Obituary of Colleen Daly

A visitation for Colleen Daly, age 65, of Spirit Lake, will be held Saturday, August 15th  from 5:00-7:00PM at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.

Colleen Jo Daly, the daughter of Geraline (Windschitl) and Edward Paul Schumann, was born April 24, 1955 in Battle Creek, Michigan. She graduated from high school in Butterfield, Minnesota.

On October 26, 1996, Colleen was married to Patrick (Pat) Daly in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Colleen was involved with the Living Word Outreach Ministries, the United Methodist Church and was the president of the American Legion Auxiliary in Spirit Lake.

Colleen enjoyed camping, gardening, going to the races, anything Disney and attending the Butterfield Threshing Bee. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandkids every change she could get. She enjoyed attending fire school with her husband, Pat and received the EMT Friend of the Year in 2009. She was always helping Pat and the firemen during big fire calls making sure they all had what they needed.

Colleen passed away August 2, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at sixty-five years of age.

She is survived by her husband, Pat Daly; mother, Geraldine Windschitl; sons, James (Kelly) Howard and Ryan (Jessica) Schumann; grandkids, Jaci, Dagen, Josiah, Elijah, Liam and Emma; siblings, Sarah (Don) VanMeveren, Kim (Doug) Kremmin, Mark (Karen) Schumann, Phillip Schumann, Dee (Jim) Hummel, Ed (Ann) Schumann, Phyllis (Phil) Jannsen and Ray Page; along with many nieces and nephews.

Colleen was preceded in death by her father, Edward Paul Schumann; brother, Robert (Bob) Schumann; sister-in-law, Evelyn Schumann; and mother and father-in-law, Ed and Marilyn Daly.