Susan M. Schmitt

Susan Mary Schmitt, age 51, of Pocahontas, Iowa, passed away Sunday June 19, 2011, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa.

Powers Funeral Home in Pocahontas, Iowas was in charge of arrangements.

Susan Mary Schmitt was born May 9, 1960, in Atkinson. She was the daughter of Benedict and May Alice (Musil) Schmit. In 1979, she graduated from St. Mary's High School in O'Neill. She went on to graduate from Mount Marty College in Yankton in 1982. Susan worked for Rezac Drug in O'Neill. On April 16, 1988, Susan  married Kevin Schmitt in O'Neill. The couple lived in Humboldt, Iowa. Susan then worked at Drug Town in Fort Dodge until 1994 when she began to stay at home to raise their family. In 1999, they moved to Pocahontas. 

Susan worked for the US Census Bureau in 2000 and in 2010. She also worked in the kitchen of Casey's General Store in Pocahontas. Susan was a member of the Resurrection of  Our Lord Catholic Church, Catholic Ladies Society and the C.D. of A., having served as regent for four years from 2007-2010. She enjoyed collecting snowmen, butterflies and Precious Moments figurines.

Survivors include her husband, Kevin of Pocahontas; sons, Seth Schmitt of Sioux City and Jacob Schmitt of Pocahontas; father, Benedict Schmit; sister, Peggy Bohlmann; and brother, Bernard Schmit, all of O’Neill

Susan was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Alice Schmit.