Scheffler, Tyrone Omer ("Ty") (1938 - 2020)

SCHEFFLER, BROWN, BOARDMAN, KRANTZ, OLSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/20/2020 at 07:39:54

Name of deceased: Tyrone ("Ty") Omer Scheffler

Aged: 81 yrs, 5 mo, 5 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Dec. 2, 1938; rural Tennant, Shelby County, IA

Died: May 7, 2020; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: A Celebration of Life to be held at a later date due to Covid-19 restrictions

Survived by: Significant other, Sandy Brown of Harlan, IA; sons, Curt (spouse, Cindy) Scheffler and Thomas (spouse, Janis) Scheffler, both of Harlan, IA, and Clint Scheffler of Irwin, IA; brothers, Henry (spouse, Judy) Scheffler and Jack (spouse, Linda) Scheffler, both of Harlan, IA; sister, Crystal (spouse, Jim) Boardman of Tennant, IA; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Omer and Ruth (nee Krantz) Scheffler; brother, Joe Scheffler; sons, James Scheffler and Tyrone Scheffler, Jr; granddaughter, Cadie Scheffler

Education: Attended Tennant (IA) schools through Grade 10, and then left school to help his grandfather on the farm

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Karen Joan Olson; May 27, 1957; location not provided. They later divorced.

Employment: Left high school to help his grandfather farm; upon the opening of Harlan Manufacturing in Harlan, IA, Ty began his 30-year career as a welder and fabricator for the company. Ty then worked as an over-the-road truck driver for nearly 20 years, but in the early 1970s, he began a garbage hauling business; that business was eventually sold and became R&S Waste Systems of Defiance, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: In his younger years, Ty built and raced stock cars. Later, he enjoyed gardening and fishing, but time with family was his favorite pastime.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com