Arlyn Jean (Schmidt) Lampert was born on September 19, 1932, to Edward and Helen (Brunkow) Schmidt. Arlyn grew up on a farm in Eldorado Township in Stevens County, MN.
She attended Rural School #61 and Parochial School at Trinity Lutheran in Johnson, MN before graduating from Herman High School in 1950. She furthered her education by attending the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis for accounting.
Arlyn married John “Jack” Lampert on February 6, 1960, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Donnelly, MN. Together, they took over Arlyn’s family farm and raised their two children. They retired from farming in 1999, but continued to live out on the farm until 2022. Due to health reasons, they moved to an apartment in Morris and sold the farm place to their grandson. In 2023, after losing Jack, Arlyn moved to Eastside Acres in Chokio, MN. Arlyn passed away peacefully at Grace Home in Graceville, MN on May 10, 2025.
Arlyn was an active member of Our Saviors Church in Chokio, MN, taught Sunday school, and was active in Our Saviors Women and the Quilting Group. She was a member of the Legion Auxiliary in Herman, MN and enjoyed her homemakers club – The Busy Bees. Arlyn also enjoyed gardening, reading, watching and listening to any kind of sports and was a member of the golf league and bowling league in Graceville, MN.
Arlyn is survived by her daughter Dawn (Tim) Olson of Yorktown, VA; and son Mark (Robyn) Lampert of Chokio, MN; grandchildren: Matthew (Amanda) Olson, Katherine (David) Hoffman, Kyle Lampert, Luke (Emma Wulff) Lampert; and four great-grandchildren.
Arlyn is preceded in death by her husband John Lampert; parents Edward and Helen Schmidt; two sisters and brothers-in-law: Wanda and Don Wise and Leta Mae and Clark Eaton.
A Memorial Gathering will be held Friday, August 1, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Bainbridge Funeral Home in Herman, MN. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Herman.
To sign the online guestbook or watch the video tribute visit <www.bainbridgefuneralhome.com>.
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