Scheffler, Omer (1913 – 2012)

SCHEFFLER, BOARDMAN, SORENSEN, KRANTZ, HAAS, LORENZEN, DENT, OVERTON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 16:21:16

Name of deceased: Omer Scheffler

Aged: 99 yrs, 7 mo, 2 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: March 13, 1913, Minden, IA

Died: October 15, 2012, Harlan, IA

Funeral Services: Oct. 19, 2012, Bethel Baptist Church, Harlan, IA. Burial was at the Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA

Survived by: Sons: Tyrone (spouse, Sandy) Scheffler of Portsmouth, IA; Henry (spouse, Judy) Scheffler of Harlan, IA; Jack (spouse, Linda) Scheffler of Harlan, IA; Daughter, Crystal (spouse, Jim) Boardman of Portsmouth, IA; Sister, Twyla (spouse, Marvin) Sorensen of Arvada, CO; 16 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; other relatives & friends

Predeceased by: parents, Henry and Hilda (nee Haas) Scheffler; wife, Ruth (dec. Oct. 12, 1991); brother, Wayne “Babe” Scheffler; sisters, Iona Lorenzen, Thelma Dent, and Yvonne Overton; son, Joe Scheffler; grandchildren, James Scheffler and Tyrone Scheffler, Jr.; great-granddaughter, Kadie Scheffler

Education: country schools, Minden, IA; Shelby, IA, schools through the Grade 8

Military service: none noted

Marriage: Ruth Elizabeth Krantz, Jan. 17, 1937, Carroll, IA

Employment: farming (near Tennent, IA with his father; then various farms in Harrison and Shelby Counties) until retirement; after retirement from farming: Rasmussen Auto Parts.

Hobbies/Interests: Restoration of old Farmall tractors; helping family members work on their cars; fishing; spending time in his shop and at Lake View cabin; horse trainer; gun collector; family man.

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