Laura A. Schuette (nee Buehne), 96, of St. Rose, died Saturday September 27, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese. 

Mrs. Schuette was born September 3, 1912 in St. Rose to S. N. and Anna (Beckmann) Buehne; they preceded her in death. 

She married Bernard S. Schuette on February 27, 1935 at St. Rose Catholic Church; he preceded her in death on July 17, 1979. 

Also preceded in death by a son, Bernard Joseph Schuette; a Grandson, Daniel VonderHaar and wife Tanya and their three children (great-grandchildren), Travis, Melinda, and Brady VonderHaar; brothers, Lawrence Buehne, August Buehne, and Henry Buehne; and sisters, Emma Schumacher, Bertha Henrichs, Ida Buehne, and Eugenia Buehne. 

Surviving are daughters, JoAnn (Edward) VonderHaar of St. Rose, Jeanette (Aloys) Timmermann of St. Rose, Mary Louise (Lavern) Thuenemann of Trenton, and sons, Paul F. (Susan) Schuette of Pocahontas and Robert (Pam) Schuette of St. Rose. 

16 Grandchildren, Gary (Denise) VonderHaar, Nancy (Mark) Faust, Lori (Matt) Benhoff, Lynn (Thomas) Broeckling, Maura (Kurt) Beckmann, Mona (Carl) Henrichs, Renee (Ken) Wilke, Janel (Brian) Zurliene,Kelly Thuenemann, Dana  Thuenemann, Sara (fiancé Robert Dudley) Thuenemann, Cliff (Christy) Schuette, Kim Schuette, Lisa Gooley, Matthew Schuette, and Phillip Schuette 

25 Great-Grandchildren 

Laura was a homemaker and she enjoyed cooking, cards, and bingo. 

She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church and Altar Sodality, Daughters of Isabella Precious Blood Circle 718, St. Rose Senior Citizens, and CHFS (Catholic Holy Family Society) 

Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 2:00 PM at St. Rose Catholic Church with Fr. Edward Schaefer officiating.  Interment will follow in St. Rose Cemetery. 

Visitation will be Tuesday, September 30, 2008 from 4:00-9:00 PM and again on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 from 11:00 AM-1:30 PM at the Moss Funeral Home in Breese 

Memorials can be made to St. Rose Church and will be received at the funeral home. 

The Daughters of Isabella will pray the rosary at 7:00 PM Tuesday evening at the funeral home.