Curtis Schrimpf

Curtis Edwin Schrimpf, age 68, of Minneapolis, formerly of Goodhue and Zumbrota, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester.

Curt was born on December 4, 1955 in Red Wing, the son of Edwin and Lois (Stehr) Schrimpf. He attended St. John's Parochial School, Goodhue and later graduated from Goodhue High School in 1974. He married Julie Lexvold on October 8, 1977 at St. John's Lutheran Church, and for many years had been an active member and served as elder.

Curt farmed most of his life near Goodhue. When Julie started Cut Above Home, Curt went to work with her and helped with everything she needed him to do. He loved spending countless hours in his woodworking shop making projects for his family and their customers.

Curt was community minded and enjoyed volunteering and serving wherever the need. He had been active in the Jaycees, Goodhue Lions, and served on the Goodhue School Board.

His greatest joy was spending time at their lake cabin with his family, especially his grandchildren. He loved boating, fishing, golfing, playing cards, and baking pies.

His sense of humor, his love, dedication and presence in his family's lives will be greatly missed, but his deep faith reassures them of his new life. 

His memory lives on in his partner for life, his wife of nearly 47 years, Julie; his beloved children, Joel (Sarah) of Chanhassen, Kimberly (Adam) Lodermeier of Goodhue, and Jeffrey (Katie) of Port Charlotte, FL; his precious grandchildren, Briana, Tobias, Brooke, and Emily Lodermeier, Claire and Jovie Schrimpf; his mother, Lois of Goodhue; siblings, Linda (Mike) Frost of Oronoco, Marilyn (Dale) Just of Rochester, Ken (Kristin) of Goodhue, Carol (Brad) Grover of Zumbrota, and Liz (Ron) Peters of White Rock; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday, September 23 at 1:00 pm, with visitation from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Goodhue. A luncheon will follow the service at the Goodhue Lions Community Center.