Lillian Schmidt
April 2, 1929-Feb. 23, 2018
Lillian Schmidt, 88,
Minot, formerly of
Anamoose, passed away
Friday, February 23, 2018
at Trinity Homes in
Minot. Her funeral will be
held Wednesday, Febru-
ary 28, at 10:30 A. M. at
St. Margaret Mary Cathol-
ic Church in Drake with
burial in the church
cemetery. Visitation will
be held Tuesday from 5
P.M. until 7 P.M. at the
church, followed by a
7:00 P. M. Prayer service
at the church. Arrange-
ments with Bethke-Nelson
Funeral Home of Drake.
Lillian A. Sauter,
daughter of William and
Kunda (Ell) Sauter, was
born April 2, 1929 at rural
Anamoose. She was
raised on the family farm
northeast of Anamoose
and received her educa-
tion in the nearby White
Township Consolidated
School. She later attend-
ed Anamoose High
School, graduating in
1947.
She was once married
to Lawrence Zuther. They
lived and farmed east of
Anamoose.
On October 19, 1968
she was married to Clif-
ford Frueh. They made
their home west of
Anamoose where they
farmed until Mr. Frueh’s
death on February 28,
1996.
On November 18, 2000
she was married to Ralph
Schmidt who farmed in
the Anamoose area. Fol-
lowing Ralph’s death on
November 21, 2006, Lilli-
an remained on the farm
west of Anamoose until
moving to Somerset Court
in Minot in September of
2011.
In addition to helping
out on the farm, Lillian
was an excellent seam-
stress. She made many
wedding and prom
dresses and did mending
for area families for years.
She was a member of
St. Margaret Mary Cathol-
ic Church of Drake. She
was also a member of the
Oswald-Wohl V.F.W. Post
#6831 Auxiliary of
Anamoose and the
Anamoose Senior Citizens
Club.
She is survived by her
6 children, Lowell (Linda)
Zuther of Minneapolis,
MN, Diana (Allen)
Dockter of Sawyer, Lloyd
(Phyllis) Zuther of Gran-
din, Clara Ann (LeRoy)
Renner of Beulah, Leon
(Marlys) Zuther of Hazen
and Leroy (Sheila) Zuther
of Sawyer; stepson, Dr.
Alan (Carol) Frueh of Sa-
cremento, CA; step-
daughter, Cheryl (David)
Olson of rural Drake; 21
grandchildren; 36 great-
grandchildren; 5 great-
great-grandchildren; and 1
sister, Lorraine Thomas of
Jacksonville, NC.
Lillian was preceded in
death by her husbands,
Clifford and Ralph; her
parents; brothers, Edward,
Robert & Harold; sister,
LaVerne; and grandson,
Tommy.
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