Published in the Journal Patriot, Eden Valley, MN on May 20, 2009, page 4

SCHUTZ, GERTRUDE V., 93 (obituary)

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at Assumption Catholic church in Eden Valley for Gertrude V. Schutz, age 93, of Eden Valley, who died Sunday at St. Benedict’s Senior Community, St. Cloud. Rev. Virgil Braun will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday (today) at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Eden Valley. Eden Valley Senior Citizens will pray at 4:30 p.m., followed by parish prayers at 6:30 p.m., and Assumption Christian Women Society and St. Joseph & St. Mary’s Catholic Aid Council at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Gertrude V. Schutz was born April 11, 1916 on a farm near Richmond to Jacob & Mary (Braegelmann) Kron. She married Andrew Schutz on May 30, 1949 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Richmond. Gertrude and Andrew farmed for 29 years, and then moved to Eden Valley where they were employed by Assumption Parish doing janitorial work for 17 years. Gertrude moved to Benedict Homes in St. Cloud in 2005 and then to St. Benedict’s Center in 2008. She was a member of Assumption Catholic Church, Assumption Christian Women Society, Eden Valley Senior Citizens, Mother Teresa Mission Group, and St. Joseph & St. Mary’s Catholic Aid Council. Gerturde enjoyed quilting, sewing, growing flowers, and hosting family gatherings.

Survivors include her daughters and sons, Laura (Ed) Hill of Cambridge, Ruth Schutz of St. Cloud, Jerry (Deb) Schutz of Richmond, David (Margie) Schutz of Paynesville, and Jane Brookstein of Washington, DC; brother, Eugene Kron of Richmond; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Gertrude was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Andrew on Oct. 6, 1996; sisters, Elizabeth Kron, Helen Winkels, Rose Blonigen, and Agnes Schutz; brothers, Nick, Claude, Leo, and Othmar Kron.