Roger W. Schilling, 77, Turtle Lake, ND died November 12, 2020 at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck.  Cremation has taken place and graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the Turtle Lake Cemetery with Pastor Curt Hanson officiating.

Roger was born January 2, 1943 in Turtle Lake, ND the son of Jacob and Gladys (Rygh) Schilling.  He attended country school north of Turtle Lake.  Roger married Leatrice Renfrow on July 16, 1961 in Turtle Lake.  They lived north of Turtle Lake for a number of years before moving to their farmstead southeast of Mercer.  They farmed and ranched until retiring and moved to Turtle Lake in 2003.  Roger enjoyed draft horses and could often be found in his shop sewing and working on harnesses.  He was a member of a local teamsters wagon train group and would often give wagon rides to local children or to whomever wanted one.  Roger was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Brush Poppers Horse Club for many years.

He is survived by his son, Rod (Tracy) Schilling of Mercer, ND; his daughter, Gwen (Bill) Evenson of Coleharbor, ND; his grandchildren, Travis (Nicole) Evenson, Sarah (Eric) Schon, Jordan (Whitney) Schlichting and Dusty (Lauren) Schlichting; his great grandchildren, Harper, Kaiden, Blake, Cambree, Parker and Kingston; his brothers, Duane (Darlene) Schilling of Turtle Lake and Jim (Bonnie) Schilling of Minot, ND; his sister, Shirley Klain of Turtle Lake; his mother-in-law, Elaine Renfrow of Bismarck and many nieces and nephews.

Roger was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Leatrice in 2019.