Marilyn Ann Schmidt, 83, Luverne, died peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage.
A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 23, with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m., at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Trinity Cemetery near Steen.
Marilyn Ann Schmidt was born April 22, 1939, to Albert and Olga (Groth) Schmidt in Flandreau, South Dakota. She was baptized on May 14, 1939, in Ward, South Dakota, and confirmed on April 26, 1953, in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She was raised in Steen with her Aunt Ida and Uncle Walter Tecken. She attended elementary school in Steen and Hills High School in Hills, graduating in 1957. She then attended the Minnesota School of Business and graduated in April of 1958.
By May of 1958 Marilyn was working for the Navy Department in the personnel office, first in Washington, D.C., and later in Chicago, Illinois. In 1965 she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and worked with the Defense Supply Agency in personnel. After two years she began to work for the Food and Drug Administration.
In 1970 Marilyn moved back to Luverne and worked as a waitress and cook at the Blue Mound Inn until its closing in 2001. She then continued cooking at Luverne Sanford Hospital and formally retired from the hospital in March of 2009.
Marilyn was an active member of St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, where she sang in the choir and served with the Chancel Guild, the Board of Evangelism, and was a newsletter and labels volunteer. Marilyn was an avid reader, enjoyed scrapbooking, puzzles and was a sports fan, especially of the Minnesota Twins.
She is survived by her seven siblings, Richard Schmidt of Albany, Carol (Dallas) Dohlmann of Magnolia, Darlene Brown of Lancaster, South Carolina, Steven (Deb) Schmidt of Burnsville, Laurie (Delbert) Gangestad of Kenneth, Michael (Lori) Schmidt of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Judy Wiese (Tim Totman) of Pipestone; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Olga and Albert Schmidt; stepmother Hilda Schmidt; brother and sister-in-law Ron and Mary Schmidt; brother Jim Schmidt; and sister Londa Schmidt.
Arrangements are provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com.
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