Frances Schmidt, age 89, of Winner, passed away on April 12, 2017 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Facility. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Winner. Burial will follow at the Winner Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00 PM Monday April 17, 2017 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Winner with a Liturgy of the Word starting at 7:00 PM.

Frances Pauline Schmidt passed away at the Winner Regional Hospital on April 12, 2017.
She was born on the family south of Colome to Maurice (Percy) and Leona Sealey, the 3rd of four children.
Frances graduated from Colome High School in 1946 and taught country school for one year before
marrying Paul Schmidt in 1947. They bought a farm southeast of Winner and raised six children there:
Gene (Wellington, Colorado), Brenda (Steve Bruckner, Colome), Brad (Sandy, LaJunta, Colorado),
Lauren (Tom Mayes, Winner), Don (Black Hawk) and Pamela (Bob Weaver, Piedmont).

Frances spent her whole life as a wife, Mom and homemaker. She loved her faith, babies, birds, flowers,
dancing, playing cards, baking and especially all her kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. She and Paul
enjoyed traveling the US with their family and in later years traveled abroad.

Frances lost Paul in 2010 and eventually moved to the Golden Prairie Manor in 2015 where she lived for
nearly one and a half years. She passed away quietly in the Winner Hospital at the age of 89.

She was proceeded in death by her husband Paul, her parents, a brother Donald, sister Ruth, three
daughters: Carol, Debbie and Robin, grandson Caleb Weaver and son-in-law Tom Mayes. She is
survived by six children, twelve grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, her brother Warren"Buck" (Donna) Sealey and 4 nephews. Frances said her children were her greatest joy. She was a loving Mom and Grandma and will be missed by all.