Arlene E. Schindler 1928 - 2017

SCHINDLER, ROSSOW, CHRISTIANSEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/1/2017 at 21:41:20

Sioux City Journal
16 July 2017

Arlene E. Schindler, 88, of Sioux City, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017, at a local care center.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Calvary Lutheran Church in Leeds, with the Rev. James Travis officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m., and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel on Hamilton Boulevard. Online condolences may be given at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Arlene was born Sept. 12, 1928, in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of John Thomas and Freida (Rossow) Christiansen. She attended Hawthorne Grade school from grades 1-6 and graduated from Leeds High School. She married Walter J. Schindler on April 28, 1951. To this union, two children were born.

Arlene enjoyed playing bingo, gardening, sewing, visiting people and traveling, but most of all, she loved spending time with her family and spoiling her grandkids. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church.

Survivors include her husband, Walter J. Schindler of Sioux City; children, Linda (Bob) Navrkal and Perry (Deb) Schindler, all of Hinton; grandchildren, Jason Navrkal, Justin (Jackie) Navrkal, Jacob (Ianna) Schindler, and Amanda Schindler; and great-grandchildren, Jordan (Navrkal) Hess, Keaton Foreman, and Lillian Schindler.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brothers and sisters.