Bret Schonauer
Oct. 6, 1959-March 20, 2020
Bret Schonauer, 60,
Velva, ND, passed away
on Friday, March 20,
2020, in his home.
Bret was born on Oc-
tober 6, 1959, a son of
Gordon and Joanne
(Grotjohn) Schonauer. He
was raised and educated
in Hampden, ND, until
moving to Velva in 1972.
Bret married in 1977,
and a daughter, Jennifer,
was born from this union.
On March 20, 1992, Bret
was united in marriage to
Kathy Meissel, gaining a
daughter Amber and a son
TJ.
They made their home
in Velva, where Bret
served area farmers with
his business, Dakota Seed
Cleaning.
He enjoyed mechanics,
becoming a corvette spe-
cialist. He was a welder
by trade and always en-
joyed farming, helping his
brother and friends each
year putting the crop in
and taking it off. He
loved the freedom of the
road as was an avid
motorcycle enthusiast,
spending endless hours
traveling the US on his
Harley-Davidson motorcy-cle. He was a loyal hus-
band, father, grandfather
and friend.
He is survived by:
Wife of 27 years, Kathy;
Children, Jennifer (Rich-
ard) Napora of Minot,
Amber (Luke) Shattuck of
Velva, TJ Dodson of
Minot; Grandchildren,
Brittany, Dawn, Shaelyn,
Josh, Noah, Jace; Four
Great-Grandchildren;
Brothers, Greg (Kris)
Schonauer of Fergus Falls,
Scott (Janie) Schonauer of
Garrison; Sister, Kim
Schonauer of Great Falls,
MT; numerous aunts, un-
cles, nieces, nephews and
cousins also survive.
Bret was preceded in
death by his parents.
Many of you have
reached out asking how
you can help our family
during this difficult time.
We appreciate your
thoughtfulness and we
ask for prayers during this
difficult time. In Lieu of
flowers, memorial dona-
tions may be sent to: PO
Box 343, Velva, ND
58790.
Private family services
will be held Tuesday,
March 24, 2020, at 10:30
at Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home Chapel, Minot
ND; live streamed at
https://www.youtube.com/
channel/UCkw5wBH7W_I
UwKUcuLvhgOw.
A celebration of life
will take place the sum-
mer of 2020.
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Velva