Obituary
John (Jack) is survived by his loving and devoted wife and partner of 63 years, Barbara. They raised 4 wonderful children; Sandy Rockwell of Cape Coral, FL; Jack Schoonmaker of Kingston, NY; Nancy Holloway of Fort Myers, FL and Debra (Donald) Brovich of Smyrna, GA. In addition, for the last 16 years they have joyfully raised their great grandson, Raymond Snyder. Jack is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 6 additional great grandchildren.
Jack was a member for 63 years of the Rondout Lodge 343 F.&A.M., Kingston, NY and a past grand lodge officer of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York; Cyprus Shrine #5, Glenmont, NY and was an active rider in their motor patrol on his Honda Goldwing; a member of Albany Court #77 R.O.J.. He and Barbara have been long time, active members of Messiah Lutheran Church of Cape Coral.
Jack was in the family general construction business in Kingston, NY until moving to Florida. Following that, he drove school bus for special needs children 24 years for Lee County Schools.
Jack’s passions in life were his family, holiday / family gatherings and his dedication to the fraternal organizations. Jack will be dearly missed.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, June 10, 2019 at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 2691 NE Pine Island Road, Cape Coral, FL 33909.
The family request Memorial Contributions be made In Memory of John H. Schoonmaker-Cyprus Shriners to the Shriners Hospital for Children -Springfield, 316 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104.
Family and friends may sign the guest register or leave a condolence message by visiting www.baldwincremation.com.
Affordable Cremations by Baldwin Brothers is honored to serve the Schoonmaker family during this difficult time.
Sorry to hear (read) about your Father's passing. Please except my sincere sympathy. I did not know your Father, or that he was a member of Albany Court. When I read the name in ROJ publication, I was first concerned it was you.
God bless!
So sorry to hear about the loss of your father. You are in our prayers & we wish you peace & love during this difficult time.
And today, Uncle Jack and his big brother, Don are together again in heaven.
“13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.“
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18