Walter H. SCHUMPP

SCHUMPP, BUCHHOLZ, MARTIN, KIMBALL, SCHEFFELMAN, HALBACH, EVANS, SHEFFIELD, COMSTOCK

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/10/2008 at 10:23:08

MASON CITY - Walter H. Schumpp, 93, of Mason City, died peacefully in his sleep Monday (April 21, 2008). A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 24, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., Mason City, with Monsignor John Hemann officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a Scriptural wake service at 7 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the Walter H. Schumpp Memorial Fund.

Walt was born June 4, 1914, in Ottosen, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Dora (Buchholz) Schumpp. He lived in Algona from 1916 to 1929 when he moved to Clarion. He graduated from Clarion High School in 1932.

Walt married June Martin on June 30, 1941, at St. John's Catholic Church in Clarion. He was a railroad telegrapher until his retirement in 1974. Following retirement he worked for Kelroy Plumbing and Bill Lyons Motors. Walt kept active and on the go his entire life. He was an avid fisherman. He loved taking care of his garden, especially the tomatoes and pole beans every year. He enjoyed listening to big band dance music. He marched in the North Iowa Band Festival parade when he was 80 years old. He especially loved his family. Walt was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and an active union member.

Walt is survived by his wife of 67 years, June, of Mason City; three daughters: Dolores Kimball of Mason City, Dorothy (Paul) Scheffelman of Madison, Wis., and Barbara (Edward) Halbach of Clear Lake; grandchildren Diane (Mark) Evans, Matthew (Allegra), Sara, and Christopher (Emily) Scheffelman, Heather and Sean Cornelius; great-grandchildren Will, Jackson and Mallory Evans, and Ella Scheffelman and Satya Scheffelman.
Walt was preceded in death by his parents; sisters Regina Sheffield and Margaret Comstock; and a brother, Fred Schumpp.

Mason City Globe Gazette
4/22/2008