Funeral services for Diana Jean Schmidt, age 65, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. The Rev. Mark Niethammer will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Bayview, and one hour prior to the service on Friday.
Diana died on Monday, February 2, 2015 at St. Maryâs Hospital in Rochester.
Diana Jean Schmidt was born in Albert Lea on October 31, 1949; the daughter of Herman and Gladys (Fogerty) Schmidt.
She grew up here and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1967. She then went to Beauty School. Diana worked as a Hairdresser in Glenville and operated a salon out of her home. She also helped Morningstar Home Health as an office assistant, and worked in housekeeping at the Good Samaritan Society for several years, until her retirement. Diana was a member of Salem Lutheran Church. She loved animals, especially her dogs and cats, and liked going camping. Blessed be her memory.
Survivors include her sister Debora Schmidt, brother Duane (Christine) Schmidt, nephew Michael Schmidt and his family, niece Sarah Sistek and her family, nephew Jeremy Schmidt, and her best friend and cousin Sylvia Meuser.
Diana was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Donald Schmidt.