June 10, 2021 at 1:12 p.m.
Geraldine Mariah Goodspeed
b. Aug. 29, 1942 - d. July 21, 2011
She was born August 29, 1942 in Shakopee to the late Hazzle and Roy Schulz and Bernard Wendling. She attended Shakopee High School and was a member of St John's Lutheran Church. After high school, she married her childhood sweetheart, Richard R. Schulz. After Richard died in an automobile crash, she met and married her gentle giant, Richard Ace Goodspeed. They were married in 1980.
Geri worked as a 411 operator and supervisor for Northwestern Bell/US West for over 25 years. After retiring in 1993, she moved to their beautiful lake home in Longville, MN. She loved living in Longville. It was her heaven on earth. She spent her retirement gardening and landscaping her property, sewing, and quilting. She was a very hardworking and loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be forever missed.
She is survived by her loving husband, Richard Ace Goodspeed; her children, Dawn Ganske (Randy), Daniel Schulz; step-daughter, Amy Baker (Jay); grandchildren, Joseph Ganske, Jenna Ganske, Trevor Schulz, Matthew, Jake and Kayley Baker; sisters, Judy Borak (Bob), Jackie Kelzer, and Jeanne Balduf (Dave); and all her loving neighbors on East Shore Drive in Longville.
Preceded in death by her parents; brother, Douglas Wendling; sisters, JoAnne Backstrom and Patty Schulz Laden; step-son, Thomas Goodspeed.
Family received relatives and friends on Monday, July 25, 2011, from 9-11 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Shakopee, followed by Memorial Services at 11:00 AM. Interment was at Valley Cemetery. Officiating at funeral service: The Reverend Randall J. Romsdahl.
Memorials were preferred to the American Heart Association.
Funeral arrangements through McNearney Funeral Home in Shakopee, www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com
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