Jeffrey Schmitz, 55, of Shell Lake, Wisconsin died Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Marshfield Hospital with family by his side. Jeffrey was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, the son of Kenneth and Mary Schmitz.

Jeff lived with his parents in Shell Lake. He loved spending his time doing puzzles, working around the house and coloring pictures for friends and family. He loved Jesus and was known to pray a blessing for anyone that he thought needed it. Jeff loved to dance and loved listening to gospel music. He loved to celebrate holidays and started listening to Christmas music well before anyone else wanted to hear it. He was treasured by all who knew him. He will be greatly missed.

Jeffrey is survived by his parents Kenneth and Mary Schmitz. His siblings: Mark (Stacey) Schmitz, Lynn (Dan) Draves, Jonathon (Sarah) Schmitz, Luke (Leah) Schmitz, Katherine (Nathaniel) Simeth, Laura (Abel) Channing, Meghan Schmitz, and many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of life will be held at Spooner Wesleyan Church on June 21, 2025 at 2pm with a visitation at the church at 1pm.

In lieu of flowers in memory of Jeff Schmitz, the family requests Memorials be directed to a Special Needs Ministry in Central Asia. Please make Checks payable to “Global Partners,” and mail to Global Partners, 13300 Olio Road Suite 400, Fishers, IN 46037. On the Memo line of the check, write “WM04-0445.” Or, if you wish to give online, go to https://tinyurl.com/jeff-memorials or use your mobile device camera to scan the QR code.

Last Update: Jun 03, 2025 9:06 am CDT