Corinne Schwickerath

Corinne Phyllis Schwickerath age 83 of New Hampton, Iowa died Friday, November 7, 2014, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 10, 2014, at Holy Family Parish, New Hampton with Rev. Mark Osterhaus celebrating the Mass. Ann Bennett will be the organist accompanying the Immaculate Conception Men's Choir. Lectors for the service will be Adam and Nathan Schwickerath. Presenting the offertory gifts will be Amanda Trask, Kristen Reicks, Barbara Schwickerath, Susan Schwickerath, Emily Schwickerath and Sara Schwickerath. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery with Maxwell Schwickerath, Jonathan Pickar, Steven Pickar, Brian Pickar, Daniel Pickar, Matthew Pickar and Michael Pickar serving as pallbearers. Friends may greet the family 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 9, 2014, at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton where there will be a 3:00 p.m. rosary and a 6:00 p.m. scripture service. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass at the church on Monday. Corinne Phyllis Schwickerath was born November 19, 1930 in Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Peter and Nettie (Eischeid) Gebel. She was baptized in Waterloo at St. John’s Catholic Church before the family moved to New Hampton. She received her elementary education at St. Joeseph’s Catholic School in New Hampton and was a 1948 graduate of the New Hampton High School. Corinne was united in marriage on September 14, 1948 in North Washington to Reynold Schwickerath. To this union six children were born. Corinne and Reynold knew each other all of their lives. They had a lifetime of dances together, but would fondly remember their first dance at the North Washington Forester Hall. Corinne and Reynold were partners in farming and raising their family. She enjoyed dancing, cooking and entertaining, card games, traveling, music and playing piano, reading and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Corinne was a member in many different clubs and organizations including the Immaculate Conception Church, Holy Family Parish, Country Neighbors Club, Rosary Society, Catholic Daughters of America and many different card clubs like euchre, 500, bridge and others. Survivors include five children, Pam (Virgil Jr.) Pickar of New Hampton, Sandra (Andrew) Armbruster of Iowa City, Neal (Leah) Schwickerath of New Hampton, Curtis (Lynette) Schwickerath of New Hampton and Ann (Carl Callaway) Schwickerath of Davenport, IA; daughter in-law, Pat Ruffridge of Cresco; sister-in-law, Margaret Schwickerath of New Hampton; fifteen grandchildren, twenty four great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Reynold on March 31, 2012; a son, Daniel Schwickerath in 1988; one great-granddaughter, Jessica Pickar.