Roger Alan Schiager, a beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Dow Rummel Village Memory Care in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Roger was 91 years old and cherished by his loved ones.

Funeral service will be held 1:00 Friday, March 22nd, at the Halladay Peterson Chapel at Dow Rummel, 1321 W Dow Rummel St., Sioux Falls, SD 57104.

Roger was born on October 14, 1932, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Porter and Hazel (Cook) Schiager. He attended Sioux Falls Public Schools and graduated from Washington High School in 1950. Furthering his education, Roger earned his Bachelor of Arts degree and then his Doctor of Law from the University of South Dakota in 1956. Roger was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve on June 4, 1956. He was honorably discharged in 1969.

Following college, Roger worked as a lawyer in a private practice with his father, Schiager & Schiager, from 1956-1984, and later became Schiager & Peters from 1984-1988. He was appointed Deputy States Attorney for two terms, Elected States Attorney for two - two-year terms, and was the Special Assistant Attorney General for South Dakota. He then served as Sioux Falls City Attorney for twenty-five years before retiring in 1994.

On August 13, 1960, Roger married the love of his life, Donna Mae Stavenger, in Luverne, Minnesota. The couple resided in Sioux Falls and welcomed three children over the next decade: Scott, Steve, and Sandy. It was often stated that you could not tell where one of them as a couple ended and the other started because they were such a bonded pair most would envy.

Roger was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, held various positions, was active with the Sioux Falls Chamber, and was involved in Republican Politics. He was also a member of the American Bar Association, Minnehaha County Bar Association, and South Dakota Bar Association. Roger was the past president of the Minnehaha County Bar Association of Sioux Falls and the Second Judicial Circuit Bar Association in 1971, the Siouxland Lions Club in 1969, the Sioux Falls Lions Club in 1986, and the past vice-president of Nordland Fest in 1987. He was a board member and President of a large Home Owners Association in Arizona for several years.

Family and friends meant everything to Roger; he loved spending time with them, creating ever-lasting memories. He enjoyed golf, tennis, pheasant hunting, reading, traveling, and spending winters in Arizona, especially those sunsets. Roger is remembered as being very kind and respectful of others. Roger will be deeply missed.

Grateful for having shared his life are his sons, Scott Schiager of Sioux Falls, SD, and Steven (Jan) Schiager of Sioux Falls, and his daughter, Sandy Schiager of Phoenix, AZ;  granddaughters, Tessa (Munce) Wegner of Sioux Falls, and Jacey Schiager of Pipestone, MN.

Roger was preceded in death by his parents, Porter and Hazel Schiager; grandson, Jordan Schiager; his sister Dorothy Pool of Edina, MN and his beloved wife of 63 years, Donna Mae Schiager.

In lieu of flowers, Roger suggested sending memorials to Augustana College Basketball and First Lutheran Church.