Scheffler, John (1921 - 2017)

SCHEFFLER, RONNFELDT, PAGE, BORO, BARKER, BRUCE, YATES, YOUNG, WADDELL, SCHUTTLOFFEL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 3/31/2017 at 21:03:06

Name of deceased: John William Scheffler

Aged: 95 yrs, 5 mo, 9 days

Residence: Little Flower Haven, Earling, IA

Born: Oct. 16, 1921; Hancock, IA

Died: March 25, 2017; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, March 29, 2017; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA; burial was in Graceland Cemetery, Avoca, IA

Survived by: Daughter, Susan (spouse, Charles) Ronnfeldt of Avoca, IA; daughters-in-law, Gina Scheffler of Hereford, AZ and Carol Page of Wiota, IA; grandchildren, Erin (spouse, Mike Yates) Ronnfeldt of Avoca, IA, Kara (spouse, Joe) Boro of Omaha, NE, Jennifer Scheffler of Harlan, IA and Scott Barker of Atlantic, IA; great-grandchildren, Adryan Bruce, Lauren Yates, Claira Yates and Elizabeth Yates, all of Avoca, IA

Predeceased by: Parents, William and May (nee Young) Scheffler; wife of 68 years, Clara (deceased March 2015); son, John Jr.; brothers and their wives, Herman and Olga, Elmer and Fern, and Raymond and Delma; sister, Katie, and spouse Ted Waddell

Education: attended country school through Grade 8

Religious affiliation: member, Methodist Church, Hancock, IA

Military service: enlisted during WWII in the U. S. Navy and was stationed on an LST in the South Pacific; discharged Dec. 25, 1945

Marriage: Clara Schuttloffel; Aug. 3, 1946; Methodist Church, Hancock, IA

Employment: After his marriage to Clara, they lived in Hancock, IA and John worked for Pottawattamie County for 4 years and drove the road maintainer. After moving to Avoca, IA, John then worked for Mez Implement as a welder. Several years later, John worked as the maintenance man for the City of Avoca, and his children loved riding along with him in the snow plow every winter. In 1961, he was asked to take charge of building several new parks and recreation areas for Pottawattamie County; he designed and built Arrowhead Park in Neola, Botana Bend in Hancock; Old Towne in Macedonia, and Longs Landing in Council Bluffs, IA. He built everything, from the roads to the buildings that are in these parks.

Hobbies/Interests: gardening; hunting; fishing; camping; playing cards; travel, from coast to coast; after they retired, they spent their winters in Southern Texas or Arizona

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com