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Birth	:	5 Sep 1923 Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota, USA
Death	:	23 Dec 2017 Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	St. Patrick's Cemetery, Dickinson, Stark County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.8972015, -102.7688980
Description	:	Dickinson cattleman Raymond Schnell, 94, moved on to eternally green pastures Dec. 23, 2017, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bismarck, with Msgr. Gene Lindemann officiating. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. today, with family greeting visitors starting at 6 p.m., at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E. Divide Ave., Bismarck. A celebration of Raymond's life and burial will take place in Dickinson this summer. Raymond was the fifth of 13 children of Ray and Clara (Kittelson)... Read More	Dickinson cattleman Raymond Schnell, 94, moved on to eternally green pastures Dec. 23, 2017, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bismarck, with Msgr. Gene Lindemann officiating. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. today, with family greeting visitors starting at 6 p.m., at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E. Divide Ave., Bismarck. A celebration of Raymond's life and burial will take place in Dickinson this summer. Raymond was the fifth of 13 children of Ray and Clara (Kittelson) Schnell and was born in Dickinson Sept. 5, 1923. His German-Russian grandparents homesteaded near Richardton, and his father was a prominent Republican who served as North Dakota lieutenant governor and ran for governor in 1956. Raymond completed his primary and secondary education in Dickinson, graduating from Dickinson High School in 1941 and enrolling at North Dakota Agricultural College (NDSU) that fall. His college education was interrupted by WWII when he joined the Marine Corps. He served in the South Pacific and was en route to the planned invasion of the Japanese mainland when peace was declared. He spent time with the occupying forces in Japan, Guam, Palau, and China until his honorable discharge in 1946. Raymond graduated from Colorado A&M (Colorado State University) in 1952, with a degree in Animal Husbandry. He was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho agricultural fraternity and Phi Kappa Phi honorary scholastic fraternity. Raymond married Geneva, daughter of Jack and Katherine Grasl of New England, Dec. 27, 1949, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson. They raised two sons and three daughters in Dickinson and moved to Bismarck in 2012. Raymond's early years were spent on his parents' beef cattle and dairy operation near Dickinson, where he and his siblings milked cows and delivered milk door to door. He was involved with his father and brothers in the operation of the Dickinson Live Stock Sales Company, later Schnell Livestock Auction Market, since its inception in 1937, as well as the expansion of the Schnell auction markets to Miles City, Mont., Lemmon, S.D., and Beulah, in the 1960s and 1970s. He also owned and operated cattle ranches in Adams and Dunn counties. Raymond Schnell was devoted to the advancement of the beef cattle industry, the livestock marketing sector, and the community in which he lived. He served as president of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association and regional vice president of the American National Cattlemen's Association as well as director of the North Dakota Beef Commission, National Livestock and Meat Board, Cattle Fax, and the Beef Industry Council. He was national president of the Certified Livestock Markets Association (now Livestock Marketing Association) and chairman of its Livestock Health Council. He chaired the Greater North Dakota Association's agriculture committee, the N.D. Stockmen's Association's Marketing and Transportation Committee, and the N.D. Extension Service consultation board. Locally, Raymond chaired the Dickinson Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee, Trinity Educational Foundation, was president of the Dickinson Rotary Club, served 25 years on the board of Home on the Range, Sentinel Butte. He was a member of Elks Lodge 1137, Knights of Columbus, Fraternal Order of Eagles, American Legion, and VFW. He received numerous awards and recognition including the North Dakota Stockmen's Association's Top Hand award, Livestock Marketing Association's Stateman of the Year, National Livestock Dealers Association's Distinguished Service Award, NDSU Saddle and Sirloin Club's Agriculturalist of the Year, N.D. Water Users Assn. Water Wheel, and along with his brother, Willard, honored by the Roughrider Days Commission as Rancher of the Year. In his prime, Raymond was popular in southwestern North Dakota and nationally as a humorous and talented emcee and knowledgeable and entertaining guest speaker. Raymond is survived by his wife, Geneva; children, Gary (Alexana) Eaton, Colo., Peggy (Warren) Sundet, Williston, Don (Karen) Greensboro, Ga., and Sheila (Jed) Gilbertson, Bismarck; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; siblings, Willard (Linda), Dickinson, Robert, Rapid City, S.D., Shirlene Winn, Georgetown, Texas, Wayne (Maureen), Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., and Gordon (Sandee), Dickinson; sister-in-law, Carla Schnell, San Diego. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Mary Kay (Ron) Christensen; brothers, Howard and Jerry; sisters, Lucille Law, Viola Boehm, Oral Shjeflo, and Luella and Laverne, who died in childhood. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Home on the Range, Sentinel Butte, Dickinson Catholic Schools Foundation, or CHI St. Alexius Hospice. Source: www.eastgatefuneral.com

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Where is Raymond Schnell's memorial?
Raymond Schnell's memorial is located at: St. Patrick's Cemetery, Dickinson, Stark County, USA.
When did Raymond Schnell death?
Raymond Schnell death on 23 Dec 2017 in Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Raymond Schnell's memorial?
Latitude: 46.8972015
Longitude: -102.7688980

Family Members:

Parent

Ray Schnell

(1893 - 1970)

Clara Theodora Kittleson Schnell

(1897 - 1978)

Siblings

Lucille Schnell Law

(1920 - 2001)

Viola Anna Schnell Boehm

(1921 - 1991)

Oral Frances Schnell Shjeflo

(1922 - 2013)

Howard F. Schnell

(1925 - 1955)

Willard Richard Schnell

(1928 - 2019)

Robert Daniel Schnell

(1930 - 2021)

Jerry Schnell

(1938 - 2012)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. St. Patrick's Cemetery
Dickinson, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8972015, -102.7688980

2. Dickinson Mausoleum
Dickinson, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8980840, -102.7694610

3. Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery
Dickinson, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8960991, -102.7688980

4. Dickinson Cemetery
Dickinson, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8897018, -102.7694016

5. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Dickinson, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8549995, -102.8110962

6. Home in the Meadow Cemetery
Dickinson, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.9805500, -102.8452667

7. Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery
New Hradec, Dunn County, USA
Coordinate: 47.0014114, -102.8842773

8. Gladstone Cemetery
Gladstone, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8607483, -102.5496445

9. Saint Thomas Cemetery
Gladstone, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8619003, -102.5456009

10. Saint Mary's Cemetery
South Heart, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8592796, -102.9920197

11. Saint Anthony Cemetery
New Hradec, Dunn County, USA
Coordinate: 47.0835991, -102.8953018

12. Immanuel Cemetery
Taylor, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.9418983, -102.4736023

13. Lutheran Pioneer Cemetery
Gladstone, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7600594, -102.5181961

14. Saint Phillips Catholic Cemetery
Hirschville, Dunn County, USA
Coordinate: 47.0665855, -102.5577469

15. Saint Pius Cemetery
Schefield, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6760220, -102.8564880

16. Saint Anthony Cemetery
Dunn County, USA
Coordinate: 47.0999570, -102.9269920

17. Taylor Lutheran Cemetery
Taylor, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.9052429, -102.4179916

18. Pioneer Cemetery
Taylor, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8405710, -102.4108330

19. Saint Elizabeth Cemetery
Lefor, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6838989, -102.5639038

20. Ridgeway Lutheran Cemetery
Hirschville, Dunn County, USA
Coordinate: 47.0608482, -102.4614868

21. Saint Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery
Fairfield, Billings County, USA
Coordinate: 47.0524900, -103.1092000

22. Saint Demetrius Cemetery
Billings County, USA
Coordinate: 47.0546989, -103.1081009

23. Sacred Heart Monastery Cemetery
Richardton, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8933670, -102.3469540

24. Belfield Lutheran Cemetery
Belfield, Stark County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8786970, -103.1959860