Jim Schumacher
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SLEEPY EYE–Jim Schumacher passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on February 1, 2025, at the age of 89. Visitation will be on Thursday, February 13, 2025, from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel with a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 3:30 pm and Prayer Service at 3:45 pm. Visitation will continue on Friday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye – North Entrance. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 11:00 am and will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/stmarysleepyeye. The clergy will be Fr. Sam Perez. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Sleepy Eye. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.
Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie (in 2024); his parents, Carl and Laura; siblings, Bernice (Jim) Manderfeld, Donald Schumacher, Myron Schumacher, Phyllis Schroepfer and Marjorie Friederich; and in-laws, Denis and Mary Schmitz, Floyd and Marilyn Schmitz, Verne and Monica Schmitz, Richard Feser, Jim Manderfeld, Leo E Schroepfer, and Joyce Schmitz.
He is survived by his 10 children, who will miss his many sayings, his constant bowl of chocolate candy, his good morning song, his swerving drives home from church and his many jokes: Trude (Bob) Bartlett of Ham Lake, MN, Kevin (Vickie Olson) Schumacher of Hoffman MN, Sandra Hoffmann of St. Clair, MN, Jerry (Kim) Schumacher of Olathe, KS, Richard Schumacher of Campbell, CA, Roger (Stephanie) Schumacher of Meridian, ID, Gary Schumacher of Raymore, MO, Cheryl Borgen of Rosemount, MN, Jill (Karl) Weiss of Sleepy Eye, and Brian (Stephanie) Schumacher of Sioux Falls, SD; grandchildren, Bri (Tanner) Town, Ashley (Todd) Anderson and Tony (Rachel) Schumacher, Sarah (Evan) Hoffmann and Nicole (Chris) Zimmerman, Cole Schumacher, Kendra Schumacher and Adam (Alix) Schumacher, Jacob and Joshua Schumacher, Alec and Aiden Borgen, Leah, Emily and Kaleb Weiss, Evan and Hailey Schumacher; 5 great grandchildren; and in-laws, Donna Schumacher, Eldoris Schumacher, Gladys Feser; David and Linda Schmitz.
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