Jean Marie Irmen
July 3, 1952-Dec. 27, 2020
Jean Marie Irmen, 68,
Minot, passed away unex-
pectedly on Sunday, De-
cember 27, 2020 in her
home.
Jeani Marie was born on
July 3, 1952, a daughter of
Arthur and Alberta
(Klumph) Irmen in New
Rockford, ND. She was
raised and educated in
New Rockford, graduating
from St. James High
School in 1970. Jeani
furthered her education
by attending the North
Dakota State School of
Science in Wahpeton,
where she graduated as an
LPN.
She began a career in
healthcare by working at
the Carrington Nursing
home. She moved to
Minot, where her only
child Nate was born to her
and Charles Blue. Jeani
worked for St. Joseph’s
Hospital, Trinity Health
and St. Alexis Medical
Center, retiring in 2018.
In 1999, she met her life
partner Michael
Schumacher in Minot. To-
gether they enjoyed
watching the grand-
children’s events, attend-
ing the Moondance Coun-
try Jam in Walker, MN
and having weekly
suppers with the family.
In her early years she en-
joyed playing softball.
Jeani spent countless
hours with her sisters, en-
joyed attending craft
shows, playing bingo,
reading and crossword
puzzles. She was a loving
companion, mother,
grandmother, sister and
friend and will be missed
by all that knew her.
Jeani is survived by:
Companion Michael
Schumacher; son Nate
(Michelle) Irmen; two
grandchildren Jasmine
and Kobe; siblings: Carol
(Darryl) Galt, Bill (An-
drea) Irmen Sr., Susan
(Roger) Carmody, Tom
(Nancy) Irmen, Rita Ir-
men, Jackie “Runt”
(Bruce) Krebsbach, Mitch
“Lurch” (Heidi) Irmen;
brother-in-law Bill
Schollmeyer; many
nieces, nephews and
cousins also survive.
Jeani was preceded in
death by her parents, sis-
ter Virginia Schollmeyer,
and her favorite pet cat
Sadie.
Visitation: There will be
no reviewal as cremation
has taken place, however,
friends may sign a guest
register on Wednesday,
January 6, 2021, one hour
prior to the service at St.
Therese Church of the Lit-
tle Flower Catholic
Church, Minot
Mass of Christian
Burial: Wednesday at 10
am at Little Flower
Catholic Church, Minot.
Those wishing to view the
service via livestream may
do so at on YouTube :
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Burial: A private family
committal service will
take place at a later date
in the summer of 2021.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www. thomp-
son larson.com).