William Frederick Schoenwetter

WILLIAM F. SCHOENWETTER, M.D.
William F. "Bill" Schoenwetter, age 88, of Wayzata (formerly Edina) passed away surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with Alzheimer's on November 15th. Survived by his devoted wife of 63 years, Barbara; children Jeffrey M. Schoenwetter (Nancy), Laura L. Johnson (Brooks), and Charles J. Schoenwetter (Robin); grandchildren: Anne Omdahl (Eric), Jon M. Schoenwetter, Alissa M. Johnson, Hunter F. Johnson, and Elizabeth "Betsy" Schoenwetter; his brother, James L. Schoenwetter, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, William M. Schoenwetter and his mother, Anne L. Schoenwetter. Raised in Emerald, WI, Bill earned his B.S. and M.D. from the University of WI where he fell in love with Barbara Barney. After completing his Internship at Hennepin County General Hospital in Minneapolis, they married in 1960. Bill completed an Internal Medicine Residency at the U of MN followed by a NIH Fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the Hospital of Univ. of Pennsylvania. As a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in PA, he was awarded an Army Commendation Medal and was both Chief of the Department of Hospital Clinics and Chief of Allergy at Valley Forge General Hospital. After his Army service, Bill and his family returned to MN where he was certified in Allergy & Immunology as well as Internal Medicine. He practiced medicine for 40 years and served as: Chief, Allergy Section at Hennepin County Medical Center, Medical Director of the Asthma and Allergy Research Center at Park Nicollet, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the U of MN Medical School, and as a consultant in allergic diseases at Brainerd Medical Center. Bill had a passion for research and continuing medical education. He published numerous scientific papers in leading medical journals and presented lectures all over the world. He served in local, state, and national roles in allergy societies and boards including: Chair, Ethics Committee at the American Academy of Allergy; Board Chair, Med Center Health Plan; President, MN Allergy Society; President and Board Chair, Hennepin Medical Society; Member, Editorial Board of MN Medicine; Member, Editorial Board of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; and Board member at both HealthPartners and Park Nicollet in St. Louis Park, MN. He was a man of great faith and integrity, not easily swayed by changing times and values. He had a wry sense of humor, a wonderful smile, and enjoyed annual fishing and hunting trips. Funeral Mass Friday, December 15 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Grace, 5071 Eden Ave, Edina (visitation 1 hour prior). Private family interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave. Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or at: https://www.act.alz.org