Donald D. Schoewe - February 7, 1933- June 11, 2014
Reverend Donald D. Schoewe (Don), 81, of Roosevelt, MN
died at 10:54 pm Wednesday June 11, 2014 at Altru hospital in Grand Forks, ND
surrounded by his loving wife Dianne and their five children Nicholas, Claire,
Martin, Matthew and Peter.
The funeral service for Reverend Donald D. Schoewe (Don)
will be held at 4:00 pm on Sunday, June 15th at Zion Church, Hoosier Ridge, MN
with Pastor Scott Hirssig officiating.
Burial will follow immediately in the Hoosier Ridge Cemetery. A memorial and celebration of life service
will follow in the weeks to come at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Warroad, his
home congregation.
Don was born on February 7th, 1933 in Plainview, MN to
Reverend Theodore Schoewe and Clara (Klatt) Schoewe. He grew up in Plainview and attended Immanuel
Lutheran School and Plainview High School where he played football, basketball
and baseball for the Plainview Gophers.
Following high school he attended the University of
Minnesota. His college years were
interrupted when he volunteered to serve his country in Korea in 1953. Following Korea he returned to The University
of Minnesota and graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy.
After university Don was called to the ministry and
attended Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN and Concordia
Seminary in St. Louis, MO. It was in
Fort Wayne that he met Dianne Doctor who would become his wife on September
30th, 1960 and remain so until he died.
Over the years Don and Dianne would lovingly raise five children Nick,
Claire, Marty, Matt and Pete.
Donald Schoewe was ordained as an LCMS minister in August
1963 by St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lily, WI and served that congregation as
well as St. Matthew’s in White Lake, WI through 1968. He continued his ministry for 33 years also
serving Hope Lutheran Church in Arcade, NY, Peace Lutheran Church in Antigo,
WI, St. John’s Lutheran Church in Port Washington, WI and Bethany Lutheran
Church in Lake City, MN. Following his
retirement in 1996 he and Dianne move to Roosevelt, MN where they have been
active members in Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Don has also regularly served as vacancy pastor at Bethlehem and other
congregations in northern Minnesota.
Don loved sports, children, gardening, tinkering in the
garage and fishing. He was preceded in
death by his sister Genevieve and brother Gregory. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Dianne, his brother Reverend Theodore
Schoewe of Winona, MN, four sons and one daughter: Nicholas (Robbin), Winnetka,
IL; Claire (Jeff) Heikkinen, Ridgeville, SC; Martin (Tawnya) International
Falls, MN; Matthew, Chicago, IL; Peter, Oakland, CA; as well as six
grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Sympathy cards may be sent to Dianne Schoewe, 28413 675th
St., Rural Rte. 1 Box 238, Roosevelt, MN 56673.
Memorials can be sent to Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Lake Street NE, Warroad, MN 56763 or your local congregation.
A memorial Service for Donald Schoewe of Roosevelt, MN
will be held on Sunday, June29, 2014 at 3:30PM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in
Warroad, MN.
1 comment:
I have so enjoyed Don's postings throughout the years on our Works of Martin Luther website at Boston College--so funny and erudite. He last posted on May 31st, a week and a half before his death. Catching up with things after the summer vacation, I have just heard of his passing. His comments always brightened my day. And my sons will have the baseball bats he sent to remember him by. Agnes Farkas
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