnyder of Pendel, PA; brothers, Gerald L. Cook of Portland, Benedict V.
Cook of TX and Joseph A. Cook of Ionia; and son-in-law, Robert Leo Fall of St. Johns.

Surviving are one sister, Cecilia R.Smith of Hastings; eight children, Frederick R.
(Gale) Schmitz of St. Johns, Daniel E. (Valerie) Schmitz, of Ionia,Rosemanry C. Schmitz of
Blaine, WA, Robert G. (Patty) Schmitz of Pewamo, Luke A. (Lorraine) Schmitz of Pewamo, John
J. (Tina) Schmitz of Pewamo, Thomas C. (Mary Kay) Schmitz of Portland, and Jacqueline
J. Fall of St. Johns; also surviving are many, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
and great-great-grandchildren.

The mass of christian burial will be celebrated by Rev. Darrel Kempf and Rev.
Michael Steffes at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 6, 2018, at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The
family will receive friends 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2018, at the St. Mary's Funeral
Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia St., Westphalia. The rosaries will be prayed at 1:30 and 5:30 p.m.

Arrangements are entrusted to Lehman funeral Homes.

Online condolences may be made at lehmanfuneralhomes,com

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