Angela Josephine Shimota, 86

Angela Josephine Shimota, March 16, 1938 - September 16, 2024, age 86 of New Prague, MN

In loving memory of Angela J. Shimota, who passed away September 16, 2024, at her home at Praha Village Assisted Living in New Prague, MN. She was surrounded by her husband of 68 years, Harold Shimota, and family by her side as her two-and-a-half-year struggle with stage 4 lung cancer came to an end. She is now resting peacefully in the arms of Jesus our Lord and Savior.

Born March 16, 1938, to Joseph J. & Lillian R. Schoenbauer (Kes) in Lanesburgh Township, Angie spent the majority of her life in New Prague. She met and married her high school sweetheart, Harold Shimota, and together they raised nine children. Angie held many roles over the years, homemaker extraordinaire, in-demand house cleaner, Amway Corp Independent Distributor/Sales Representative and Manufacturing Assembler at Minnesota Valley Engineering.

She was a devoted wife, as well as loving and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Known to be a kind-hearted friend and high performing employee, she approached each day and each challenge with a smile extending grace, kindness, compassion, and love to all.

Angie’s interests included gardening, cooking, baking (kolacky was a favorite) canning, sewing, crocheting, knitting, Czech singing/dancing, playing the accordion, playing cards, bowling, and volunteering in her community. She was a staple at festivals, especially if they featured Czech singing and dancing. She also loved to laugh and enjoyed comedies like the “The Carol Burnett Show,” and “Everybody Loves Raymond.” An avid Minnesota Twins fan, she’ll be cheering them on in heaven.

Praha Village residents will remember Angie as an avid bingo player and caller, who delivered their daily paper and held a mean needle as a “Mending Mama.”

Angie is preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Lillian Schoenbauer, brothers Edward and Richard Schoenbauer, sisters Lillian Tupy and Joyce Hinderscheid, son Robert J. Shimota, granddaughter Amy Lynn Shimota, and a great-grandson Christian Prchal.

Angie is survived by her husband Harold Shimota, her children Harry (Connie) Shimota of Crossville, TN, Connie Pomranke of Mankato, MN, James (Marge) Shimota of Prior Lake, MN, Kenneth (Jill) Shimota of Hastings, MN, Kathy (Steve) Korum of New Prague, MN, Tom  (Michelle) Shimota of Rosemount, MN, Ann (Jim) Walstrom of Minnetonka, MN, and Julie  (Scott) Lindner of Woodbury, MN, 26 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild, brothers Chuck (Katie) Schoenbauer of Jordan, MN and Mark Schoenbauer of Waseca, MN; sisters-in-law Dorothy Schoenbauer and Helen Schoenbauer of New Prague, MN, brother-in-law Leo Hinderscheid of Florida, and many loving and very special nieces and nephews.

Her children and family were the joy of her life, and she will be dearly missed by all of them.

A visitation will be held on Monday, September 23 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and Tuesday morning from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at Bruzek Funeral Home (610 Main St E, New Prague, MN). Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, September 24, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church (215 Main St E, New Prague, MN).  Mass will be live-streamed on npcatholic.org.  Lunch will follow Mass at the KC Hall. 

Memorials preferred to Minnesota Hospice Foundation dedicated to supporting the highest quality of life for people in their final days. Online with secure web page at minnesotahospicefoundation.org/ways-to-give/ or by check/money order payable to Minnesota Hospice Foundation, 17645 Juniper Path, Suite 155, Lakeville, MN  55044. bruzekfuneralhome.com