Obituary for Judy Schmitz

She was born July 16, 1947, in La Crosse to James and Ruth (Spears) McKenzie. Judy was a 1965 graduate of Central High School in La Crosse and then attended the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, where she graduated with a teaching degree. On July 6, 1970, she married Francis Casper Schmitz at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman in La Crosse.

Survivors include her husband, Francis of La Crosse; one son, Joe (Linda) Schmitz of San Antonio, Texas; one daughter, Becky Schmitz of Arcadia, Wis.; one granddaughter, Jenna Schmitz of San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, Amy (Joe) Vasquez and Susan House; two brothers-in-law, Eugene (Lorie) Schmitz and Paul (Helen) Schmitz; one sister-in-law, Terry Linder; and nieces and nephews.

Judy was preceded in death by her parents and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, George and Leona Schmitz.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Fredrickson Funeral Home, Woodruff Chapel, 4239 Mormon Coulee Rd., La Crosse. Burial will follow in Mormon Coulee Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the funeral home.

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