Anthony Schaufenbil

Anthony "Tony" J. Schaufenbil, 70, of Winona, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. He was born on March 22, 1945 to Ernest and Erna (Janke).Tony graduated from St. Mary's University with a degree in accounting and shortly thereafter married his first wife, Sue Sherman in 1968. Together, they raised four children, Michael, Cathleen, Christine, and Mark and welcomed several grandchildren before Sue passed away in 1998.Tony was fortunate enough to find love again and he married his second wife, Carolyn Sue Crawford, on New Year's Eve 1999 after a short courtship. Together they enjoyed time on Lake Osakis, entertaining family and friends, and traveling. Their faith even inspired a pilgrimage to Italy and Vatican City.Tony retired just two weeks ago from Winona Lighting after having worked most of his career at Watkins. He also did book-keeping for Carolyn's salon business, Parlor and Den. Upon retiring, Tony looked forward to carefree days and had plans for ice fishing (his greatest love after his wife) and football watching. He even quit smoking on New Years and had resolutions to live healthier and happier during his retirement. After sharing the joy of the holidays with each of his children, God called Tony home. Sadly, he suffered a brain aneurysm in his sleep and died the next day.Tony is survived by his wife of 16 years, Carolyn; children, Michael (Lori) Schaufenbil, Cathleen Schaufenbil, Christine McDougall, and Mark Schaufenbil; stepchildren, Deborah (Bill) Beach, Darin (Molly) Crawford, and Wendy (Dave) Fidanze; 12 grandchildren, Heather (Dave), Andrea (Chris), Tracy, Abby, Ian, Alaina, Zachary, Emma, Hunter, Easton, Mia, and Sophia; and 2 great-grandchildren, Emmitt and Matthew.He is preceded in death by his parents and first wife of 30 years, Sue Sherman Schaufenbil. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 2 p.m. on Thurday, Jan. 7, 2016, at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart with Reverend Monsignor Richard Colletti officiating. A visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of Mass at the church. Private family burial will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred. Hoff Celebration of Life Center - Goodview is assisting the family with arrangements. Please share a memory of Tony, sign his online guestbook and view his video tribute when it becomes available.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/662101