LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Steve was born on August 30, 1945, in Oakland, California, and Fredrick Schoeneman and Geraldine Clark Schoeneman grew up as the fifth child.
Steve attended Piedmont High School and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University, graduating in 1968.
Steve married Cheryl Jones in 1969, shortly after he began his primary teaching career as a special education teacher at East Oakland High School and started a family welcoming his son Christopher Scott Schoeneman in 1973 and then his daughter Samantha Elaine Schoeneman in 1976.
In 1978, the family sold their Oakland home, bought a Jeep Wagoneer (Willie) and a small trailer (Mariah) to fly in search of a new home in the west.
The family traveled for about a year and a half, eventually landing in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. Steve was hired as a special education teacher at Darby School and then moved to Hamilton.
In 1982, Steve and Cheryl remarried, and Steve moved to California where he began a long-term teaching career in the Turlock County school district for the next 25 years.
Steve has a passion for working with kids and seeing them grow and succeed. He has worked at Roselawn High School and Freedom High School.
Leaving good friends and 38 years of living in Turlock, Steve moved to Hidden Valley Lake in 2020 to be closer to his son and family where he enjoyed the lake, a tremendous trip and time with his grandchildren.
Throughout his life Steve loved football and played for over 40 years. He also enjoyed traditional cars that he shared with his son Christopher for many years.
Steve was a fan of the game and would never miss a chance to celebrate with the Warriors or take on the A-game.
But after all the joy of his life, it is the joy of his children and grandchildren. Steve is full of pride, love, and support for Christopher and Samantha and their children, Steve’s grandchildren.
Anyone who knows Steve will agree that his passion and energy is spreading. He believed in the value of experience in making memorials and collaborations, often supporting large family gatherings at social venues. He would say, “You can’t buy souvenirs, you have to make them.” Now he leaves many people with these things full of fun as he progresses.
Steve is survived by his two children, Christopher and Samantha. Christopher and his wife Leanna and their two children Jackson and Josephine live in Hidden Valley Lake, California. Samantha and her husband, Carey Schmidt, and their two children, Charlise and Robin, all live in Missoula, Montana.
Steve, Kurt Schoeneman, Sara Schnieder, Bette Quinn and Tom Schoeneman all live near Northern California and share the loss of their brother.
Steve was a happy, bright, sometimes gofy, uncle to many siblings who he enjoyed from birth to adulthood.
Steve will be greatly missed and his family will continue his legacy of creating new memories for the next generation in his honor and spirit.
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