Alan Schale

Alan Schale, 85, Har-

vey, ND died Saturday,

September 25, 2021 at the

St. Aloisius Hospital in

Harvey. Funeral services

will be held at 10:30 a.m.

on Thursday, September

30 at New Life On Main

Church, Harvey, ND.

Burial will be in Sunny-

side Cemetery, Harvey,

ND.

Visitation will be

Wednesday September 29

from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. with

a public prayer service at

7 p.m. at Hertz Funeral

Home, Harvey, ND.

Alan was born on Au-

gust 19, 1936 in Harvey,

ND. He was the son of Er-

vin and Freida (Schimke)

Schale. Alan grew up in

Harvey and graduated

from Harvey High School

in 1955. He continued to

farm after graduation and

his love of farming

remained throughout his

entire life.

Alan and Lois were un-

ited in marriage on July 3,

1956 in Harvey, ND. They

lived on a farm in Pony

Gulch Township south of

Harvey. They moved into

Harvey in 1967. They had

four children, Vicki, Jeff,

Kim and Wendy.

Below is a post his

granddaughter authored

shortly after hearing that

grandpa is no longer with

us.

“Grandpa Al peacefully

transitioned last night in

the early hours. I’m thank-

ful my mother was with

him as he passed.

He was such a wonder-

ful man. He loved the

lord, his family, friends,

farming, church and sing-

ing. He had the most

beautiful baritone singing

voice and I grew up in

awe of his talents. Singing

and church is central to

my memories of him.

When we were little kids

he always had us sing “a

number” in church while

we visited and I’m sure

was so proud. He was

hard when he needed to

be but gentle most of the

time. As his grand-

daughter I only saw the

gentle parts.

He worked incredibly

hard. His father passed

when he was 8 and he

and the older children

helped great-grandma on

the farm. He may have not

been able to get out in the

fields these last years like

the rest of the crew but

you can bet he was out

driving around in his

pickup and providing

direction every single day.

He loved my grandma

very much and I

remember him often tel-

ling the story of the two of

them busting into her

parents room when they

were sleeping to ask their

permission to marry her.

He was a Mennonite and

German and she was a

Lutheran and Norwegian.

Can you imagine the scan-

dal?!

He loved to hunt and

fish and was able to con-

tinue to do so in his last

years. He had traveled to

Costa Rica to fish and out

west to hunt on many

trips. In fact, my grandma

purchased herself a new

dining set while he was

on one of his trips be-

cause wellÃ-.if he could

spend the money, so

could she. He spent a lot

of time on Lake Saka-

kawea, taking his family

and friends out fishing.

Some of my brothers

favorite childhood

memories are fishing with

grandpa on the big lake

during the summer.

Grandpa was a vivid

storyteller and had a great

sense of humor. I look for-

ward to hearing some of

yours as we gather to cele-

brate his life.

Please do not feel sorry,

he will be dearly missed

but we will celebrate his

life knowing he is with

his savior.”

In addition to Addie’s

post, we want to share a

few things about Dad. He

was a great leader and en-

courager. By example, he

taught us the virtues of

honesty, integrity, and ex-

cellence; as well as the

importance of serving oth-

ers through benevolence

and civic responsibility.

In return, this community

has always been so sup-

portive whether it be

bringing meals or parts to

his pickup because of his

mobility, calling to check

on him, or to give him up-

dates on rain reports.

Your visits along the road-

side during his crop tours

brought him a lot of joy.

Although his family is

very grateful for the life

we shared, we are thank-

ful he is now walking

with Jesus and his wife

Lois Schale, son Jeff

Schale, parents Ervin and

Freida Schale, brother

Denny Schale, and sister

Judy Bushnell.

Alan’s legacy will be

cherished by his three

daughters, Vicki Peterson

of West Fargo, Kim and

Leslie “Porky” Moen of

Harvey, Wendy Schale of

Fargo; four grandchildren,

Addie Sholl, Andrew

Sholl, Matthew Sholl and

Henry Schale, one

great-grandchild Jacob

Wesley all of Fargo and a

sister Susan Schale. Share

online at www.hertz

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