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In Loving Memory of
Florence “Babe” Christinia Schoo
Babe Schoo was born on January 14, 1934, in Round Lake, Minnesota to Ernest and Clara Schoneman Wieck. Shortly after Babe’s birth the family moved to Belle Fourche, SD and later Devils Tower, WY where her father owned a sawmill. Babe attended Sundance High School and worked at her father’s mill. At a young age Babe left Wyoming and moved to Minnesota to live with a cousin. On August 3, 1955, she, and John “Jack” Schoo were married at St. Columba Church in Iona, MN. Following their marriage, they farmed the Schoo family farm west of Iona and raised their four children. In 1985 they retired and moved to Fulda, MN. Jack passed away on October 28, 2000. Babe remained in Fulda until September 2023 when she moved to Prairie View Health Care Center in Tracy, MN. Due to failing health Babe moved to Our House Hospice Home in Slayton on June 26, 2025. She passed away there on Monday, June 30, 2025, at the age of 91. She was a member of St. Gabriel’s Church in Fulda, MN and was active in the CCW. She also was a past member of the Iona VFW Auxiliary. Babe enjoyed visiting with friends over a cup or pot of coffee, playing cards, finding a good deal at rummage sales, caring for her outdoor flowers, house plants and succulents. She was an avid cook with many secret recipes.
Survivors include her four children and their spouses, Twyla and Larry Roos of Mesa, AZ, Diane and Steve Schreier of Tracy, MN, Jeanette and Phil Schreier of Slayton, MN, and Donald and Melissa Schoo of Iona, MN, 11 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, five siblings, Ed, Ben, Joanne, Ted and Bill and her fur baby, Tasha.
Funeral Services
St. Ann’s Church in Slayton, MN on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. with Fr. Peter Schuster officiating. The organist is Sharon Lais. The song leader is Sheila Crowley. The pallbearers are her grandchildren. Interment is at St. Columba Cemetery in Iona, MN.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday. Totzke Funeral Home of Slayton is entrusted with arrangements. To send condolences visit totzkefuneralhome.com
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