"Dear Family Members of Armin~~~ Lyle and I always enjoyed Armin...his smile ...how he was so friendly and easy to visit with...your family was blessed with a great dad... our thoughts for all of you..."
In loving memory of
Armin Schenk
May 21, 1927 - January 20, 2012
Armin Emil Schenk was born on May 21, 1927, in Springfield, Minnesota to Edward and Emma (Kettner) Schenk. He was baptized and later confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Springfield, Minnesota. He received his education from Springfield rural schools. In 1944 at the age of 17, Armin enlisted in the United States Navy where he served in World War II for eighteen months when he was honorably discharged.
On June 5, 1949, Armin was united in marriage to Elaine Krengel at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Morgan, Minnesota. This marriage was blessed with four children, Dean, Mavis, Diane, and Mark. After marriage, Armin and Elaine farmed west of Comfrey until 1954 and farmed near Morgan until 1968 when they moved to a farm by Windom, Minnesota and continued to farm. Elaine passed away on May 6, 1989.
On July 28, 1990, Armin was united in marriage to Clara (Evers) Christianson at the First Lutheran Church in Butterfield, Minnesota. After their marriage they lived in Butterfield.
Armin passed away on Friday morning, January 20, 2012, at his home at the age of 84.
Armin was a member of the American Lutheran Church in Windom. In his early years he ushered and was a member of the church board and of the Lutheran Brotherhood. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 206 in Windom. Armin enjoyed dancing, playing dominoes, telling stories, visiting with people, kids, and most of all spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
He is survived by his loving wife, Clara Schenk of Butterfield; three children, Dean Schenk and his wife, Karen, of St. Joseph; Diane Riewe and her husband, Denny, of Prior Lake; and Mark Schenk and his wife, Brenda, of Windom; two step-daughters, Karen Laingen and her husband, Steve, of Butterfield and Carol Holland and her husband, Bruce, of Mankato; ten granddaughters; four step-grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Esther Gieseke of Springfield and Delores Sater and her husband, Bob, of Minneapolis; several nieces and nephews and other relatives.
Armin was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Elaine Schenk; daughter, Mavis Schenk; one brother, Walter (Butch) Schenk; one sister, Erna Balbach; and one step-grandson, Andrew Holland.
Blessed be the memory of Armin E. Schenk.
Tributes
"HAve just heard about about Armin and so sorry to hear of Armin's passing. Armin was always willing to sit and visit anytime we met some place. He will be missed most by his family but all of us that new Armin will miss him also. "
"Dear Mark,Brenda and Schenk family, we are so sorry to hear about your dad,Mark! Please know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. May God bless you all with peace and comfort during this difficult time.
Love and prayers, Dan & Linda Ortmann"
"Sorry to hear of Armins passing. He was always so friendly and the kids always looked forward to trick or treating at Armin and Claras. He was and awesome man and will be missed by many!!"
"Family of Armin Schenk With the road conditions, I don't know if we will make to the Visitation tonight. I want you to know that Armin was truly a great man and a wonderful friend to us and our family. We sure are going to miss the nice visits we had with him. Your have our Deepest Sympathy and may God Bless all or You. Dwight and Judy Willemssen and family."
"I am Sorry for your Loss , I always enjoyed visiting with Armin . Dean Karschnik "
"Sorry to hear of Armin's passing. My father farmed next to Armin for many years and always thought of him as a great farmer and greater friend. To me Armin was one of the nicest guys around and always took time to stop by and visit. Armin will be missed."
"Our sympathy to the Schenk family. My parents (Luverne and Margaret Haberman) were good friends of the Schenk's. My brother Jerry Haberman is a friend of Dean's. Jean and Don Hoppe "
"Sorry to hear of Armins passing. our thoughts and prayers are with you all.Armin will be missed here in Butterfield his smile and friendliness to everyone and when out side would always wave to us when we drove by he was a wonderful guy."
"The previous messege is from Ed and Ruth Hocke "
"Sorry to hear of Armin's passing. My mom and dad (Margaret & Luverne Haberman) had been friends."
"whenever we were at the thrashing bee we would pass by armin's home in Butterfield and if he was sitting outside he would always have a smile and a wave for Ed and I. Ed would often stop and he and Armin would have a good visit. He was a very nice person and will be greatly missed. You have our depest sympathies at his passing."
"Mark, Brenda, Amber and Megan, and family of Armin. I am so sorry for the loss you are feeling.... Please as always no matter what we are here for you. Please let us know what we can do other than keeping you are all in our thoughts and prayers. "
"To all of Armin's family, I'm honored to add my sympathy to you to those already expressed!...A gentleman several communities have been blessed to have. May you have peace in his example of a life well lived! "
"What joy it was every time we met Armin and got to visit with him. He was a fine gentleman and a good neighbor. We will miss those visits. Blessings to you all as you remember him and all the good times."
"Mark and Brenda sorry to hear of Mark's Dad passing. Our sympathy to you and family."
"Our deepest sympathy to Clara and all the family during this very sad time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. One of our fondest memories of Armin was when he and Clara came to visit us and we were all seated at the table having dinner. Armin was seated in a vinyl chair and all of a sudden he started to slowly disappear from view, as one of the chair's legs collapsed. We all had a good laugh. Each time we got toether after that Armin always inquired if we still had the chair.."
"Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Clara, and your family. Armin will be deeply missed at ALC Saturday night Chapel Service."
"We will miss Armin around the Thanksgiving table next year but will always remember his warm smile. Our deepest sympathy to the whole family. You are in our prayers. Laurie and Craig Meyer and Family "
"Mark, Brenda, and rest of Schenk family: Thoughts and prayers go out to all of you in the loss of you father/grandfather. Keep your memories close and your friends and family closer as they will help you heal. Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. "
"Our deepest sympathy goes to everyone who ever knew Armin, He will be missed by many. And a extra prayer goes out to Mark, Brenda, Amber and Megan hope you can find comfort knowing he is pain free and in a better place. "
"Armin was a customer and a good friend when I worked with him at Southwest State Bank. He was one of the kindest and nicest gentlemen that I ever knew. He will be missed by his family but also by everyone he had contact with."
"We are so sorry to hear of Armin's passing. We have had many fond memories for visiting with the two of them. Our sympathy to the Shenk family.
Jim and Elaine"
"Dear Schenks, It is with the greatest respect, gratitude and fond memory that we brothers remember Armin, and your entire family. What good times we had! Armin was a wonderful man. Our sympathy goes out to you all. Tony "
"Randy and I want to send our sympathy to the entire Schenk family, in the loss of Armin. I have many fond memories of him as a child and through my adult years...I was only 10 when Mark and Brenda started dating. He was always a kind man that wore a smile. I know that he will be missed by my sister, Brenda, my brother-in-law, Mark and my nieces, Amber and Megan. Let the upcoming days and weeks help you heal as you reflect on the happy times and know that he is no longer in pain! Love to you all!"
"Mark & Brenda so sorry to hear of Armins passing. We are in Texas and I get the announcments on my computer. We wanted all of you to know we are praying for all of your family and that God will help you to heal. God Bless and know we are thinking of you all. "
"We are so sorry to hear of Armins passing. He will be greatly missed. We always enjoyed seeing the two of you and spending time talking. Our condolences to all of the family."