BROOKLYN - Esther Mary Schmid, age 97, of Brooklyn, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Meriter Hospital. She was born on Sept. 1, 1925, in Madison, Wis., the daughter of Carl and Alma (Zingg) Raemisch.

Esther grew up on the Raemisch family farm on the west side of Madison. She attended St. James Catholic School in Madison and graduated from Verona High School. She later attended Madison Business College and worked for Rennebohm Drug Store and later Bill Goff, Inc.

She married Sanford (Sandy) Schmid on Feb. 20, 1946, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. She and Sandy and their children lived on the farm with her brother, Charles, his wife Mary Ellen and their children. In 1970, Esther, Sandy and their sons moved to their Brooklyn, Wisconsin farm, which is still in family operation today by family members living on the farm.

Esther loved going dancing with Sandy and their group of friends. They enjoyed waltzes, polkas, fox trots and two steps and taught their children and friends how to dance. Esther and Sandy were so graceful on the dance floor! Especially when dancing to one of their favorite songs, The Blue Skirt Waltz.

One of Esther's favorite pastimes was gardening. First was food, with planting, picking and preserving vegetables and fruits from the garden. She also loved wild harvesting raspberries, blackberries, black walnuts from woodlands and roadsides. She enjoyed strawberry picking each summer, to freeze and preserve for the whole year. Esther loved her flower beds with many flowers blooming spring, summer and fall. Lilacs in the spring were a favorite!

Esther is survived by her children, Karen (Dennis) Coyier, Cheryl K. (Phil Owen) Schmid, Paul (Winona) Schmid and Russell (Amy) Schmid; grandchildren, Lila (Brad) Klahn and Alex (Melanie) Coyier, Karleen Eberle and Annaliese (Denis Akamine) Eberle, Adam (Nicole) Schmid, Jeni (Steve) Weisheit, and Leah (Stefan Buhalog) Schmid, and Ryan Schmid, Garrett (Hailey) Schmid and Devon Schmid; seven great-grandchildren, Brooke, Logan, Alexa, Jamie, Bradley, Azik and Dawsyn; brother-in-law, Wilbert Schmid; sister-in-law, Mary Ellen Raemisch; and many extended family members. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sanford Schmid; parents; brother Charles Raemisch; sister Pat (Andy) Hendrickson; and Sandy’s family, William and Clara (Skogen) Schmid, Delmar (Charlene) Schmid, Dorothea (Dick) Featherston, Glenn Schmid, Jytte Schmid and many extended family and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at HOLY MOTHER OF CONSOLATION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 651 North Main Street, Oregon, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, with Father Gary Wankerl presiding. Visitation will be held at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Tuesday. Burial will be at Verona Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson East
Funeral & Cremation Care
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Esther Mary Schmid

September 01, 1925 - September 01, 2022

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