Kathy Schoenberg

Kathy Schoenberg, 64,

Minot, ND, passed away

Friday, June 29, 2018, in a

Minot Care Center.

Kathy McFarlen was

born October 15, 1953,

the daughter of Roy and

Olive (Johnson) McFarlen,

in Minot. She was raised

and educated in Minot

and attended Minot High

School.

Kathy was once married

to Dennis Heath and from

this union one daughter,

Denise, was born. The

couple would later di-

vorce.

In 1975, Kathy and her

two year old daughter met

Darrel Schoenberg. They

were together for a

number of years before

being married on October

23, 1981 in Minot. They

continued to make their

home in Minot for the

duration of their married

lives.

Kathy worked in food

services at a number of lo-

cations in the Minot area

including Famous Fried

Chicken and Burger King,

where she worked for

over 40 years.

Darrel passed away

March 16, 2000.

Kathy was a member of

Christ Lutheran Church of

Minot and a former

member of the Royal Ord-

er of the Moose.

From a young age,

Kathy was active in play-

ing softball with her

cousins as a pitcher. She

and Darrel enjoyed spend-

ing time in their camper

on the lake in Garrison,

ND, roller skating at the

roller rink, bowling and

attending motor races.

Family was very impor-

tant to Kathy, she helped

to raise her three grand-

children as well as caring

for her parents later life.

She was best friends with

her cousin, Donna Jensen,

and together they enjoyed

attending the annual

reunion with the rest of

their cousins.

Surviving family in-

cludes: Daughter, Denise

Olson, Minot; grandchil-

dren, Samantha Heath,

Joshua Heath and Nicho-

las Thiel, all of Minot;

brothers, Gary McFarlen,

Denver, CO and Roy

McFarlen, Minot; brother-

in-law, Tom Mahoney,

OH; and numerous

nieces, nephews and

cousins.

Kathy was preceded in

death by her parents; hus-

band, Darrel Schoenberg;

brother, Keith McFarlen;

sisters, Carolyn Mahoney

and Karen (Richard, Sr.)

McDonah; and sisters-in-

law, Cathy McFarlen and

Sharon McFarlen.

Funeral: Friday, July 6,

2018, at 10:00 a.m. at

Christ Lutheran Church,

Minot, ND.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot,

ND.

Visitation: Thursday

from 4 to 7 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).