Scheel, Robert ("Bob") (1939 - 2020)

SCHEEL, OBRECHT, DAU, LANG, MORRIS, NIELSEN, INGWERS, BUCK, HOLTZ

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/20/2020 at 19:52:20

Name of deceased: Robert "Bob" Scheel

Aged: 80 yrs, 7 mo, 15 days

Residence: Jacksonville, IA

Born: Oct. 27, 1939; near Corley, Shelby County, IA

Died: June 11, 2020; Jacksonville, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Tuesday, June 16, 2020; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Jacksonville Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife of 48 years, Donna Scheel of Harlan, IA; children, Brenda (spouse, David) Dau of Oakland, IA, Jeff (spouse, Beth) Scheel of Casey, IA, and Becky (spouse, Scott) Scheel Lang of Buffalo Lake, MN; grandchildren, Rachel Scheel of Ankeny, IA, Allison Scheel of Casey, IA, and Austin, Shelby and Taylor Lang of Buffalo Lake, MN; sister, Carolyn (spouse, Tom) Morris of Council Bluffs, IA; brother-in-law, Donald Nielsen of Avoca, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Walter and Henrietta (nee Ingwers) Scheel; sisters, Arlene Buck, Betty Holtz and Marilyn Nielsen

Education: attended Harlan (IA) High School

Religious affiliation: Baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church, Avoca, IA; was a lifelong member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Jacksonville, IA

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Donna Jean Obrecht; Dec. 9, 1961; United Methodist Church, Harlan, IA

Employment: Farmer; they milked cows, raised beef cattle, horses, mules, miniature horses and Dalmatian dogs. Also worked off the farm at Peterson Brothers Elevator, Jacksonville, IA for over 30 years, retiring in 2017.

Hobbies/Interests: Member, Corley Community Club, the Shelby County Saddle Club, and the Two Cylinder Tractor Club; loved family, tractors and polka music; enjoyed dancing at Corley Hall, teaching all of his daughters to polka; restoring old tractors; also enjoyed a hot card game, a good cold beer and a long tractor ride.

Sources: kjan.com; knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com