Marcia Gae Schmitt, daughter of the late Harvey and Phyllis (Leraas) Erickson formerly of Alexandria and Morris, born October 24, 1947, passed away unexpectedly following a fall on February 2, 2023. She was raised in Morris and after graduation received her nursing degree at the Northwestern School of Nursing. She lived in Europe for four years following her marriage to an Air Force officer and worked as a nurse at a Royal Air Force hospital. Returning to the U.S., Marcia Gae was a trauma nurse in St. Petersburgh, FL. She relocated to Milwaukee, WI., following her marriage to Tom Schmitt and remained there until 1987 when they moved to Alexandria, MN., following retirement. Having retired from nursing she opened Viking Yarn and also was a yarn rep for eight states until shortly before cancer claimed Tom’s life in 2005. Marcia Gae was an active volunteer and supported the United Way, The Alexandria Senior Center where she was also a past Director, First Lutheran Church and Knute Nelso