Johnathan Thomas Carnine was born to Tom and Becky (Halla) Carnine on March 4, 1988 in Amery, Wisconsin. He attended Amery Public Schools and graduated in 2006. After graduation he attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls before moving on to the University of Minnesota, first in Minneapolis and then at Duluth where he graduated in the spring of 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. John also earned a place on the National Society of Professional Engineers at a ceremony where he was given a ring representing the pride and responsibility of professional engineers in the United States.
Johnathan met the love of his life, Brita Ana Schoen from Roseville, MN in September of 2008 in River Falls, WI. They were united in marriage on January 6, 2012 in a fairytale wedding held at the Landmark Center in St. Paul, MN. They enjoyed a honeymoon in Hawaii where John fished in the ocean and Brita was able to swim with the Dolphins. John and Brita shared a great love for dogs which led them to bring Tory, their Chocolate Lab and Willow, their Chesapeake Bay Retriever into their lives giving them a lot of adventure and love. In March of 2015 they enjoyed a wonderful trip of a lifetime, taking a cruise to the Caribbean. Eventually they made their home in Dania Beach, Florida. After starting his own company John would go to work for the city of St. Paul, MN. Johnathan loved life and he tried to live a full life. He enjoyed learning new things and was always interested in how things worked. He loved math and numbers. He enjoyed tutoring others and was so patient in doing so. He loved cooking, grilling and using his smoker. He always shared his favorite recipes. John was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed kayaking with Brita, he fished while she read. He hunted the mountains of Colorado and around home and Iowa. He excelled in archery, enjoying the challenges it gave him. He fished in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Florida, Canada and Hawaii. Because he especially loved his family and friends he liked to have them gather around a campfire. Oh yea…he loved the Green Bay Packers. Sadly Johnathan passed away unexpectedly at home on January 3, 2016.
Surviving family members include his wife Brita and their precious dogs Tory and Willow; his parents Tom and Becky Carnine of Amery, brother Jacob (Kim) Carnine of Amery; his father and mother-in-law Marty and Lynne Schoen of Roseville, MN; 2 brother-in-law's, Soren and Kai Schoen; grandparents: Sandy Dion, Jerry Phillips of Milltown, Larry Halla of Rice Lake, Lois Carnine of Deer Park, Joe Carnine of Amery, Bruce and Sharon Abrahamson of Roseville, MN and Carol and Dick Schoen of St. Paul, MN as well as other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Amery Free Lutheran Church with visitation the hour before the service at the church. You may sign an online guest book at www.williamsonwhite.com. The Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery assisted the family with arrangements.