Lavonne Mae Schutz, age 81, of Pine Island MN, passed away on April 6, 2020 in her home, surrounded by her grandson Brandon who lived with her to help honor his grandmother’s wishes, until she went home to meet her Lord and Savior. She was surrounded by loved ones. Lavonne was born on November 12, 1938 in Goodhue County to Floyd and Pearl (Andrist) Weis. She attended school in Pine Island. She was married to Daryl (Boom) Schutz and they made their home in Pine Island. She worked outside of the home for many years, she worked at Zumco in Zumbrota, MN, along with many years at Telex Communications in Rochester, MN. She enjoyed gardening, listening of KWWK and Fox Country radio stations and winning tickets for going to many Country concerts. She also enjoyed traveling with family and friends. Along with going to garage sales and shopping (shop till you drop)! She loved getting together with family and friends.
Lavonne is survived by her daughter Lorri Schreader, sons Charlie (Jo) Schutz, Lonny (Lesley) McKay. Grandchildren Billy (Melissa) Schreader, Brandon Schreader, Jacob Schutz, Zeb (Ashley) Schutz, Gunnar (Erin) Schutz, Cody McKay, Nicole McKay. Along with her sister Joyce Hunt and brother Richard (Dick) Weis. She also had 7 great-grandchildren and another 1 on the way. Also need to mention a dear friend Joy Wegner and her son Christopher.
Lavonne was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and brother.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, a Celebration of Lavonne’s Life will take place at a later date.
Miss you mother! You’re forever in my heart! I thank God for taking away all of your pain & suffering that you had endured for so many years! You are forever in my heart & I will always love you! I am so thankful that you are not here to go through what’s happening in the world today! I keep asking God to empty me of this world & fill me with all of him!