Thursday, April 28, 2016

Madison Schochenmaier was crowned 2016-17 Carver County Dairy Princess

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Carver County’s 2016-17 dairy princesses

         
CARVER COUNTY, MN – Five young women were crowned 2016-17 Carver County Dairy Princesses April 9. Pictured are Katelyn Hesse, Carley Buetow, Laura Grimm, Clare Stuewe, and Madison Schochenmaier.

Other awards included:

• Carver County Milk Pitcher 2016, Juliene Klaustermeier, Waconia
• Farm Bureau High Herd DHIA Award, Jopp’s Century Farm, New Germany
• Theresa Hoen Feist Memorial Scholarship winners, Carley Buetow, Cologne, and Madison Schochenmaier, Waconia.
• Senior Dairy Man 2016, Rodney Domjahn of Montrose
• Carver County Farm Family 2016, Paul and Sue Stuewe, Daniel, and Clare, plaque presented by Carver/Scott Extension agent, Abby Neu

Look for more photos from the banquet in the Monday, April 25 edition of the Herald Journal.

Carver County Dairy Princesses

Carver County Dairy Princesses

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Travis J. Schochenmaier named as a new Senior Cost Accountant by Blue Ox

https://www.rvbusiness.com/2016/03/schochenmaier-is-blue-ox-sr-cost-accountant/

Blue Ox Names a new Senior Cost Accountant

  
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Travis J. Schochenmaier
Travis J. Schochenmaier

Travis J. Schochenmaier recently joined Automatic/Blue Ox as senior cost accountant and will be evaluating both the Blue Ox RV and truck accessories and Automatic Ag lines, according to a press release.

Blue Ox President and CEO Ellen Kietzmann noted, “I am very happy to announce that Travis has accepted the position of senior cost accountant for our company. We are always looking for ways to produce our products more efficiently without sacrificing our high standards of quality. Travis will be a key team member in helping achieve that goal.”

Prior to joining the Automatic/Blue Ox team, Schochenmaier worked as senior cost accountant for Sioux Steel Co. in Sioux Falls, S.D., and cost accountant for GNP Co. in Luverne, Minn.

While at Sioux Steel Schochenmaier was responsible for developing reports to begin monitoring labor and overhead variances, monthly review and summarization of labor, overhead, and material variances, created standard margin report by product line as well as a standard margin on open orders by product line report.

Schochenmaier said, “I’m really excited to be joining the Automatic/Blue Ox team. I am confident that I can make a significant contribution to the company and help them meet their goals.”
Schochenmaier earned his bachelor’s of business administration degree in accounting from Black Hills State University, Spearfish, S.D.

In Loving Memory of Douglas Gene Schochenmaier

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02/16/1953  -  04/05/2016

Life Legacy



Douglas Gene Schochenmaier was born on Feb 16th, 1953 at Gregory, South Dakota to Alvin and Lila (Stahlecker) Schochenmaier.

           He graduated from Naper High School in 1971.

Doug married Sandra Wiedrick on June 30, 1973 and they had three children Scott Schochenmaier, Shawn Schochenmaier and Jamie Stigge. They lived on a farm near Fairfax, SD.  Doug loved to be on the farm and do chores.
Doug and his family moved to Snyder, NE where he worked for Nebraska Irrigated Seeds (formally known as Fontanelle Seeds) for 16 years. He had formed many friendships over the years and made great memories with his co-workers. He would travel to North Bend and then to Fremont for work.
Doug passed away on April 5th, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Atkinson, Nebraska.
Doug is survived by his children and grandchildren: his son, Scott (Kay Hackett) Schochenmaier and daughter Faith; his son, Shawn (Heather ) Schochenmaier and son Carter and soon to be twins; his daughter Jamie (Chris) Stigge and sons Collin and Ryder; his mother, Lila Schochenmaier; sister, Marlis (Eric) Nelson and sons Dr. Derek Nelson and Landon (Chrissy) Nelson; his sister Diane (Dewey) Peterson and children Desarae (Nathan) Schubauer and children, Alyssa, Mason and Dylan and Kristy (James) Smith and children Avery, Cayden, and Bryce, Cody Peterson and other close family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father Alvin Schochenmaier, Grandparents Otto and Mary Stachlecker, and Fred and Kate Schochenmaier.


Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 8, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Clausen Funeral Home in Burke, SD.  Burial will be in the Knollcrest Cemetery, Naper, Nebraska.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.