Donald 'Donnie' Schuelke IV
Donald “Donnie” Mark Schuelke IV, 18, of Minneota, was called home on June 25, 2017 due to a tragic car accident.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 1 at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent.
Burial will be held at St. James Catholic Cemetery in Dawson and will follow a church luncheon.
Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday, June 30 and a prayer service with Divine Mercy Chaplet will be at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Saturday at St. Eloi Catholic Church. Donnie was born on September 22, 1998 in Marshall to Donnie and Julie (Schmiesing) Schuelke.
He was baptized, received First Communion and was confirmed at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Donnie graduated 8th grade from St. Edward School in Minneota. He graduated with honors from Minneota High School with the Class of 2017.
He loved baseball, robotics, science and physics, being with friends, and above all, he loved his brothers. He was involved in TKD, Knowledge Bowl, 4-H and Minnesota Mile.
He truly enjoyed all aspects of FFA and his most recent accomplishment was being part of the State FFA Officer Nominating Committee. He loved dairy judging and handling and spent hours at the neighbor’s honing his skills. He loved playing (and cheating) at cards and poker night with his buddies was rarely missed. No outfit was complete without a tie and a new knot he found on YouTube. Dress up days at school were his favorite.
Family time was spent playing baseball, watching The Big Bang Theory, Scorpion, Arrow, Flash and America’s Got Talent. He liked boating and tubing, knee boarding, camping, fishing, campfires, hayrides and just being with his family. He loved his brothers and showed them often by a “gentle smack” on the arm. Donnie loved life. He became an organ donor in September of 2015 and also gave blood as often as he could (even though he hated needles).
He loved helping people and would be smiling knowing how many lives his donations changed.
Donnie is survived by his parents Donnie and Julie; his brothers Carter, Josh and Logan, all of Minneota; his grandmas, Darlene “Grams” Schmiesing, New Ulm, MN, Arlys Schuelke, Welch, MN; his great-grandma Lucille Schmiesing, New Ulm, MN; his grandpas, Don “Gramps” Schuelke, Fort Pierce, FL, Gary Schmiesing, Backus, MN; great-aunt Lavonne “Toots” Kamm, New Ulm, MN; aunts, uncles and cousins, Julie (Schuelke) and Cory Trierweiler (Morgan, Makenna and Mia), St. Michael, MN, Heidi (Schuelke)and Aaron Aslakson (Kailey and Ethan), Red Wing, MN, Gary Schmiesing, Faribault, MN, Lisa (Schmiesing) Schuelke (Cody and Makia), Princeton, MN, Marci (Schmiesing) and Mike Jasper (Hunter and Hayden), Elk River, MN, Mathew Schmiesing, Crystal, and many other great aunts and uncles, cousins, his #1 K-9 companion Sophie and a flagnog of friends.
He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents and Uncle, Mark Schuelke. His smile will be missed!!