Henry Schiele
March 23, 1920-Oct. 15, 2019
Henry Schiele, 99,
Minot, formerly of
Karlsruhe, ND and Velva,
passed away on Tuesday,
October 15, 2019 at the
Souris Valley Care Center
in Velva, ND.
Henry Anthony Schiele
was born on March 23,
1920, a son of Ludvig and
Katherine (Richter)
Schiele in rural Fulda,
ND. He was raised on the
family farm north of
Drake, ND and attended
country schools.
Henry was united in
marriage to Katherine
Lauinger on May 22, 1945
in Karlsruhe, ND. Togeth-er they farmed near Bal-
four, ND, where they
raised their children, Don-
na, LaVern, Kenneth and
Kathy. Katherine passed
away on November 13,
1980.
Henry was later united
in marriage to Lucille
Bendickson. They made
their home in Velva,
where Henry continued to
farm with his son Ken un-
til 1990, when he retired.
He enjoyed woodwork-
ing, bowling and playing
cards. He was active in
his community and
church. He served on
numerous boards, includ-ing the Bergen Elevator,
Odin Township,
Karlsruhe School Board,
Sts. Peter and Paul
Catholic Church, Harvey
Eagles, and St. Cecilia
Catholic Church. He was
a hard-working, honest
man with a good sense of
humor. Henry could al-
ways be counted on to as-
sist his neighbors.
Henry is survived by:
Wife of 33 years, Lucille,
Velva; Children: Donna
(Patrick) Schwan, Fargo,
LaVern (Mary) Schiele,
Horicon, WI, Kenneth
(Kristi) Schiele, Bismarck,
Kathy Schiele, Gilbert,
AZ; 11 grandchildren:
Teri, Andrew, Nathan,
Katherine, Ryan, Jonas,
Dane, Nicole, Megan, Cal-
ly, Dallas: 16
great-grandchildren: Si-
blings: Mike (Ann)
Schiele, Minot, Francis
(Arlene) Schiele, Drake,
ND, Louie (Rita) Schiele,
Velva, ND, Elizabeth
Volk, Minot, Maggie
(Tony) Mack, Karlsruhe,
Rosie Bischof, Minot;
Step-children: Mike
Schuler, Velva, Danny
(Denise) Schuler, Minot,
ND, Debbie (Bryan) Feller,
Voltaire, Shelly (friend
Randy) Schuler, Velva,
Kathy (Chad) Kastner,
Deering, ND; son-in-law
Brandt Bensema, IA; 14
Step-grandchildren: Amy,
Sara, Grace, William,
Joshua, Jeremy, Saman-
tha, Dylan, Terri, Taylor,
Chelsea, Carter, Brianna,
Adam; and 14
Great-step-grandchildren:
Several nieces, nephews
and cousins also survive.
Henry was preceded in
death by: his parents, first
wife Katherine, siblings
Jerome, infant brother
Nick, Cecelia Kramer and
Anna Marie Mack, a
step-daughter; Sheryl
Bensema,
step-daughter-in-law Janet
Schuler.
Visitation: Friday, Oc-
tober 18, 2019 from 3 un-
til 5 pm at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot, ND.
Vigil Prayer Service:
Friday, October 18, 2019
at 5 pm at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home Chapel, Minot.
Mass of Christian Buri-
al: Saturday, October 19,
2019 at 9:30 am at St.
Cecilia Catholic Church,
Velva, ND
Burial: Sts. Peter and
Paul Catholic Cemetery,
Karlsruhe, ND following
the mass.
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot