Virginia Schoeneman's Obituary
Virginia Schoeneman age 81, of Ames died Friday Nov. 6 at Riverside Manor in Ames. A visitation will be 4:00 -- 8:00 PM Monday Nov 9, with the family present 6:00 -- 8:00 pm at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care 414 Lincoln Way. Funeral service will be at 11:00 am Tuesday Nov. 10 at First United Methodist Church, Kellogg and 6th in Ames with burial at Ames Municipal Cemetery. Virginia was born December 7, 1927 the daughter of Lars and Astrid (Lindqvist) Buck. She graduated from West High School in Waterloo and Iowa Teachers College in Cedar Falls before getting her Masters in Education from Iowa State University in 1969. She married Eldon Schoeneman on December 18, 1948 in Waterloo, and he preceded her in death in 2002. Virginia worked at Maxwell Public Schools as a Guidance Counselor also teaching English and Humanities. She was active at First United Methodist Church in Ames and was past president of United Methodist Women for the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Virginia is survived by her children, Donna (Brad) Johnson of Story City, John (Connie) Schoeneman of Greenbrier, Arkansas, and Jeff Schoeneman of Ames, 6 grandchildren, Lynnea Johnson, Ben Johnson, Katie Frohwein, Eric Antrim, Daniel Schoeneman and Victoria Schoeneman, and one sister Myrtle Gronoski of Waterloo. She was preceded in death by parents, her husband, 1 brother, and 2 sisters. Memorials may be directed to: First United Methodist Church or a charity of your choice. On line condolences may be sent to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family.
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