ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: SCHOEN, CANDICE CAROLINE Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La. Died Friday, December 16, 2011 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== SCHOEN, CANDICE CAROLINE (December 9, 1991 - December 16, 2011) ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2011/st1112.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== Candice Caroline Schoen of Waldheim, Louisiana went home to be with her Lord on December 16, 2011. As a lifelong member of Waldheim United Methodist Church, she was loved and cherished for her special gifts. She was also an avid horseback rider at New Heights Therapeutic Riding Center in Folsom, Louisiana where she was recently named the Champion Rider for her division and awarded the Best Sportsmanship Award for 2011. She was born in Covington, Louisiana on December 9, 1991 and she attended several Mandeville area schools. Candice participated in the Bulldog Buddies Club at Fontainebleau High School where she was a junior. She was a regular camper at the Tiger Paw Summer Camp Program. Candice’s last gift to others was the gift of life as an organ donor. Candice is survived by her parents Michael G. Schoen and Patricia Williams Schoen, brothers Michael Charles Schoen and Jacob Schoen, sisters Cody Schoen and Rebecca Schoen, and nieces Charlie Caroline Schoen, Abigail Ann Schoen, Alice Elizabeth Schoen, and Samantha Cate Candice Schoen and grandmother Shirley J. Williams, and preceded in death by her beloved grandfather, Charles F. Williams. She will be sorely missed by all that knew her. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral service on Wednesday December 21, 2011 at 12:00 PM from E. J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st. Ave. Covington, LA 70433. Visitation will be held from 9:00am until service time. After the funeral service there will be a reception at the Waldheim United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The family requests that those wishing to send flowers instead make a donation in Candice’s honor to New Heights Therapeutic Riding Center. ===================