St. Nicholas
November 9, 1930 – July 30, 2024
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, St. Nicholas, MN, for Rita A. (Jungels) Schwartz, age 93, who died Tuesday, July 30th at Benedictine Assumption Home, Cold Spring, MN. The burial was in the parish cemetery.
Rita was born in Richmond, MN to Walter and Catherine (Ruegemer) Jungels. She married Jerome Schwartz May 10, 1955, in St. Nicholas.
Rita and Jerome owned and operated Schwartz Trucking hauling milk for 32 years. She enjoyed sewing, playing cards, canning, baking bread, driving truck, and tractor. She was very devoted to her faith, family and loved spending time with her grandchildren and friends. She was a member of the St. Nicholas Parish and Christiam Women.
She is survived by her children, Lourita Kelsey, Dave (Mary) Schwartz, Marlene (Jim) Salzer, Marilyn (Gene) Johannes, Donna Schwartz, Becky (Tim) Krueger, Tom Schwartz; brother, Walter (Joyce) Jungels; sisters in law, Alice, Lorraine, and Linda Jungels; 14 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jerome; son, Joe; grandson, Chad Salzer; siblings, Mildred, Cletus, Esther, Harold, Patsy, Stanley, and Marvin.
Arrangements were with the Wenner Funeral Home, Cold Spring, MN.
