Clemens Joseph “Clem” Schmaltz
Sept. 28, 1931-Nov. 12, 2020
Clemens Joseph “Clem”
Schmaltz, age 89 of Rug-
by, North Dakota entered
into eternal rest on Thurs-
day, November 12, 2020
at the Heart of America
Care Center in Rugby. He
was born to Joseph and
Caroline (Gross) Schmaltz
on September 28, 1931 at
the Good Samaritan Hos-
pital in Rugby.
Clem was raised on the
family farm home of his
parents, southwest of
Rugby and received his
education in the Rugby
Schools. During high
school Clem was active in
football until one day his
father asked him if he was
going to play football or
farm. This began his life-
long pursuit of his pas-
sion, farming. Back then,
farming not only consist-
ed of growing the crops,
but also milking cows,
raising chickens and pigs.
On October 18, 1955, he
was united in marriage to
the love of his life, Marian
Helen Tuchscherer at the
Little Flower Catholic
Church in Rugby. Fol-
lowing their marriage, the
couple made their home
on the Schmaltz family
farm where they farmed
and raised their blessed
family of nine children.
As the family grew and
parted the farm, the cou-
ple has been blessed with
36 grandchildren and 35
great-grandchildren,
which are loved dearly
and without boasting he
was so immensely proud
of their accomplishments
in life. He was a very gen-
erous person with his
time and talents and was
always eager to help
someone out in their
need. He could tell
stories like none other
and was an avid conversa-
tionalist. When you were
with Clem, there was nev-
er a dull moment to be
had. As busy as farming
is, if you stopped by, he
and Marian would always
sit you down for a conver-
sation, coffee, and some
baked goods. He was a
long-time member of the
Tuscarora Township
Board, the Turnbridge
Elevator Board, the
Knights of Columbus and
Our Lady of Mount Car-
mel Catholic Church in
Balta and a current
member of Little Flower
Catholic Church, Rugby.
His Catholic faith was
especially important to
him and he also was
proud of his Germans
from Russia heritage.
Clem and Marian retired
from the farm in Sep-
tember of 2000 and
moved to Rugby. Espe-
cially important to him
was his weekly drive to
the farm so see what the
“boys” were doing and to
check the crops.
Clem is survived by his
wife of 65 years, Marian;
his children, Jeanne
(LeRoy) Burckhard,
Surrey; Joe (Mary), Rug-
by; Rita (Ronnie) Brossart,
Leeds; Colette (Jody) Bles-
sum, Danville, CA; Mar-
lene (Kevin) Schulte,
Jamestown; Duane (Hol-
ly), Chino, CA; Don and
Darold (Tara), both of
Rugby; 36 grandchildren;
35 great-grandchildren; a
brother, Joe J. (Loretta),
Minot; many nieces,
nephews, other relatives
and a host of friends. He
was preceded in death by
his parents; daughter,
Carol Shively; grandson,
Matthew Brossart; broth-
er, Jim Schmaltz; sisters,
Mary Thompson, Cathy
Teigen and Carol Jacob-
son; nieces, Cindy Volk
and Kathy Kresel;
nephew, Michael
Schmaltz.
Memorial Mass of
Christian Burial will be
held at 11:00 a.m. Satur-
day, November 21st at the
Little Flower Catholic
Church in Rugby with
burial in the church
cemetery. Father Franklin
Miller, Celebrant. To
view the livestream of the
service, you can find the
link to this in his obituary
found on the
funeralsbyanderson.com
website.
Visitation was from
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday
with a rosary & vigil ser-
vice starting at 7 p.m. all
in the Anderson Funeral
Home, Rugby. There will
be no reviewal in the
church on Saturday.
Vocalists & Guitarists:
Richard Bischoff, Leonard
Keplin & Kellan Schmaltz
Liturgical Readers: Joe
& Duane Schmaltz
Eulogist: Colette Bles-
sum
The Honorary Urn Bear-
ers: Grandchildren &
Great-grandchildren
The Urn Bearers: Chris-
ty Donahue, Luke Bros-
sart, Justin Vetsch, Kelsey
Schmaltz, Brandon
Schmaltz, Kyle Shively &
Tyler Schmaltz
Arrangements with the
Anderson Funeral Home
of Rugby. Online registry:
www.funeralsbyanderson
.com