Charlotte J. Schmit Miller

Miller, 93, Minot, ND,

passed away peacefully,

Saturday, December 7,

2019, in a Minot hospital

with her family by her

side.

Charlotte Josephine

Szczur was born July 31,

1926, a daughter of

George and Anna (Kar-

barska) Szczur in Noonan,

ND. She was raised on a

farm and educated in the

Noonan area, where she

attended country schools.

In 1944, Charlotte gra-

duated from Crosby High

School. Following her gra-

duation, Charlotte joined

the Nurses Cadet Corps at

St. Joseph’s Hospital in

Minot, and then graduat-

ed from St. Francis School

of Nursing. She began

working as a Registered

Nurse in the maternity

ward at St. Josephs Hospi-

tal in 1947.

Charlotte was united in

marriage to Robert L.

Schmit on November 27,

1948 in Minot, ND. They

made their home in

Minot, where together

they raised their seven

children. Charlotte con-

tinued to work as an RN

until 1962. Once she re-

tired from nursing, she

cared for numerous area

families as daycare pro-

vider, foster mother and

long term care giver for

infants, special needs

children and Alzheimer’s

patients.Robert passed

away September 29, 1991.

Charlotte remained in

Minot, where she contin-

ued to assist families. On

November 2, 1996, Char-

lotte was married to

Charles E. Miller. He

passed away on June 10,

2016.

Charlotte was a faithful

and proud member of St.

Leo the Great Catholic

Church, Minot.

Those Who Shared In

Her Life: Her children,

Gregory (Shel) Schmit,

Brighton, CO; Collette

(Ivan) Canevello, Velva;

Barbara (Lyle) Linrud,

Velva; Nicholas Schmit,

Minot; Stanley (Roene)

Schmit, Rockford, MN;

Julee (John) Galvin, Vir-

den, Manitoba; and Joel

(Cristine) Schmit, Minot;

grandchildren, Robert

(Stacy) Schmit, Denver,

CO, Thad (Chris) Schmit,

Rapid City, SD, Deanna

(Lowell) Picotte, Fargo,

ND, Amy Canevello,

Charlotte, NC, Bill (Jessi-

ca) Canevello, Brecken-

ridge, MN, Lisa (Richard)

Marcis, Grand Rapids,

MN, Michael Linrud, Vel-

va, ND, Moriah (Craig)

Swalchick, Nowthen, MN,

Nicholas (Theodore)

Midthun, Lakeville, MN,

Marissa (Christopher) Ko-

solofski, Virden, Manito-

ba, Miranda (Nathan)

Layh, Langenburg,

Saskatchewan, Jonathan

(Chelsey Renz) Galvin,

Virden, Manitoba, Mckaya

(John) Kastner, Plymouth,

MN, Maycee (Rhett) Hoff-

man, Minot, ND, Matlyn

(Dee Franklin Smith)

Schmit, Bismarck, ND;

ten great-grandchildren:

sister-in-law: Frieda

Rasch, Garrison, ND; and

numerous nieces,

nephews also survive.

Charlotte was preceded

in death by her parents;

husbands Robert Schmit

and Charles Miller, two

brothers Walter and Julian

and two sisters Josephine

Szczur and Mary LaBoun-

ty.

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: Tuesday, December 10,

2019,at 2:00 p.m. at Our

Lady of Grace Catholic

Church, Minot

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot, ND

Visitation: Monday

(Today), December 9,

2019 from 4 to 7 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot

Vigil Prayer Service:

Monday at 7 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home Chapel, Minot.

Memorials: are pre-

ferred to St. Leo the Great

Catholic Church Building

fund.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).