Gertrude C. Schommer

Gertrude C. Schommer, 90, of St. Charles passed away Friday, October 29, 2010 at Lake Winona Manor. She was born March 16, 1920 in Winona to Peter and Catherine (Jaszewski) Golt. Gertrude was united in Marriage to Norbert Schommer on October 12, 1940 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church of Winona. Uncle Norb and Aunt Gert spent 58 wonderful years together golfing, traveling, visiting with friends and family and loving each other. They lived in Owatonna until 1947. In 1948 they moved to St. Charles and purchased the Coast-to-Coast Hardware Store. In 1972 they retired and spent most of their winters in Florida. Gert was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, St. Ann's, St. Joseph's Unit and the Rosary Society. She is survived by a brother Henry Golt of Long Beach, CA and 29 nieces and nephews and a brother-in-law Harold Schommer of Madison, WI. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Norb, her parents, eight siblings; Florence Mlynczak, Mary Gallas, Louise Czarnowski, Ann Wessel, Dorothy Zimmerman, Michael Golt, Grace Schroetke and Bernice Carson Felstead, five nieces and two nephew. A Funeral Mass for Gert will be 11AM Thursday, November 4th at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with The Reverend Kurt Farrell officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Winona. Friends may call Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in St. Charles from 5-8 PM Wednesday and one hour before services at the church. There will be a Vigil Service 7 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Please share a memory of Gert at her on-line Guestbook and view her Tribute Video when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com. Per Gert's request all memorials should be directed to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church or the American Heart Association.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/172923