Rev. Fr. Victor Schill

THE REVEREND FATHER VICTOR SCHILL

The Rev. Fr. Victor Schill, age 89 of Walhalla, ND died on Monday, January 22, 2007 at the Pembilier Nursing Center in Walhalla.

A Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 26, 2007 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Walhalla. Burial will be in the St. Boniface Parish Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Thursday, January 25 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service at the church. There will also be visitation for one hour prior to the funeral mass on Friday morning.

Father Victor Joseph Schill was born to Charles and Mary (Koehmstedt) Schill on March 10, 1917 in Mt. Carmel, ND. He grew up on the family farm with seven brothers and three sisters. Because the closest high school was 19 miles away, Father Schill's high school education did not begin until he was 23. He attended Sacred Heart Academy, Fargo, from 1939 to the spring of 1941, then attended Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, from fall of 1941 to 1950. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Catholic Diocese of Fargo on June 3, 1950.
Father Schill served as assistant pastor at Transfiguration parish, Edgeley, from 1950 to 1953, then St. Therese Little Flower parish, Rugby, until 1956. He served as pastor at St. Francis, Marion, from 1956 to 1959; St. John, Zeeland, from 1959 to 1968; Sts. Peter and Paul, Karlsruhe, from 1968 to 1969; St. Mary's, Munich, and St. Boniface, Calio, from 1969 to 1979; St. Andrew's, Zeeland, and St. David's, Ashley, from 1979 to 1990. He also served as temporary administrator at St. Michael's, Wales, from 1975 to 1976. Throughout his priesthood, he crafted many items for the parishes he served, including steeples, altars, baptismal fonts and other church furnishings.
After his retirement in 1990, Father Schill built a woodworking shop in Walhalla where he continued to use his skill as a carpenter to serve the Church and others.
Father Schill is survived by one brother: Leonard Schill, Langdon, ND, and his nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents: six brothers: Fred, Raymond, Lawrence, Walter, Martin, and Louis; three sisters: Irene Klein, Clara Schill, and Anastasia Decker.