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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).