Carol (Byers) Schoenherr Obituary

We are sorry to announce that our mother, Carol Ann Schoenherr, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2026, joining our father, Walter, 13 years later to the day to be Home with our Lord above.

Celebration of Life Service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the Presbyterian United Church of Christ in Le Mars. Reverend Jan Christensen will officiate. Interment will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery – Ellendale, rural Merrill, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026, at Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars. Visitation will resume from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Tuesday at the church. Arrangements are with the Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com. 

Honorary Pallbearers will be her grandchildren: Jamie Schoenherr, Shannon Hite, Sara Flanders, Joseph Casey, Michael Casey, Adam Schoenherr, Amanda Dannenbring, Leah Lovsmith, and Emily Wankum.  

Carol Ann Byers, the daughter of August and Pearl (Jacoway) Byers, was born on June 8, 1932, in rural Lawton, Iowa. She attended country school before graduating from Lawton High School. 

After graduation, Carol worked in Moville where she received and distributed books for the Woodbury County Distribution Library to area schools. 

It was during this time while on a walk with a friend, that she met our father, Walter J. Schoenherr. They were united in marriage on June 11, 1951. To this union, five children were born. Carol, a lifelong homemaker and Walter, a lifelong farmer, raised their family in the Mapleton, Sioux City, and Merrill areas. 

Just a few things that she enjoyed were singing in the church choir, taking walks, gardening, putting together puzzles, and trying her luck at the casino. 

Survivors include three sons: Eugene Schoenherr and Loriann of Merrill, IA, Russell Schoenherr and his wife Julie of Sioux City, IA, and Dennis Schoenherr of Le Mars, IA; two daughters: Diane Schoenherr of Minneapolis, MN, and Lori Morrison and her husband Greg of Le Mars, IA; 9 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.  

Carol was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one sister and four half brothers. 

We are sad and miss you mom but find joy that you are Home and at peace. We love you.