Alma Schott

Alma Schott

December 06, 1922 - October 07, 2012

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Alma Schott December 6, 1922 - October 7, 2012 Alma Schott, 89, Gackle, ND, died Sunday night, October 7, 2012 at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN with her family by her side.

Alma Janke was born December 6, 1922 at the Family farm 12 miles south of Gackle, ND, at the Janke farmstead, the daughter of Andreas Janke and Magdalena (Lippert) Janke. She received her elementary education at the local rural school, and learned all the facets of the farm and home. She started cooking with her mother at the age of 8.

She and John Schott were married December 5, 1943 at the St. James Lutheran Church southeast of Gackle. They made their home on the farm of his parent's 7 miles south of Gackle where they continued to live, and had two children Wallace and Linda. Alma worked at Remboldt's Clothing and the Gackle Care Center as a Certified Dietary Manager. After the death of her husband, September 6, 1990, she continued to live in Gackle. In July of 2012 she moved to her daughter's (Linda) in Moorhead.

She took great pride in her flower and vegetable gardens, crocheting doilies and afghans. She loved to visit with neighbors, friends and relatives. She always enjoyed being with her family no matter what occasion it was, or where they were going. She even traveled with her family last February to Mexico. Alma was always interested in learning and trying new things, and because of that she accomplished many great things using her creative abilities. Alma was an avid baker; she enjoyed creating and decorating wedding cakes. Her culinary and baking skills were noticed and she was asked to share in making a video called "Recipes from Grandma's Kitchen". She also started a cookbook project with the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection Department at NDSU in Fargo. She was such an inspiration to many young people around her with her open mindedness and young thinking. Alma will be dearly missed by her family, friends and all those who knew her.

She is survived by her children, Wallace (Brenda) Schott, Fargo, ND; Linda Schott, Moorhead, MN; 2 grandchildren, Stacia Schott (Chuck) Sanders and Nathan Schott; 2 step great grandchildren, Matt and Jordan Sanders and 1 brother, Wilbert (JoAnne) Janke, Gackle, ND.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband; 2 sisters, Rachael Schmidt, Mary Lou Schweigert; 1 brother, Edmund Janke.

The funeral service will be at 10:30 AM Friday October 12, 2012 at the United Church of Christ in Gackle, ND with Rev. Linda Schauer, officiating.

The interment will be at the Gackle Cemetery in Gackle, ND.

Visitation: 9-8 Thursday October 11, 2012 at the Haut Funeral Chapel in Gackle.

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Gerry & Sandra Schlenker
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Dear Family & Friends of Alma Schott: We treasure our memories of times spent with Alma Schott. We feel greatly blessed by the contact we had with her during various family, friend, & community gatherings. She made cakes for a number of events we attended including Laura and Elroy Schlenker's 50th wedding anniversary in 2003. It was a pleasure for Sandra to have been able to use Alma's talents as a resource during the years that Sandra was teaching home economics in Gackle. Prayers for comfort for the family and friends.
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Sandi and Dick Dale
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Linda, Wallace and families, Thinking of your Mom always makes me smile, she was such a special lady! Your memories will be replaced by smiles instead of sorrow. In loving memory. Sandi Geiszler Dale
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Jean Schlegel
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To the Alma Schott family; Although I don't know any of the immediate family members of Alma Schott, I knew Alma really well and talked to her a year ago this June in Gackle. She seemed in fine health then, and I didn't know she was 88 then! We lived in Gackle from 1967-83. My husband, Alex, taught school there and was also the high school principal, in in addition to being a busy carpenter there. When we lived there, I often visited with Alma in Remboldt's Clothing Store, and she did some baking for me when some of our seven children graduated from high school there. She was a wonderful cook, and I especially remember her carameled rolls! Our daughter, Patty (Schlegel)Boraas, now from Key West, insisted we had to walk around the town when we were there and Alma came out of her house to visit with us. She did mention where her children lived, etc. We also visited the school (went into Alex's former principal's office), the pool and looked at our house that Alex built, which is directly across the street from the pool/school. We, of course, know Linda and Jeff Schott really well, as I babysat for them and Alex had Jeff help him on carpentry jobs. We really miss Gackle to this day. The people were so great to us there, including Alma. We extend our sympathy to the family. Jean and Alex Schlegel
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Jim Steen
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So sorry to hear of Alma's passing. My mother (Marian Steen) shared a room with Alma at Eventide when Alma was recuperating from her car accident. We all enjoyed Alma very much when visiting, and Mom really enjoyed her company. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of Alma's family.
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Verna Moos
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I am so sorry to hear about losing Alma.I did not know about it until I read the internet. SShe was a wonderful lady. She could cook and bake anything. Linda and Wallace take care of yourselves and each other. She was truly a gem of a person.

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