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Lucia G. Schommer • 1927 - 2002 Lucia G. Schommer, 75, 1118-9th Ave. Langdon, ND, formerly of Minot, died Saturday, June 29, 2002, in a Velva Care Center. Lucia was born on April 29, 1927, on a farm in Pierce County,
ND, to Michael and Frances (Axtman) Schmaltz. In 1935, she moved
with her family to Balta, ND, where she attended the first 4
years of her education. In 1939, they moved to Devils Lake, ND,
where she graduated from St. Mary's Academy in 1944. She enlisted
in the United States cadet nurse program, and received her training
at Mercy hospital in Devils Lake. She graduated from nurses training
in 1947. She married Anthony Schommer on July 6, 1948, in Devils
Lake. He died on November 13, 1986. With World War II ending,
she was not required to go on active duty, but she continued
to work at Mercy Hospital and raise her family in Devils Lake.
While in Devils Lake, she was very active in church and civic
organizations. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church
and served on the Altar Society and the Catholic Daughters of
America, where she held various offices including grand regent
and district deputy. She organized a chapter of the Catholic
Nurses Association, was a member of the Eagles, Veterans of Foreign
Wars and American Legion Auxiliaries, the District Nurses Association,
Girl Scouts of America leader, and was moderator for the Young
Ladies Sodality for 7 years. In 1961, the family moved to Minot,
where she was a charter member of St. John the Apostle Catholic
Church and belonged to the Christian Mothers Organization. She
worked as a nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital for 7 years, and then
at John Moses Air Force Hospital in Minot for over 20 years.
Her area of expertise was in labor and delivery and the newborn
nursery. She was a long time member of the Great Plains Organization
for prenatal care. She was a member of Silver Connections, St.
Johns Serra Club. In her retirement, she volunteered at St. Joseph's
Hospice and worked at Our Lady of Grace food pantry. She traveled
extensively, with the company of her daughter, Patricia, who
was 22 years in the Army Nurse Corps, including European Germany,
France, England, Austria, Italy, and Hawaii, US. Memorials are preferred to the Bishop Ryan High School Foundation, Minot or the St. Alphonsus School Foundation, Langdon. Funeral: Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Langdon, ND. Vigil Prayer Service: Tuesday, July 2, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Minot, ND Visitation: Tuesday, July 2, 2002 from noon to 5:00 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND. Burial: Friday, July 5, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. at Rosehill
memorial Park, Minot, ND Concelebrants: Father John Evans and all other attending priests Homilist: Father Phil Ackerman Servers: Jordan Lyons and James Dinius Music: "River of Glory" Honorary Bearers: The Catholic Daughters of America Active Bearers: Andrew Hoffart, Christopher Hoffart,
Bruce Hoffart, Mark Hoffart, Steven Hoffart |