Allan Edward Schoon, 90, died Monday, May 31, 2022, at Pathstone Living in Mankato.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 6, at First Presbyterian Church in Mankato, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at a later date at Lake Amelia Cemetery in Villard.
Allan Schoon was born May 7, 1932, to Theodore and Mildred (Thorson) Schoon in Canton, South Dakota. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1950 and attended Macalester College and the University of Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army in Japan from 1953 to 1955 in the First Calvary Division.
Allan married Muriel Joan Schmitz on Jan. 21, 1956, at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. He farmed near Luverne for 10 years before moving to Mankato to work for the Minnesota Highway Department, later, the Minnesota Department of Transportation. While with MnDOT, he became registered as a professional land surveyor and was the District 7 surveyor from 1982 until his retirement in 1993. During his career he worked on almost every major highway within the district. He taught surveying and wrote computer programs that were used by the Survey Section for many years.
Allan enjoyed flying and was an instrument rated private pilot. He also enjoyed gardening, landscaping, antiques, farm management, computer programming and various other subjects on the internet.
A stroke in 2008 affected his right side, but he regained almost full use with rehabilitation. To gain dexterity he started building plastic model airplanes and continued building models for several years.
Allan is survived by his wife, Muriel; sons Charles of Los Angeles, California, and Thomas (Sue) of Mankato; two grandchildren, Brandon and Matthew Schoon; and brother David (Pat) Schoon of Mendota Heights.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Delores Boen.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to either First Presbyterian Church in Mankato or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Arrangements are provided by Mankato Mortuary, www.mankatomortuary.com.
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