Bonnie

Schoch

Bonnie Jean (Hagen) Schoch, 101, passed away on November 8, 2026.

Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m., on Saturday, November 28, at the Church of St. Anne, 1321 Braman Ave.

Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Bonnie was born in Selby, SD on May 26, 1925. She was baptized at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Selby and lived there until the family moved to Aberdeen, SD in 1936. There, she attended the Sacred Heart Catholic School through 8th grade and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1943. She attended Northern State Teacher’s College and graduated in Primary Education. Bonnie taught school in Tyndall, SD for one year and for 2 years at the Groton Public School.

Bonnie met George W. Schoch while teaching in Groton. They were married June 9, 1948 in Aberdeen, SD. George, who had served in WWII, reenlisted in the Navy during the Korean War and served in Korea and Japan for 16 months. Bonnie returned to teaching in Groton for a year. After George returned, they moved to Aberdeen where their two daughters Linda (Sept 1956) and Susan (Oct 1959) were born.

In 1960, they moved to Spokane, Washington where they lived for 5 years before moving back closer to home in Bismarck, ND where they lived the rest of their lives. Bonnie was a talented seamstress and did costume work for Holiday on Ice when it was in the area. After the girls graduated from high school, she worked at Conlins Furniture Store. She was active in the St. Anne’s Catholic Church Altar Society, was involved in Homemakers and played bridge, pinochle, and even some poker when visiting her siblings.

Bonnie is survived by her daughters, Linda (Bruce) Nelson and Susan (Paul) McNelly; 6 grandchildren, Thea (Bryce) Buri, Aaron Georgeson, Samantha (Michael) Cullen, Ashley Nelson, Stephen (Jaime) McNelly and Michael (Brittany) McNelly; and 6 greatgrandchildren, Max (Angelina) Georgeson, Livia Buri, Sydney Buri, Audrey McNelly, Ivy McNelly and Dean McNelly.

She was preceded in death by her husband George (2000), her 4 siblings and their spouses Geraldine (Francis) Burns, Doris (John) Smith, Francis (Darleen) Hagen, and Rose Marie (John) Fridgen; her son-in-law Bruce Nelson, and her grandson Oliver George Hlebechuk.