Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids for Armella A. Schimnich, age 86, who passed away Dec. 2, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital. The Rev. Thomas Knoblach will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation was Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and one hour prior to the services Saturday also at the church. Parish prayers were Friday at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids.
Moody was born Dec. 17, 1937, in St. Cloud to Frank and Othelia “Tillie” (Richter) Stockinger. When Moody was a young girl, she told her mother she was going to be a nun and have six kids. She married Philip A. Schimnich Sept. 2, 1958, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids. Moody was a homemaker and also worked as a medical secretary at the St. Cloud Clinic from 1979-1994. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she was a member of the Christian Mothers, Resurrection Choir and Catholic Aid (Catholic United Financial). Moody attended daily Mass as often as she could and had a very strong faith.
Survivors include her sons and daughters, (“the 6 Ks”) Ken (Mary) Schimnich of Sauk Rapids, Kaye Schimnich of St. Cloud, Keith (Janna) Schimnich of Cold Spring, Kurt (Julie) Schimnich of St. Cloud, Karla (Jon) Wheeler of Cold Spring, and Kevin (Alicia) Schimnich of Rochester; siblings, Floyd Stockinger of St. Cloud, Rhea Derichs of Watkins and Frank “Butch” (Karen) Stockinger of Bowie, Maryland.; sisters-in-law, Collette Stockinger of Sartell and Vivian Stockinger of Boise, Idaho; grandchildren, Craig (Maureen), Amy (Bryan), Katherine (Steven), Colleen (Ryan), Maureen, Gabriella, Victoria, Ryan (Nikki), and Alyssa (Tony); great-grandchildren, Kieran, Finn, Aoife and Rose; and step-great-grandchildren, Cruz, Mila, Jake, Abel and Talon.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Philip in 2003; brothers, Denis (Jean), David and Lyle Stockinger; an infant brother; sister-in-law, Rosie Stockinger; and brother-in-law, Roman Derichs.
Lying in her hospital bed late night Nov. 30 Moody whispered "I want to go home." So God wrapped his arms around her, held her during her last hours on Earth and then brought her home.
Memorials are preferred to Poor Clare Monastery or the Phil and Armella Schimnich Scholarship Fund at Cathedral High School.
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