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Sharon K. "Sherry" Schmitt
Sharon K. "Sherry" Schmitt
Winthrop
Sharon K. “Sherry” Schmitt, 77, of Winthrop, Iowa, died Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence, Iowa
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Winthrop, Iowa, with Reverend David Beckmann officiating.
Visitation: 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Fawcett-Schmitz Funeral Home in Winthrop, and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Wednesday morning at the funeral home.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com
Sherry is survived by her sister: Diane (Don) Bails of Norway Iowa; two brothers: Larry Schmitt of Sierra Vista, Arizona and Jim Schmitt of Independence, Iowa; two sisters-in-law: Terri Schmitt of Olin, Iowa and Jari Schmitt of Winthrop, Iowa; as well as many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
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