Schedin, James Andrew Age 90 of Shoreview

  . Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 following a courageous battle with heart and Alzheimer's' diseases.
   Preceded in death by parents Alf & Edith Schedin and brother Gerald Schedin.
   Loved and deeply missed by wife of 62 years, Audrey. Also by children, Diane (Jim) Schimelpfenig, Bob (Sue) Schedin and Nancy (Kevin) Hogan; grandchildren Krista Schimelpfenig, Erikka Schimelpfenig and husband Billy Ferris; Emily and Allison Schedin, and Steve, Tim, Danny, & Jenny Hogan.
   Jim was born and raised on the Iron Range and participated in the North Pacific & European theaters during World War II. Captain of the 82nd Airborne Division. Received the Army Bronze Star Medal for action in the Battle of the Bulge, and fought in the Battle of Normandy as well.
   Employed at 3M for 32 years as Marketing Manager in the Tape Division. A graduate of the University of Minnesota and ardent supporter of Golden Gopher athletics. Longtime member of Indian Hills Golf Club. Active member of First Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake.
   Memorial service 11:00 AM Saturday, March 14th at FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 4000 Linden Street, White Bear Lake.  Private interment.
   Gathering Friday 4-8 PM at HOLCOMB-HENRY-BOOM FUNERAL HOME, 515 W. Hwy 96, Shoreview. There will be a gathering Saturday from 10 AM until time of service at the church.
   Memorials preferred to First Lutheran Church, American Heart Association, or donors own choice.

[St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN, Thur, March 12, 2009]

[Jumpmaster note:  The term Iron Range refers collectively or individually to a number of elongated iron-ore mining districts around Lake Superior in the United States and Canada. Despite the word "range", the iron ranges are not mountain chains, but outcrops of Precambrian sedimentary formations containing high percentages of iron. These cherty iron ore deposits are Precambrian in age for the Vermilion Range and middle Precambrian in age for the Mesabi and Cuyuna ranges, all in Minnesota. The Gogebic Range in Wisconsin. [Wikipedia]