Melvin August Schoneweis Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Melvin August Schoneweis of Petersburg, Illinois, born in Springfield, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 87, on September 29, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Melvin August Schoneweis to show support.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Harvey Schoneweis and Juhl Schoneweis (Woodrum); his wife Suzanne Rieken of Petersburg; his children, Renee Tope (Greg) of Serasota, FL and Jeffrey Schoneweis (Wanda) of Tallula; his grandchildren, Michelle Suzanne Baraga, Brian Baraga (Rachel), Gregory Cody Tope (Angelina), Amelia Grace Schoneweis and Lillian Lane Schoneweis; his great grandchildren, Isabel Ailee and Weston August Baraga; his sister Marilyn Garren Fugate (Donald); his son Gregory S. Schoneweis; and his sister Donna May Curtis.
Memorials may be made to the PORTA Foundation or the Simmons Cancer Institute SIU in Springfield.
