HELEN SCHUETTE

Helen A. Schuette, age 88, died February 19, 2009. She was born on February 20, 1920 in Appleton, daughter of the late Karl and Anna (Uhlenbrack) Hintz. She married Raymond Schuette on August 5, 1944; he preceded her in death on August 6, 2008. Helen worked at Kresges for many years until her retirement. She served as an officer of the Martin Luther Ladies Aid as a Sunday School Teacher and Lutheran Girl Pioneer Leader at Martin Luther Church, Neenah, where she was a member. She was also very active in the Fox Valley Lutheran High School Ladies Guild. She will always be remembered by her children and grandchildren for the delicious coffee cakes and butterhorns she often baked for them when they visited. During their retirement years Helen and Ray enjoyed going on bus tours with family and friends and also spending time with their children and grandchildren. Helen is survived by her children: Gerald (Sally) Schuette, Shawano, Paul (Cheryl) Schuette, Littleton, CO, Carol (Mark) Schmidt, Appleton; ten grandchildren: Scott (Stacey) Schuette, Wendy (Steve) Vesper, Stacie (Steve) Scheibe, Krista (Paul) Kuber, Michelle (fiance Christopher) Schmidt, Gregory (Jaclyn) Schmidt, Travis Schmidt, Micah, Mariah and Micheala Schuette; nine great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Helen Hintz, Appleton; a brother-in-law, Norman (Gladys) Schuette, Grafton; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her in-laws, Walter and Edna Schuette; sisters and brothers-in-law: Mabel (Walter) Palmbach, Esther (Paul) Spletter, Flora (Norman) Hartwig, Dorothy (Frank) Biechler, Viola (Alvin) Ahrens, Frances (Richard) Fischer, Ruth (Milton) Maas, Ione (Vernon) Fuerst; brothers and sisters-in-law: Erwin (Erma) Hintz, Elmer Hintz, Karl Hintz and Clifford (Grace) Hintz. A funeral service for Helen will be held on Monday, February 23, 2009, 11:00 AM, at Martin Luther Ev. Lutheran Church, Neenah, with the Rev. Jason Oakland and the Rev. Richard I. Krahn III officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday at Neenahs Westgor Funeral Home from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and again at the church on Monday from 10:00 AM until the hour of service. Entombment will be in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton. In lieu of flowers a memorial is being established for Martin Luther Church and Fox Valley Lutheran High School. The family would like to thank the staff of Oakridge Gardens Nursing Center for all the love and care they provided Helen.