Steven J. Shoemaker, age 15 of Washburn, ND passed away Tuesday, April 10 at his home.

Funeral Services: 10:00 AM Saturday, April 14, 2007;
First Lutheran Church - Washburn, ND;
Rev. Chet Cataldo, Officiating;
Interment: Riverview Cemetery - Washburn, ND;
Visitation: Saturday, 1 hour prior to time of service at the church.

Steven Jeffery Shoemaker was born December 14, 1991 at Las Vegas, Nevada. He became a member of the Jeff & Trudy Shoemaker family in December of 2001. Steven was a student at Washburn High School and was actively involved in football, speech, golf, and was a second chair trumpet player in the Washburn High School Band. He was also a member of the United Methodist youth group. Steven loved to joke around and make people laugh. He enjoyed hunting and harvested his first whitetail deer in 2006. He also enjoyed fishing, camping, and collecting Spider Man memorabilia. Steven's greatest love was skateboarding.

He is survived by his parents, Jeff & Trudy Shoemaker of Washburn, ND;
sisters, Nicole (Dan) Rasmussen of Monticello, MN, & Heather (Craig) Green of Suffolk, VA; brothers, Daric (Jada) Shoemaker of Moxee, WA, Landon (Miranda) Shoemaker of Aberdeen, WA, Blair Shoemaker of Shoreline, WA, and Chance & Cody (last name unknown) of Ketchikan, Alaska; grandparents, Marie & Carl Asplint of Warba, MN, & Eleanor & Dick Shoemaker of Bennett, CO; nieces & nephews, Christina Bonogofsky, Codie Rasmussen, Victoria Green, Kaylee Rasmussen, Mackenzie Green, Brady Rasmussen, Ryder Shoemaker, Sydney Shoemaker, & baby Shoemaker (in utero);
many aunts & uncles; friends, classmates, and his special four-legged friends (dogs) at home.