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John Henry Schoening

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Birth Date: November 17, 1922
Death Date: July 27, 2014
Age at Death: 91
Veteran Of: U. S. Army

Marriages

Lillian A. Forstrom - August 12, 1947

Burial Details

Cemetery Name: Orchard Mesa Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
Mortuary Name: Martin Mortuary, Grand Junction, Colorado

Obituaries

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Death Notice - July 27, 2014

John Henry Schoening, 91, Grand Junction, died July 27, 2014, at Veterans
Community Living Center.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Martin Mortuary, followed by
graveside services at Orchard Mesa Cemetery.
Mr. Schoening was a locomotive engineer.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian A.; one daughter, Carol Schaeffer of
Spring Creek, Nevada; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Western Colorado Botanical
Gardens, 641 Struthers Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501.

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obituary - July 31, 2014

John Henry Schoening was born
on November 17, 1922. He grew
up in Grand Junction, Colorado
and graduated from Fruitvale High
School in 1940. He joined the
Army and served until 1946. After
coming home from the service, he
married Lillian Forstrom after she
returned from the Navy.
John and Lillian were married August 12, 1947. They would have
been married 67 years next month. From this union, they had a daughter,
Carol and son, David. They also had two granddaughters, Jennifer
and Elizabeth and four great-grandchildren, Cyrah, Brenden, Kobe and
Gresyn.
John went to work for the Rio Grande Railroad. He worked first as a
fireman and later went on to become an engineer, running freight trains
and Amtrak. He was proud to work for the Rio Grande and retired in
1985.
John was a lifetime member of the Elks Club No. 575 and the Masonic
Mesa Lodge No. 55. He served various positions within these
clubs. He served on the board for the Rio Grande Credit Union. He
was President and Local Chairman of Grand Junction Vets Club No. 4.
John and Lillian loved being together before and after retirement.
They were quite the bowlers and enjoyed it for many years. They enjoyed
traveling together and spent many countless hours enjoying the
world with innumerable family and friends. They loved to fish and
spent many hours fishing with all their grandchildren.
John was a wonderful, caring, kind hearted man who had many wonderful
family and friends. He will be forever missed.
He is survived by his wife, Lillian; daughter, Carol (Mike); granddaughters,
Jennifer (Bart); and Elizabeth; great-grandchildren, Cyrah,
Brenden, Kobe and Gresyn and many numerous extended family. He
was preceded in death by son, David.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 1:00 p.m. at Martin Mortuary
in Grand Junction with military graveside services to follow at
Orchard Mesa Cemetery at 2:30.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Botanical Gardens.

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