Jim Schmeichel Obituary (1951 - 2015)

Jim Schmeichel, 63, Flasher, North Dakota, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, April 10, 2015, at DaWise Perry Funeral Services, Mandan. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. A gathering of friends and family from one hour prior to the service. As per Jim's wishes, cremation has taken place. Jim was born November 24, 1951, to Art and Emma (Vollmer) Schmeichel at McLaughlin, South Dakota, where he was raised and educated. He graduated from McLaughlin High School in 1970. On May 14, 1999, he married Lynette Monson Hartman in Flasher. He worked at Cenex in Selfridge, on a farming/dairy farm, and for the North Dakota State Department of Transportation as a supervisor in the Flasher area. He served in the South Dakota Army National Guard and was a member of the Flasher American Legion Post #69. He was also a member of the West River Teamsters Club and Cannon Ball River Wagon Company. He enjoyed being a handyman, who helped family, friends, and neighbors. He also enjoyed gardening, and horses. He is survived by his wife, Lynette, Flasher; daughter, Denise (Destry) Bossert, Bismarck; four sisters, Beverly (Darrell) Oaks, Selby, South Dakota, Shirley Fahrni, Aberdeen, Ruth Schmeichel, McLaughlin, and Marcie (Rod) Bieber, Mobridge; one brother, Dale (Georgia) Schmeichel, McLaughlin; two grandchildren, Trenton and Gerald; 22 nieces and nephews; special niece/nurse, Melissa Boeshans; 38 great-nieces and nephews; and 12 great-great-nieces and nephews. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Fred and Emily Schmeichel, and Henry and Leona Vollmer; brother-in-law, Belvin Fahrni; and nephew, Mike Oaks.