COLUMBUS — Maynard M. Schumacher, 85, of Columbus, died Friday, June 12, 2009, at Columbus Community Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m.Wednesday at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus. Interment with Military Honors Hartman Post #84 American Legion Honor Guard in All Saints Cemetery in Columbus.
Vigil will be 8 p.m.,Tuesday at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Columbus.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m.Tuesday and continue from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Maynard was born April 24, 1924, in Cornlea, to Matthew and Nellie (Bender) Schumacher. He grew up on a farm near Cornlea and attended Sacred Heart Parish School.
Maynard served his country in the Navy during World War II from July, 1944 until June, 1946. He served as a motor machinist mate aboard the USS Ostara in the Pacific Theatre. He was part of a four-man team that operated the amphibious landing crafts and achieved the rank of MOMM3. He was honorably discharged in June 1946.

Upon his return home he married Rita Belle Jarosz on Nov. 16, 1949, at St. Michael’s Church in Tarnov. They farmed northwest of Humphrey, until their retirement in 1985 when they moved to Columbus.
Maynard enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing, gardening, playing cards and working with his hands. He was a member of the Holy Name Society and served as an usher in church.
He is survived by his wife, Rita Jarosz Schumacher of Columbus; son, Paul (Michele) Schumacher of Columbus; daughter, Alice (Mark) Denton of Las Vegas, Nev.; son, Gene (Chris) Schumacher of Columbus; daughter, Julie (Mike) Folley of Las Vegas, Nev.; daughter, Annette (Jon) Barr of McLean, Va.; son, Mathew (Keri-Ann) Schumacher of Humphrey; sister-in-law, Alice Schumacher of Columbus; sister-in-law, Elvina Schumacher of Omaha; sister-in-law, Ruth Schumacher of Lindsay; sister, Mildred Gronenthal of Lindsay, brother, Alvin (Mary) Schumacher of Lindsay; brother, Dale (Nel) Schumacher of Humphrey; sister, Arlene Schumacher of Columbus; sister, Joan “Bunny” Noonan of Cornlea; sister, Marlyn Schumacher of Columbus; sister-in-law, Sylvia Preister of Humphrey; and 14 grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Matthew and Nellie Schumacher; brothers, Sylvester, Harold, and Gerald Schumacher; brothers-in-law, Alfred Jarosz, Arnold Jarosz, Clem Gronenthal, and Mark Noonan; and sister-in-law, Laverna Jarosz.