James Earl Schmidtke Obituary
We are sad to announce that on August 11, 2022, at the age of 83, James Earl Schmidtke of Faribault, Minnesota passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of James Earl Schmidtke to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Erwin Schmidtke and Eva Schmidtke (Rosenau); his wife Carolyn Buck; his siblings, Norbert Schmidtke (Anita), Donald Schmidtke, Irene Fritsche (Gerald), Gerald Schmidtke, LeRoy Schmidtke (Jean), Patricia Voelker and Brenda Budde; his brother-in-law Paul Buck; and his grandsons, Brandyn Hildebrandt and Scott Kerber.
He is survived by: his children, Teri Kerber (Mike) of St. George, UT, Kris Betlewski of Houston, TX, Lori Mullenberg (Roger) of Faribault, Tim Schmidtke of Faribault and Sarah Miles (Jason) of Faribault; his grandchildren, Stephanie, Brianna, Ashley, Olivia, Bryce, Jennifer and Derek; his daughter-in-law Lisa; his siblings, David Schmidtke (Terry) and Diane Schmidtke (Dick Prokopec); and his parents-in-law, Phil Buck (Cindy), Joel Buck, Jim Buck (Pam) and Carol Buck.
Special thanks to Father Henry Doyle, the Caregivers at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center, The Emeralds at Faribault, Milestone Senior Living and Stephanie Arendt, N.P.
Services will be held announced later and in lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church in Faribault.
