Arthur Schuer
June 15, 1921-Feb. 23, 2017
Arthur Schuer, 95, Lis-
bon, ND, formerly of
Douglas, ND, passed away
Thursday, February 23,
2017, at the North Dakota
Veterans Home in Lisbon,
ND.
Arthur Alex Schuer was
born June 15, 1921, the
son of Martin and Bertha
(Weidger) Schuer, in
Ryder, ND. He was raised
on the Schuer family farm
and educated at Blue Hill
Country School in rural
Ryder, ND. As a young
adult, he assisted his
parents with the operation
of the family farm.
Arthur was drafted in
the United States Army
on November 21, 1942.
He served as a Hellcat
with the 12th Armored
Division as a member of
the 493rd Armored Field
Artillery Battalion during
WWII. He was honorably
discharged February 2,
1946.
Arthur married Betty L.
Todd February 17, 1952,
in Douglas, ND. They
farmed in the Ryder area
until 1956, when they
bought a farm located in
Spring Lake Township of
Ward County, near Doug-
las, ND. They farmed
small grains and raised
their two sons on the
farm. Arthur continued to
farm until 2003, when his
son, Jim, took over the
operation of the family
farm.
Betty passed away De-
cember 17, 2008. Follow-
ing his wife’s death,
Arthur continued to re-
side on the farm until
2011, when he became a
resident of the North
Dakota Veterans Home in
Lisbon, ND.
He enjoyed dancing,
fishing, hunting, and tel-
ling stories of the olden
days. He loved candy and
sweets and visiting with
people.
He was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Douglas and a former
member of the Ryder
Farmers Union.
Those who shared in
his life: sons, Jim (Bren-
da) Schuer, Douglas, ND,
and Greg (Jill) Schuer,
Moorhead, MN;
grandchildren, Jesse
(Michelle) Schuer, Heidi
Schuer and her fiance,
Bret Joarnt; Lance (Heath-
er) Schuer; Heather
Schuer and Kris (Marc)
Rigney;
great-grandchildren, Had-
ley Marie Schuer, Hudson
Ryan Schuer, and Ben
Rigney; and a few nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his parents;
wife, Betty; grandson,
Ryan Schuer; brother,
Carl Schuer; and sisters,
Elsie Van De Bruggen,
Viola Freiberger, and Ber-
tha Brandt.
Funeral: Wednesday,
March 1, 2017, at 10:30
a.m. at Thompson-Larson
Funeral Home Chapel,
Minot.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot,
ND.
Visitation: Tuesday
from 4 to 7 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Memorials: are pre-
ferred to North Dakota
Veterans Home in Lisbon,
ND, or the Alzheimer’s
Association.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www.
thompsonlarson.com).