Wayne Schantzen passed away on February 23, 2022 at his home in Thief River Falls, MN surrounded by his loving family.

Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Mark Helgeland officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls later in the spring.

Wayne Garth Schantzen was born August 5, 1944 in Thief River Falls, MN son of Lawrence "Si" and Noella (Casavan) Schantzen. He was raised in Thief River Falls and attended Lincoln High School graduating in 1962. He worked various jobs in the area.

On March 17, 1962 he was united in marriage to Kathleen Farden at Milbank, SD. They would have celebrated their 60 ^th wedding anniversary this year. The couple made their home in Thief River Falls and to this union 3 daughters were born, Kay, Kim and Kristy. Wayne was employed at Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls, MN in the engineering department as a project engineer until his retirement in 2005.

Wayne enjoyed gardening, cooking, grilling and sharing his BBQ with family and friends. He loved his feline friends Chloe and Suzy.

He is survived by his wife Kathleen Schantzen of Thief River Falls, MN, daughters Kay (Scott) Reinhold of Granger, IN, Kim (Robert) Flick of Thief River Falls, MN, Kristy (Carmen) Cirocco of Livonia, MI; mother Noella Magnuson of Santa Rosa, CA; grandchildren Kassy (Dan) Chang, Larissa Flick, Nicole (Fiancé Matt Gust) Johnson,  Ryan (Jennelle) Johnson, Alyson Flick; great-grandchildren August Johnson and Owen Johnson; siblings Dale (Betty) Schantzen, Nancy (Mitch) Anderson, David (Teresa) Schantzen and Johnny (Michelle) Magnuson; brother-in-law Jim (Nelda) Farden; along with many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his father Si (Donna) Schantzen, step-father John Magnuson, great-granddaughter Julia Johnson, son-in-law Michael Wayne Johnson, siblings Gwen Smith, Pam Schantzen, Deb Dahlen.