Randi Schmitt

Mrs. Randi Schmitt FLORENCE, Wis. - Randi S. Schmitt, 87, of Florence, formerly of Racine, Wis., woke to eternal life on Monday, Jan. 13, 2003. She was born March 28, 1915, in Oslo, Norway, and came to Calumet in 1920. She was the daughter of the late Arvid and Ragnhild (Helgesen) Hansen. The Hansen family moved to the Iron Mountain-Kingsford area where she met and married Frederick Schmitt on March 25, 1937, in Iron Mountain. In 2002 they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in Racine, Wis., where they had lived since 1949. Randi worked as a certified nurse's assistant at St. Luke's Hospital in Racine, retiring in 1975 to become a domestic engineer. She was a former member of First Covenant Church of Iron Mountain and had sung in the church choir. Randi most recently belong to Calvary Memorial Church in Racine, where for many years she enjoyed teaching Sunday school. She also enjoyed listening to gospel music, playing piano and reading her Bible. She especially enjoyed spending time with her husband, children and her sisters. Randi was preceded in death by two brothers, Roy and Morris Hansen, and two sisters, Anna Hansen and Ruth Trask. She is survived by her husband, Fred Schmitt of Crystal Falls; four children, Yvonne (Ed) Willis of Racine, Fred (Karen) Schmitt of Racine, Larry (Virginia) Schmitt of Miami, Fla., and Darlene (Bob) Taylor of Crystal Falls; seven grandchildren, Jeanne Willis of Racine, Larry (Sherri) Schmitt of Boynton Beach, Fla., Dan (Karen) Schmitt of Fayetteville, Ga., Mike (Julie) Willis of Racine, Steve (Karen) Schmitt of Racine, Chris Willis of Racine, Liz (Jerry) McCann of Kenya, Africa; 11 great-grandchildren, Kevin, Amber, Josh, Brieanna and Nathan Willis, Rebecca, Katie, Laura, Stephanie, Brittany and Shelby Schmitt, and four sisters, Sigrid Raymond of Iron Mountain, Lilly (Darwin) Wilson of Iron Mountain, Carole (Richard) Smart of Quinnesec and Donna (Jerry) Kriegl of Quinnesec. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Rev. Ronald Wolfe will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery in Racine. Condolences may be expressed to the Schmitt family online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family wishes to thank the caregivers at Florence Villa Nursing Home for their care and compassion. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain.

Randi Schmitt

January 13, 1916 - January 13, 2003