Janet Mae Schultz

Janet Mae Schultz, age 81, of Wells, MN died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, April 18, at 10:30AM, at St. Casimir Catholic Church in Wells, MN, with Frs. Eugene Stenzel and Andrew Vogel officiating. Visitation will be Monday, April 17, from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells, MN, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Interment will be at St. Casimir Cemetery in Wells. . Memorials are preferred to APUFRAM, hospice organizations, or St. Casimir Catholic Church special projects. Janet Mae was born August 15, 1935 in Walnut Lake Township, Faribault County, MN, the daughter of William E. and G. Bernice (Dulas) Warmka. She attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School through the 8th grade, and graduated from Wells High School in 1953. After high school, she attended and graduated from beauty school. Janet was united in marriage to Clement Schultz October 6, 1956 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Easton, MN, and to this union two sons were born, and one daughter adopted in love. Janet was an excellent homemaker, and lovingly raised her family. She loved to bake, and dreamt of working in the Betty Crocker Test Kitchen. She had fun playing cards and going out with her many dear friends. Janet also enjoyed entertaining, always keeping her cupboards and freezer stocked, and ensuring nobody ever left her home hungry. She was an active and faithful member of St. Casimir Church and School. She thoroughly enjoyed working with the children at St. Casimir Catholic School as a teacher aide for over 35 years, where she helped many, many children. Janet was a generous and faith-filled woman, who loved her children immensely. Janet was a wonderful grandmother, who loved and enjoyed her "little people" – her grandchildren, their spouses, and her great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; mother and father-in-law: John A. and Mary C. Schultz; husband, Clem in 2008; grandson, Jason Schultz; brothers: Robert, Gary, and Bryan "Bud" Warmka; sisters-in-law: Mary Warmka, and Sue Warmka; brothers-in-law: Phillip Schultz, Steven Horvat, and James Laxen. Janet is survived by her children: Craig (Janelle) Schultz of Wells, MN, Brian "Buzzy" (Carol) Schultz of Wells, MN, and Leanne (Brian) Tukua of Freeborn, MN; grandchildren: Amanda (Martin) Carlson, and their children: Eli, Devrie, and Kenneth of MN; Katherine (Nathaniel) Walton, and their children: Noah, Grace, Selah, and Titus of Bricelyn, MN; Ashley (Christopher) Hotzler, and their daughter, Kamdyn of Fremont, NE; Jennifer (Eric) Wendinger, and their children: Carson, Aubrey and a baby on the way, of Fairfax, MN; Abbey Tukua of Freeborn, MN; Sarah (Cole) Ramsley, and their daughter, Maya of Fairfax, MN; Laura Schultz of Zumbro Falls, MN; and Andrew Schultz of Wells, MN; brothers: Warren (Ruth) Warmka of Lakeville, MN, and William C. (Sharon) Warmka of Tucson, AZ; sisters: Carol (Peter) Berg of Lake City, MN, and Charlotte Laxen of Winsted, MN; brothers and sisters-in-law: Norbert (Margaret) Schultz of New Richland, MN, Francis (Angie) Schultz of Janesville, MN, Sr. Mary Florence, C.R. of Chicago, IL, Dorothy Horvat of Lowry, MN, Judy Warmka of Bloomington, MN, and Mary Lou Warmka of Cleveland, MN; and many nieces, nephews and their families.