"My sympathy to Father Gene's family. My memory of him goes way back to his first Mass at St. John's...I was in 3rd grade and had the privilege to sing during that special ceremony. I still have his prayer card from that day. Diane (Vaske) Bollinger, Carroll, IA."
In loving memory of
Eugene T. Schumacher
May 13, 2009
Burial will be in St. John's Catholic Cemetery ~ Bancroft, Iowa
Eugene Thomas Schumacher was born February 24, 1929 on the family farm near Seneca, Iowa, son of Albert and Mary (Engesser) Schumacher. He attended Seneca Consolidated School and graduated from St. John's Catholic High School in Bancroft. He then attended St. John's University in Collegeville, MN and Mount St. Bernard Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa and was ordained a Catholic Priest on May 26, 1956 at the Cathedral of the Epiphany, Sioux City, Iowa.
Father served as assistant pastor at St. Joseph Parish in LeMars, Assistant Pastor at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City, Assistant Pastor at Immaculate Conception Parish in Cherokee, Assistant Pastor at St. Mary Parish in Ashton. He then was on the faculty at Kuemper High School in Carroll, Assistant Pastor at St. St. Joseph Parrish in Carroll, Pastor at St. Joseph Parish in Struble, Faculty of Gehlen High School in LeMars, Chaplain at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Sioux City, Pastor at St. John Parish in Gilmore City, Pastor at St. Mary Parish in Armstrong, Pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Templeton, Pastor at St. Michael Parish in Whittemore, Pastor at St. Louis Parish in Royal and Pastor at Holy Name Parish in Rock Rapids. He retired in 1999 and returned to Bancroft.
Father was a kind and gentle man of faith. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and woodworking. Father Eugene Schumacher died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at the Heritage Nursing Home, Bancroft at the age of 80. He had been a resident there since December, 2006.
He is survived by an aunt, Florence McGuire of Bancroft; a special cousin, Pat McGuire and his wife Shelia and their children Hallie and Shaun, all of Bancroft; a sister-in-law, Rose Mary Schumacher of St. Louis, MO; two nieces, Irene Locke and her husband Brad and Denise Locke and her husband Perry of St. Louis, MO; a nephew, Kevin Schumacher of St. Louis, MO; and many other cousins and family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Dennis Schumacher.
Tributes
"To Father Gene's family, You are in my prayers at this time. Father Gene was a good priest and he touched many people in his years of ministry. I visited him at the nursing home in Bancroft when I was there a couple years ago. May he rest in peace now. God bless "
"You and Fr. Schumacher will be in my prayers. He truly was a wonderful priest. I am sure that he is looking down on you and praying for you. In our Risen Lord, Nicole Morse/Sr. Catherine Marie St. Paul, MN"
"I am so sorry to hear about Father Gene. He was a very special person to my family. My heart goes out to you, Florence, Pat, Sheila, Hallie and Shaun. Also to other members of Father Gene's family. Nita Vold, Forest City IA"