Lorraine Schmidt

Lorraine K. Schmidt, age 86 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at the Cura Care Center in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, February 19 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Kevin Soenneker officiating. A private interment will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls on Friday.

Visitation will be 9 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the church.

Lorraine Katherine Duevel was born April 30, 1939 in Melrose, Minnesota to Joseph and Helen (Mayer) Duevel. She graduated from Melrose High School and went to work in Sauk Centre at G.T.C. as a bookkeeper. She was united in marriage to Herbert “Herbie” Schmidt on September 1, 1962 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose. The couple moved to St. Cloud where Lorraine started working at Fingerhut and later worked at Target until her retirement in 2016. Lorraine and Herbert raised their family in the Elrosa/Sauk Centre area and moved back to Sauk Centre in 2017.

She was a member of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waite Park, and the Christian Mothers. Lorraine enjoyed going to the casino, and watching sporting events on television, especially the Minnesota Twins and Vikings.

Survivors include her children, Joyce (Tom) Pettit of New Munich, Joan (Jerome) Hommerding of St. Cloud, and Jane Barlau (Steve Post) of Albany; six grandchildren, Mitch Pettit, Jessica Pettit, Amanda (Jesse) Schloegl, Jenny (Joe) Coenen, Rylie Hommerding, and Brandon (Katrina) Barlau; great-grandchildren, Connar, Dominic, Rhys, Bella, Sondra, Kaylie, Jaxson, Eyan, Sam, Zach (Allison), Jayden, Landyn, Jennifer, Kimberly, Tanner, Tate, and Teagan; and sisters-in-law, Dorothy and Denice Duevel.

Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Schmidt on September 12, 2018; grandson, Tanner Barlau; brothers, Jerome Duevel, Eddie (Mary Jane) Duevel, Ervin Duevel, and Joe Duevel, Jr.; and sister, Bernice (Joe) Kuefler.

A special thank you to the staff at Cura Care Center in Sauk Centre and Moments Hospice for the wonderful care of our mother and grandmother.