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Kimberly A. “Kim” Schmitz, age 49 of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly, surrounded by her family on Monday, December 18, 2023 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 22 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be at the parish cemetery.
A visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at the church. Parish prayers will be at 5 p.m. with a rosary at 6 p.m. by the Melrose Fire Department Thursday evening.
Kimberly Ann Toenyan was born November 17, 1974 in Little Falls, Minnesota to Kenneth and Shirley (Wolbeck) Toenyan. She graduated from Long Prairie High School and married Aaron Schmitz on August 22, 1994 in Long Prairie, Minnesota. From this union, they had three children, Stephanie born in 1996, Derek born in 2004, and Jadyn born in 2007. Kim worked at Burger King in Melrose for a few years before working in housekeeping at the Melrose Hospital. Kim was a caring compassionate person that helped when she could. She took time off of work to care for her mother-in-law when she got sick. After a few months, she then began working at the Melrose High School as a paraprofessional. In Kim’s younger years, she enjoyed helping on the farm. Her favorite time of the year was Christmas. She enjoyed the spirit of Christmas and all the decorating. Kim was an avid reader and enjoyed watching reruns of episodes of Scooby-Doo or Harry Potter.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose.
Survivors include her children, Stephanie Schmitz (Christian Botello), Derek Schmitz, and Jadyn Schmitz all of Melrose; parents, Kenny and Shirley Toenyan of Long Prairie; brothers and sister, Chad (Vanessa) Toenyan of Big Lake, Shaun (Sarah) Toenyan of Litchfield, and Dana Botello (Jay Lenz) of Little Sauk; eight nieces and nephews; and brothers-in-law, Kris Schmitz of Sauk Rapids and Steve (Chandra) Schmitz of Sauk Centre.
Kim was preceded in death by her husband, Aaron Schmitz on February 27, 2022; and father and mother-in-law, Florian and Rosie Schmitz.
Thursday, December 21, 2023
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Patton-Schad Funeral Home
Friday, December 22, 2023
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Friday, December 22, 2023
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