James E. "Jim" Schaele

James E. “Jim” Schaele, age 68, of Bonesteel, SD, went home to his Lord on May 12, 2023 at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.  A Private Family Burial Service will be held at a later date. Pastor Brian Johnson will officiate.  Home for Funerals is in charge of arrangements.

Jim was born January 7, 1955 in Pender, Nebraska to Herman E. and Norma J. (Novak) Schaele, Sr.  He grew up in Norfolk and graduated from Norfolk High School in 1973.  He received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1987.  Jim worked several years for Shopko as an area manager in Nebraska, Utah, and Colorado.  He later worked for the coop in Guide Rock, Nebraska and Tyson Foods in Norfolk before moving to Bonesteel in 2009.  There he enjoyed doing gun repair for area residents.

Jim married Cindy Meister on May 13, 1989, but the couple later divorced.  He was an avid reader and enjoyed the outdoors.  He always loved animals, especially the labrador retrievers he raised for several years.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors are his sister Patricia (Patrick) McCollough of Norfolk, brother Herman Schaele, Jr. of Norfolk, and nephew Joe (Jessica) McCollough of Lincoln.

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