Andrew B. Schontag passed away peacefully at the age of 78 on December 21, 2022, at the Berwick Estates in South Berwick, Maine.  He was born in Newton, MA, on November 11, 1944, to Carl and Ernestine Schontag.  

A 1963 graduate of Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton, MA, he owned and operated automotive businesses in Massachusetts and Virginia, always a car enthusiast and lifelong master mechanic.  

He was a voracious reader, a history buff, and a Civil War enthusiast, participating in many battle reenactments.  He loved Virginia, especially the Shenandoah Valley.  He loved his Southern Comfort and Coke, sweet tea in a mason jar, and a pipe full of Captain Black.  He was a great dancer and colorful storyteller with an infamous deep rich voice.  He was known for being a good friend, generous and kind - an old soul that was also mischievous and ready for adventure.  Andy made friends wherever he went.
 

Andy was preceded by his brother, Peter Schontag, and survived by his brother, Russel Shon, and sister, Cheryl Sherman, his daughter, Kristen Smith, and two grandchildren, Marshall and Grayson Smith.

Andy will be laid to rest in the Schontag Family Cemetery in Newton, Massachusetts.

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