Shawn Schneider
Beautiful day for Schneider scholarship fundraisers
Jul 23, 2025
“The day was absolutely beautiful on the water!” said Jim Siewert, one of the organizers of Saturday’s Officer Schneider Memorial Scholarship Fishing Tournament on Lake Pepin.
“We had 66 boats participate this year which is one of our best years,” he said. “This is our 13th year and we have raised...
Shawn Schneider memorialized in Rochester
May 31, 2023
Dozens of people visited the Southeast Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial on May 18 at Soldiers Field Park in Rochester, joining in a ceremony to honor area law enforcement personnel who died in the line of duty.
The names of 40 officers are etched in a large black granite wall at the site, which...
Friday marks 10 years since officer’s funeral
Jan 5, 2022
Ten years ago Friday (tomorrow) funeral services took place for Lake City Police Officer Shawn Schneider. He died Dec. 30, 2011, of a gunshot wound sustained while helping a teenager to safety during a domestic call on Dec. 19 of that year. He was 32 years old and left behind a wife and three...
Schneider among officers to be honored at Rochester memorial
Jun 30, 2021
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Law Enforcement Memorial of Southeast Minnesota took place at Soldiers Field Memorial Park in Rochester on June 24.
The memorial honors the 33 fallen officers from law enforcment agencie operating in Minnesota Sheriff’s Association’s Sixth District.
The honorees...
Many contributed to officer memorial
May 31, 2017
Editor’s note: Last week’s issue went to press before the following list of acknowledgements could be included in the article on the Southeastern Minnesota National Police Week Memorial Service and the Shawn Schneider memorial. It was provided by Rochester Police Lt. Gretchen O’Neil, who...
Update: Police memorial moved to First Lutheran
May 18, 2017
The Southeastern Minnesota National Police Week Memorial Service will be held at First Lutheran Church in Lake City at 5:30 p.m.
The memorial service honoring law enforcement personnel who had given their lives in the line of duty was moved to Lake City this year with the intention of...
Memorial site prep begins
Oct 13, 2016
Mike Glander of Glander Excavating digs Oct. 10 in Ohuta Park, the site of a planned memorial to Lake City Police Officer Shawn Schneider. Fundraising for the monument wrapped up earlier this year. At one end of the 12-by-34-foot site will be a bench dedicated to Schneider that will be moved from...
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