The Stiever Family

Robert "Bob" Schones April 13, 2015 Robert (Bob) “Peanut” Schones, age 90, of Grantham, NH, a long-time former resident of Columbia Heights, MN and a Wabasha native, died April 13, 2015 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in White River Junction, VT. He was born September 12, 1924 in Wabasha, the son of Henry and Emma (Tarnutzer) Schones. Bob served in the U. S. Navy from 1943-1946 during WWII in the South Pacific. After his honorable discharge he returned to Wabasha and eventually relocated to Minneapolis. He married Helen Stiever of Wabasha September 17, 1960 at St. Felix Catholic Church in Wabasha. He was a long-time member of the Wabasha American Legion Post #50 and the Burkhardt-Roemer VFW Post #4086 of Wabasha. Bob enjoyed collecting antiques and coins, talking with family and friends, and watching his granddaughters compete in athletic competitions. Bob was affectionately known as “Peanut” by all those who were close to him because of his stature compared to his larger and older brothers. He will be remembered by all his family and friends for his warm and gentle nature. Bob is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Annie Schones, and his two granddaughters, Brittany and Micaela Schones, all of Grantham, NH; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen, his parents, Henry and Emma Schones, his five brothers, Donald, Elmer, John, Ladd and Leo Schones and his sister, Dorothy Kirk. A memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 11:00am at St. Felix Catholic Church with the Reverend Father Donald J. Schmitz officiating. Interment will be in St. Felix Cemetery. Military rites will be performed by the Wabasha American Legion and VFW Posts. Family and friends may call at the church on Saturday one hour before the Mass. Memorials are preferred to The Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, 1600 University Ave. W. #300, St. Paul, MN 55104. Abbott Funeral Home, Wabasha, is in charge of Arrangements.