Aug. 9, 2019, The Lord appeared and took mom’s hand, “Come with me.”

She was born May 21, 1931, to Marge Tiefenthaler and Sidney Caress in Holbrook, Nebraska. The family moved to Longview, Washington, and then to Aberdeen, Washington.

She graduated from Aberdeen High School.

In 1948, she married Richard Sherman. They later divorced. In 1961, she married Donald Schmidt. They lived in the Wynooche Valley, where they raised cattle and still lived there until time of passing.

Mom loved to travel, especially if a casino was close. She moved to Alaska in 1976, returning home in 1985. While in Alaska, she loved to travel by boat, go hunting and loved catching a big king salmon.

Mom has seven children; Cheryl (Bill) Croll, Ed (Cathy) Sherman, Cindy (Mike) Papac, Fred Sherman, Gus (Tammy) Schmidt, Don (Sharon) Schmidt Jr. and Sue (Gordon) Rose, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Schmidt, her parents, her brother Roger Caress, her sister, Beverly Caron and her grandson, Jake Papac.

There will be a celebration of life Aug. 31 at 2 p.m. at her home in the Wynooche Valley.