Bridget Rose Schumacher

Bridget Rose Schumacher, age 30, of Crofton, NE, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 25, 2024 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Crofton, NE, with Reverend Jim Keiter officiating. The Mass will be live streamed and can be viewed at www.facebook.com/WintzRay. Burial will be in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Crofton. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday, November 1, 2024, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Crofton with a rosary and vigil service at 7:00 PM. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton.

The family of Bridget asks only for prayers. But if you feel you need to do more, the family asks that in lieu of plants or flowers, consider a gift of a basket of something for the young children.

Bridget was born May 18, 1994 in Yankton, SD to Gary and Joselyn (Wieseler) Arens. She loved growing up on the family farm with her brothers and sisters. She attended St. Rose of Lima Elementary School, and graduated from Crofton High School in 2013. She sought her degree in psychology with a minor in education and coaching from the University of South Dakota. She will be remembered at USD as an amazing (Coyote) basketball player and team leader. She went on to obtain her master’s in school counseling which allowed her to do what she loved - to help people. Bridget applied her passion as an elementary guidance counselor at Crofton. At the time of her death, she was near completion of obtaining her master’s in school administration. 

Bridget married Taylor Schumacher on May 26, 2018, and to this union they were blessed with 4 beautiful children. As Eli would always say “Dad, you’re moms one true love.” A love that only deepened as she took on her favorite title of Mom. As Bridget would say, “I just want to be with my kids”. Her daycare provider would always say as soon as Bridget pulled into the driveway she would run to the door. Bridget took her kids everywhere, whether that was going to Taylor’s softball games, meeting Taylor at the farm, taking the kids anywhere and everywhere, or staying home, she loved being with her children and her husband more than anything in the world. From the moment she became a wife and mother, she spent every waking moment making sure that her family was taken care of and “well fed”. She made every birthday, holiday, and anniversary the most special by adding her own little touch. 

She had a way of making everyone around her feel like family whether you were a neighbor next door or a cousin ten hours away, she welcomed you with a dimple smile or a long friendly conversation. A conversation that made each person walk away feeling special and one in which they would never forget. Her lasting impression on people was contagious and one always worth remembering. 

Bridget didn’t need to vocalize or outwardly express her faith, she lived it. Even if that meant dragging her four “busy” kids to church by herself she was bound and determined to pass on her faith to her children. Her children quickly took on her faith by finding a love for nativity scenes and baby Jesus. This love led to a nativity collection that the kids are always excited to arrange and display. To Bridget, it didn’t always matter how it looked but how it made the kids feel. 

Bridget is survived by her husband, Taylor Schumacher of Crofton, NE; sons, Elijah, Briggs, and Cooper, daughter Tia; her parents Gary and Joselyn Arens of Crofton, NE; brothers Trevor (Sarah) Crofton, NE and Trent (Kristin) Verdigre, NE; sisters Allison (Shawn) Koehler, Pierce, NE, Monica (Jackson) Diede Yankton, SD, and Alexis Arens, Crofton, NE; six nephews, five nieces; her in-laws, Duane and Luann Schumacher, Travis (Michelle) Schumacher, Tanya (Nick) DeWald, and Tanner (Megan) Schumacher, and four nephews and two nieces; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. 

Bridget was preceded in death by her baby angel, grandparents, Gerald and Lucille Arens, and Arthur and Sharon Wieseler. 

“Isn’t mom the best! Yeah, moms the best. Love you mommy.”