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Shirley Jean Schiele Lehman, 87, West Liberty
Obituaries · April 17, 2014
Shirley Jean Schiele Lehman, 87, of West Liberty died Friday, April 11, 2014, at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City.
Funeral services were Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at the First Church United in West Liberty. Visitation was Monday at the First Church United, 1100 North Calhoun St. West Liberty. Burial was in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in West Liberty. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to West Liberty Fire and Rescue Unit or Mercy Hospice Care at Mercy of Iowa City
Shirley Jean Schiele was born Nov. 1, 1926, in a blizzard on the family farm north of West Liberty. She was a graduate of West Liberty High School in 1944 and later the University of Iowa in 1949. On Aug. 14, 1948, she was united in marriage to Walter Lehman in the house Shirley was born in.
She was a substitute teacher for many years. A lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church and then the First Church United, she belonged to American Association of University Women and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for more than 50 years. Shirley supported the University of Iowa Foundation (Men’s Athletics).
She enjoyed traveling, including Hawaii and Alaska and was especially fond of Disney World. One trip was a tour of New York where they had dinner at the top of the World Trade Center 10 days before 9/11/2001. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, roses, animals (especially dogs and cats and she raised sheep), ballroom dancing with her husband, the Muscatine County Fair, family, friends, and a card club that was started in the 1950. In recent years, one of her favorite things to do was visit JB’s for lunch.
Survivors include her husband Walt; son Tom and daughter-in-law Susan; granddaughter Trish (Dan) Anderson; grandson Joe (Erika) Lehman; great-grandchildren Addyson and Perry Lehman; and step-great grandchildren Xander and Madison Bieri.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
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