Robert (Bob) John Schumacher was born on April, 30, 1947 at Mo-bridge, South Dakota to John and Ann (Schwingler) Schumacher of Timber Lake. He attended grade school at the Holy Cross Catholic School where he graduated from the eighth grade. The next three years he worked on the Ben-ny Dollarhide Ranch working with sheep and cattle, which is now the Timber Lake Elk Ranch. He also

worked for Timber Lake Motors and Kesling Lumber in Timber Lake. On April 15, 1967, he married Bernita Reiss of Trail City, SD, and to this union three children were born, John, Victoria (Vicky) and James (Jim). After having children, they took over the family farm, raising cattle, sheep and crops until the time of his death. In 1990, Bob started up the Schumacher Meat Processing business and it ran it until 2000. He liked to go fishing, ice fishing, playing cards, hunting coyotes with Terry Gross by plane, and snowmobil-ing with friends. Farming was his favorite life’s work. He enjoyed planting and watching his crops grow. He would drive around checking fields and would stop at the neighbors to visit along the way. He enjoyed visits from his grandkids. Bob is survived by his wife, Bernita of Timber Lake, one son, John (Nina) Schumacher of Timber Lake and one daughter, Vicky (Shawn) Fogerty of Lemmon, SD, granddaughters, Kayla (Jon) Bigger, Kristi (Tyler) Schumacher, Kelli (Isaac) Buckley, Kiri Schumacher all of Timber Lake, grandsons, Kyle (Al’x) Schumach-er of Timber lake, Casey and Olan Fogerty of Lemmon, SD, nine great grandchildren, Kessa, Jackson, and John Bigger, Dante, Day-son and Harleigh Schumacher, Ikeeah Buckley, Ava Grant and Blakely Brown Otter all of Timber Lake, SD, two sisters, Lorraine (Lonnie) Nilson of Selby, SD and Linda (Rod) Hubbard of Rapid City, SD. Robert was preceded in death by his son, Jim Schumacher in 2002, his parents, John and Ann and his sister, Darlene Shaw of Austin,

TX.

D a t e o f S e r v i c e

T i m e o f S e r v i c e

Robert Schumacher

April 30, 1947 ~ September 21, 2019

“Just a farmer,” you said,

And I laughed ‘cause I knew All the things that farmers

Must be able to do.

They must study the land, Then watch the sky

And figure just when Is the right time and why-

To sow and to plant To buy and to sell

To go to the market With cattle and well-

You know the books That farmers must keep To pay all those taxes And be able to sleep.

And you know the fixin’ That farmers must do

When machines like mad monsters Blow a gasket or two

I guess when God needed Folks to care for His earth He chose “just farmers”

‘Cause he knew their true worth -Helen G. Coon

IN LOVING MEMORY OF:

Robert John Schumacher 72 Years ~ 4 Months ~ 22 Days

BORN: PASSED AWAY: April 30, 1947 September 21, 2019 Mobridge, South Dakota Timber Lake, South Dakota

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10:00 AM, Friday, September 27, 2019

Holy Cross Catholic Church Timber Lake, South Dakota

CLERGY: Fr. Brian Lane

ORGANIST: Fauneil Keller CANTOR: Barb Gross

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS: “Amazing Grace” ~ ‘The Old Rugged Cross”

“Just A Closer Walk With Thee” ~ “In The Garden” “How Great Thou Art”

USHERS: Lawrence Goldade ~ Bo Beigler

CASKETBEARERS: JJ Goldade ~ Levi Goldade ~ Bruce Maher

Jiggs Biegler ~ Richard Gross ~ David Biegler Brent Biegler ~ Jim Bartlett ~ Josh Biegler ~ John Maher

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: All Bob’s Friends & Family

BURIAL: Timber Lake Cemetery

Timber Lake, South Dakota

Arrangements Entrusted to Kesling Funeral Home.