Bruce A. Schomaker

IN MEMORY OF
BRUCE A. SCHOMAKER

BORN
August 7, 1952
Spencer, Iowa
PASSED AWAY
October 6, 2006
Sheldon, Iowa

MEMORIAL SERVICE
11:00 A.M. Tuesday
October10, 2006
First Reformed Church
Boyden, Iowa
Rev. Matthew Draffen ~ Officiating

VISITATION
Monday, October 9th
with the family present from
6:00 – 8:00pm at the
First Reformed Church in Boyden.

MUSIC
CD’s
“Wind Beneath My Wings”
“What a Difference You Made in My Life”
“Bridge Over Troubled Water”
Pianist: Leila Moret

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Neal Chase Employees
Bert Walinga Brad Thomas
Cindy Koldenhoven Brian Strouth
Dustin Schnurr Craig Bowen
Ken Baartman Julie Weppler
Greg Weppler Steve Heeren
Bonnie Roder George Schneider
Mick Klein

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Graveside Service:
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at 10:00am
Sheridan Township Cemetery
Boyden, Iowa

After today’s service, relatives and friends
are invited to join the family in the
Demco Community Center.

Arrangements under the care of
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Boyden, Iowa

BRUCE A. SCHOMAKER

Bruce Alan Schomaker, the son of Delbert and Mabel (Miller) Schomaker was born August 7, 1952 in Spencer, Iowa. He received his education in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1971. On December 17, 1971, he was united in marriage to Sherry Boone at the First Reformed Church in Boyden. After their marriage the couple resided in the Boyden area, where Bruce was employed at the Boyden Co-op Lumber and for the last nine years, he has been employed at Neal Chase Lumber in Sheldon. He passed away on Friday, October 6, 2006 at the Northwest Iowa Health Center in Sheldon, Iowa, as a result of a motorcycle accident, reaching the age of 54 years, 1 month and 29 days.
He was a member of the First Reformed Church in Boyden and had served as a deacon. He was a member of the Sioux County Conservation Board and enjoyed the outdoors, going fishing, hunting and riding his motorcycle.
Bruce leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Sherry of Boyden, Iowa; two sons, Brian and his wife, Wendy Schomaker of Mazeppa, Minnesota; Matt Schomaker of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and a daughter, Amber and her husband, Travis Martin of Sioux Center, Iowa; two granddaughters, Elli Martin and Alyx Schomaker; he is also survived by two brothers, Michael Schomaker of Spencer, Iowa; Pete and Marla Schomaker of Gladbrook, Iowa; a sister and her husband, Jann and Larry Arends of Spencer, Iowa; his mother-in-law, Margaret Boone of Boyden, Iowa; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister-in-law, Margie Schomaker and his father-in-law, Erwin Boone.


As the deer thirsts for flowing brooks,
so longs my soul for you, O God.
~Psalm 42:1

Surely Jesus loves fishermen
for He chose them for His own,
To be with Him and learn from Him
and someday share His home.
It must have been their trust in God
and patience He found rare,
That keeps them very near His heart
and ever in His care.

~Anne Kujawa