1938
Louis
2016
Louis Schumacher
February 27, 1938 — April 12, 2016
Memorial services for Lou Schumacher will be held at 1PM Friday, April 15, 2016 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Father Russ Scepaniak will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park in Minneapolis, MN at a later date.
Lou Schumacher, of Clarks Grove and formerly of the Twin Cities, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the Mayo Hospital Methodist Campus in Rochester, MN. He was 78 years old.
Louis Andrew was born on February 27, 1938 to Louis F. and Evelyn M. (Regele) Schumacher in Stanley, Wisconsin. He graduated from Stanley High School and went on to attend a vocational school for two years. In 1958, Louis tried out for the Milwaukee Braves baseball team. Lou married Marlene D. Burkhardt on October 17, 1959 in Thorp, Wisconsin. For 41 years, Lou worked as a draftsman, estimator, salesman, and supervisor at Paper, Calmenson, & Company.
He was a member of World Wide Marriage Encounter and published their newsletter and was very involved in his religion and community. In 1963 he joined the choir at St. Charles Borromeo in the Cities where he lived and later became the choir director. He also was the St. Theodore Choir Director since 2011. He enjoyed fishing, playing Upwords, and watching baseball, polka dancing, drumming, and telling jokes.
Lou is survived by his wife, Marlene; daughters, Mary Graham of Albert Lea, AC Schumacher (Pam Schultz) of Kankakee, Illinois; son, Mark Schumacher (Maria) of Colorado Springs, CO; 10 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Alvina and Rozella.
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Jonathan Schumacher; and sisters, Virginia, Janice, and Keryl Jean.
Lou Schumacher, of Clarks Grove and formerly of the Twin Cities, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the Mayo Hospital Methodist Campus in Rochester, MN. He was 78 years old.
Louis Andrew was born on February 27, 1938 to Louis F. and Evelyn M. (Regele) Schumacher in Stanley, Wisconsin. He graduated from Stanley High School and went on to attend a vocational school for two years. In 1958, Louis tried out for the Milwaukee Braves baseball team. Lou married Marlene D. Burkhardt on October 17, 1959 in Thorp, Wisconsin. For 41 years, Lou worked as a draftsman, estimator, salesman, and supervisor at Paper, Calmenson, & Company.
He was a member of World Wide Marriage Encounter and published their newsletter and was very involved in his religion and community. In 1963 he joined the choir at St. Charles Borromeo in the Cities where he lived and later became the choir director. He also was the St. Theodore Choir Director since 2011. He enjoyed fishing, playing Upwords, and watching baseball, polka dancing, drumming, and telling jokes.
Lou is survived by his wife, Marlene; daughters, Mary Graham of Albert Lea, AC Schumacher (Pam Schultz) of Kankakee, Illinois; son, Mark Schumacher (Maria) of Colorado Springs, CO; 10 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Alvina and Rozella.
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Jonathan Schumacher; and sisters, Virginia, Janice, and Keryl Jean.
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