Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Schmitz, Donald Frederick May 22, 2017 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net July 29, 2020, 3:25 pm Portland Review & Observer-May 28, 2017 DONALD F. SCHMITZ Westphalia Donald Frederick Schmitz, age 86, was called to be with Our Heavenly Father on May 22, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary Louise (Schafer); his children, Dale (Faye), Linda (Predeceased), (Terry, Celia Bradley), Steven (Cindy), Karen (John Seefeldt), William (Tracy), and Anne (Jeff Branch): his thirteen grandchildren, Emily, Diana, Donald, JC, Jennifer, Kaitlin, Robert, Evan, Kyle, Jacob, Bailey, Michael, and Ashley; and one great-grandchild, Aili. Donald was born to Peter and Catherine (Feldpausch) Schmitz of Fowler. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of Westphalia, St. Joseph Society, and the Knights of Columbus. He was a devout man of faith and committed to his family. The Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 27, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic church, Westphalia with Rev. Eric Weber presiding. A Rosary service will be held Friday evening, May 26th, at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia St. The rosary will be prayed Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at the funeral chapel and the family will receive guests there until the time of the service. arrangements are entrusted to Lehman Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com Additional Comments: M File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/schmitz37959nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb