Jeanette A. Schumacher

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 29th at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mallard. Burial is in St Mary's Cemetery, Mallard. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday at the church. There will be a parish vigil service at 6:30 p.m. Jeanette Ann Schumacher, daughter of Raymond and Hilda (Weber) Miller was born June 16, 1925 in Waterloo, Iowa. She was a 1942 graduate of West Bend High School. Following her education, she went to work for M. & J.R. Hakes Produce in West Bend. On October 21, 1946, Jeanette was united in marriage to Eugene Schumacher at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in West Bend. When her children grew older, she went to work as a cook at St. Mary's Catholic School in Mallard and the United Building Center in Emmetsburg before retiring from First Federal Savings & Loan in Emmetsburg. Jeanette was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Anderson-Eckert-Hersom Post 345 American Legion Ladies' Auxiliary. She loved to play cards and spend time with her family. On Monday, January 25, 2016, Jeanette passed away at the Emmetsburg Care Center. Left to cherish her memory are her children: Joe Schumacher (Pam) of Valric...[more]

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FL, Pat Schumacher (Patricia) of Emmetsburg, Kay Frerk (Dave) of Mallard and Tim Schumacher (Cynde) of Grimes; ten grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and her sister, Mary Duffy of Adel, IA. Jeanette was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gene; son, Mike; grandson, David Kemnitz; sister, Carol Miller; sisters-in-law: Gertie McCarty (Dick), Mildred Peterson (Russ), Mary Ditch (Dick), Marge Kunz (Maurice), Frances Coyle (Jack); and brother-in-law, Tom Duffy.