M Helene Schmitz
d. January 1, 1900
M Helene Schmitz
Mankato Mortuary
1001 N. Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
(507) 388-2202
Our beloved Sister M. Helene Schmitz, 93, died peacefully at 3:35 a.m., Friday, February 22, 2013, in Notre Dame Health Care Center, Our Lady of Good Counsel Campus, Mankato, Minnesota. Sister Helene had been in declining health for some time, but her condition deteriorated markedly two days before her death.
The funeral Mass for Sister Helene, with Father Andrew Olsem as presider, will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 26, in Good Counsel Chapel, followed by burial in our cemetery. The vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 25. We extend our sympathy to her only surviving sibling, Sister Dolores Schmitz, SSND, as well as to her nieces and nephews and their families, her former colleagues and students, and her sisters in community, the School Sisters of Notre Dame. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Martha (Tegeler) Schmitz, nine brothers, Reynold, Leo, Robert, Irvin, Louis, Paul, Gerald, Norbert and Kenneth, and two sisters, Esther Overmann and Mary Rose Carpenter.
The third child of thirteen, Sister Helene was born January 24, 1920, near Raymond, Iowa. She wrote in her autobiography, "The next day I was taken in a bobsled over five miles of snow drifts to Immaculate Conception Church, Gilbertville, Iowa, to be made a child of God. I was baptized Florence Mary. As soon as I could talk, Mother taught me my prayers." The Schmitz home laid the foundations for a life of faith and prayer.
Florence entered first grade at Immaculate Conception School in Gilbertville in September 1925. She received First Communion privately in first grade, and received her Solemn Communion in 1930. Archbishop Francis Beckmann administered the sacrament of Confirmation two years later. About a year later, Florence began to think about becoming a sister. She wrote, "It was in eighth grade that my desire to be a sister began. I was encouraged by the silent example of my teacher. Mother and Dad were very happy when I made known my desire. On Graduation day, in June 1933, I told Sister Superior [Mary Battista Saumer
1001 N. Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
(507) 388-2202
Our beloved Sister M. Helene Schmitz, 93, died peacefully at 3:35 a.m., Friday, February 22, 2013, in Notre Dame Health Care Center, Our Lady of Good Counsel Campus, Mankato, Minnesota. Sister Helene had been in declining health for some time, but her condition deteriorated markedly two days before her death.
The funeral Mass for Sister Helene, with Father Andrew Olsem as presider, will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 26, in Good Counsel Chapel, followed by burial in our cemetery. The vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 25. We extend our sympathy to her only surviving sibling, Sister Dolores Schmitz, SSND, as well as to her nieces and nephews and their families, her former colleagues and students, and her sisters in community, the School Sisters of Notre Dame. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Martha (Tegeler) Schmitz, nine brothers, Reynold, Leo, Robert, Irvin, Louis, Paul, Gerald, Norbert and Kenneth, and two sisters, Esther Overmann and Mary Rose Carpenter.
The third child of thirteen, Sister Helene was born January 24, 1920, near Raymond, Iowa. She wrote in her autobiography, "The next day I was taken in a bobsled over five miles of snow drifts to Immaculate Conception Church, Gilbertville, Iowa, to be made a child of God. I was baptized Florence Mary. As soon as I could talk, Mother taught me my prayers." The Schmitz home laid the foundations for a life of faith and prayer.
Florence entered first grade at Immaculate Conception School in Gilbertville in September 1925. She received First Communion privately in first grade, and received her Solemn Communion in 1930. Archbishop Francis Beckmann administered the sacrament of Confirmation two years later. About a year later, Florence began to think about becoming a sister. She wrote, "It was in eighth grade that my desire to be a sister began. I was encouraged by the silent example of my teacher. Mother and Dad were very happy when I made known my desire. On Graduation day, in June 1933, I told Sister Superior [Mary Battista Saumer
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