Minnie S. Carvo

Minnie S. Carvo, 83, longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Samaritan Hospital.

Holy Rosary will be recited at 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be on Tuesday at Kayser’s Chapel until 3:00 P.M. and at the church from 4:00 P.M. until the time of the Rosary. Please sign the book or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com

Minnie was born June 4, 1926 in Flasher, North Dakota daughter of the late Adam and Bertha Schmidt. She grew up on the family farm in Mandan, North Dakota, one of sixteen children. Shortly after her graduation from Mandan High School the family moved to Yakima, Washington. While in Yakima, she met Gerald “Jerry” Carvo while he was on leave from the Navy, and they were late married on July 8, 1947 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Yakima. They lived in Seattle for a short time before moving to Moses Lake in 1956 where they have lived since.

Minnie was a very active longtime member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. She was involved with the Women’s Guild and prayer chain of the church. She was an avid supporter of the annual Carvo Classic Golf Tournament. Her greatest joy in life was her faith and her family. She loved children, sewing, baking and decorating cakes. Minnie wrote some wonderful poetry and enjoyed watching the Mariners and Seahawks.

She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law Michael & Debra Carvo, Kevin & Kelly Carvo and James & Tina Carvo; five daughters and sons-in-law, Annette & Robert Bishop, Patricia & Jim Hauff, Debra & Richard Hutchinson, Denise Carvo, Sandra & Michael Romas; one brother, Henry Schmidt; three sisters Ludmilla Kuhn, Trudy Gamache, Fran Roberts; one sister-in-law, Barbara Carvo; 29 grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; 1 great-great granddaughter. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald “Jerry” Carvo in 2001, one son, Allan Carvo and several siblings.

Minnie’s family would like to thank Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and parishioners for bringing communion and visiting our mother.