of Stewartville, Richard (Lynn) Schimmel of Farmington, Katherine (Mike) Becker of Mankato, Susan (Bernie) Thompson of North Mankato, Elizabeth (Daniel) Schmidt of Ixonia, WI, and Patricia (Mike) Koestler of Mount Pleasant, WI 24 grandchildren 6 great grandchildren brother, Donald (Barbara) Schimmel of Burnsville siblings-in-law, Gerhard (Lois) Schapekahm, Marion Schapekahm, LeRoy (Carol) Schapekahm, Judy Schroer, and Ruth (Dean) Bartsch. He is survived by his wife, Naomi Schimmel of North Mankato sons, William (Stacy) Schimmel, Jr. Bill was a Minnesota State High School League Official for 40 years. Bill served as a Nicollet County Commissioner for 16 years and for the North Mankato Special Police. For 30 years, he was a high school teacher in Winona, Waseca and at Mankato West. He married Naomi Elizabeth Schapekahm on Jat St. Bill graduated from the University of Minnesota and Winona State College. Bill graduated from Roosevelt High School.

William, Sr., the son of Herbert Eugene and Alice (Gilmartin) Schimmel, was born on Septemin Faribault. on Thursday, Decemat the Northview - North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato and also at the church for one hour prior to the services on Friday. Interment will be at Kern's Oak Grove Cemetery, Belgrade Township, rural Nicollet. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Mankato. Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and may the peace be with you.William 'Bill' Henry Schimmel, Sr., age 91, of North Mankato, died on Saturday, Decemat Hillcrest Health Care Center in Mankato.įuneral service will be held at 11 a.m. You’ll feel better, and fill your surroundings with angelic sounds. And my Schimmel is lucky to have me-since old pianos often can’t find compassionate caretakers these days. A German maker dating back to 1885, mine was crafted circa 1893, when the Schimmel family expanded to America for a short while and made only about 3,000 instruments. One of my musical toys is this here Schimmel piano, hand-made in Faribault, MN. Few diversions offer such a complete, if temporary, BreakAway vibe.

I also enjoy playing Christmas music (especially when no one is listening). So I listen instead to the music, since great Christmas music is abundant and timeless-whether from long-gone composers, Americana crooners, or contemporary creations. Imagine my disappointment-and during the holiday season, even!Ĭhristmas takes a lot of knocks, deservedly so, since commercialism has taken over and drowned out the more celestial messages. They’re flowers! Hand-painted inside this artisanal beauty. See those angels on my piano? I hardly ever see them-because they are hidden inside the upright and only show up when the piano tuner opens up the instrument.

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