Arnold Schieve

Arnold Schieve, 93,

Bismarck, passed away

with family at his side on

Nov. 18, 2019, at the Bap-

tist Health Care Center in

Bismarck, where he had

been a resident since Oc-

tober 31st. He was diag-

nosed with bile duct canc-

er last March and had

lived a robust life at his

farm home east of

Bismarck until becoming

ill in September. Funeral

services will be held at

1:30 p.m., Saturday, No-

vember 23, at Zion Luth-

eran Church, 413 E. Ave.

D, Bismarck, with the

Rev. Thomas R. Marcis Jr.

officiating. Visitation will

be held one hour prior to

the service at the church.

Burial will be held at

Fairview cemetery,

Bismarck.

Born Arnold Alfred

Schieve in Douglas, ND,

on January 15, 1926, to

Fred and Natalie Schieve,

he was raised on a farm

near Douglas, where he

attended school through

eighth grade. From 1945

to 1947 he worked as a

machinist in Chicago be-

fore returning to North

Dakota to work at

Northwest Bell Telephone

for 34 years. Arnold met

Edith Lembcke at a dance

in the Douglas area and

were married Aug. 21,

1950; they spent the next

two years moving around

the country during

Arnold’s service in the

U.S. Army during the

Korean War. They then

moved to Bismarck in

1952.

In 1971 Arnold and

Edith purchased a farm

six miles east of Bismarck,

where they enjoyed a life

focused on farming and

ranching, sharing good

times with family and

friends, and

dancing everywhere

they went. In his long full

life Arnold traveled the

country with Edith,

wintering in south Texas

in their later years. He

loved to take his family

camping and fishing, for a

while holding a state fish-

ing record. He and his

children several times

were featured on the front

page of the Bismarck Tri-

bune holding large north-

ern pike.

Well into their 80s Edie

and Arnie stood out on

the dance floor, con-

sistently drawing praise

from much younger danc-

ers who would often stop

and watch them. Arnold

was proud to say he cared

for Edith after she was di-

agnosed with Alzheimer’s

right up until she passed

away in November 2016.

They had been married

for 66 years.

Arnold is survived by

sons Dean (Mary)

Schieve, Lakeville, MN,

and Kevin (Beth) Schieve,

Menoken; daughter,

Doreen (Don) Sorch, Wil-

ton; grandchildren Shane

Schieve, Debbie Davis,

Alan Schieve, Curt

Schieve, Heather Schieve,

Zac Schieve, Matt

Schieve, Ambre Wald,

Travis Sorch, Luke

Schieve and Hanna

Schieve; 11

great-grandchildren; sis-

ters Mrytle Beaudoin, La-

vona Getzlaff and Geral-

dine Strandberg;

sisters-in-law Lucille

Schieve, Shirley Schieve

and Delores Schieve; and

many nieces and nephews

who remember him with

great affection.

Arnold was preceded in

death by wife Edith, sons

Arvin Schieve and Darvin

Schieve; brothers Paul,

Gerhardt, Ervin and

Alfred; sisters LaVerne

and Laura.

To share memories of

Arnold and to sign the on-

line guestbook, go to

www.eastgatefuneral.com.