Marion Scheller
– March 10, 2016
Marion Scheller
Marion Scheller, age 88, of Sun City Center, Fla., formerly of Milwaukee, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016, after a long illness. She was surrounded by loving family, friends and the caring hands of those at LifePath Hospice House in Sun City Center.
Marion was born in Milwaukee to Henry S. and Suzanna L. (Eckendorf) Smaglik. Marion met her husband, Richard W. Scheller, while they both attended Shorewood High. They married June 16, 1951, and shared 52 happy years together until Richard’s passing on March 10, 2003.
Marion enjoyed traveling with Richard around the world during his birdwatching. She found beauty in nature, landscapes and native residents, and she developed a love for photography, drawing and painting. After raising her two children, Marion attended the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, obtaining her BA in Fine Arts in 1988.
In 1999, Marion and Richard moved to Sun City Center. There Marion joined the Art Club, where she enjoyed: drawing and painting, and also was involved with photography, and lapidary. Marion won Best of Show, Honorable Mention, and blue ribbons at many Masters Art shows; and she recently wrote her memoir, <i>As I remember it.</i>
Marion always kept family and friends amused with her avid storytelling. When Heather and friends Denise and Arnie Olson, and Ashley Staley would visit from out of state, Marion provided art lessons. When her son Richard visited, Marion threw a bash to show him off to her friends. She was passionate about the Art Club in SCC and the Bridge Club, and the movie and dinners shared with so many wonderful and loving friends. Marion always shared how impressed she was by the Master Artists in her community, and was complimentary of the love and devotion shared among her friends.
Marion is survived by her son Richard H. Scheller (Susan McConnell), Stanford, Calif.; granddaughter Heather M. O’Laughlin, South Bend, Ind.; sister Elaine (Smaglik) Pandl, Whitefish Bay, Wis.; devoted niece Denise (Adams) and Arnie Olson, Sparta, Wis; along with many beloved nieces and nephews.
Marion was predeceased by her father Henry S. Smaglik (1967); her mother Suzanna L. (Eckendorf) Smaglik (1986); husband Richard W. Scheller (2003); sister Bernice S. (Smaglik) Friedel (2007); and brother-in-law John Pandl (2001).
The family has elected to hold a private service; however a Gift Funds memorial has been established with St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, in her honor under Marion Scheller.
Marion Scheller, age 88, of Sun City Center, Fla., formerly of Milwaukee, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016, after a long illness. She was surrounded by loving family, friends and the caring hands of those at LifePath Hospice House in Sun City Center.
Marion was born in Milwaukee to Henry S. and Suzanna L. (Eckendorf) Smaglik. Marion met her husband, Richard W. Scheller, while they both attended Shorewood High. They married June 16, 1951, and shared 52 happy years together until Richard’s passing on March 10, 2003.
Marion enjoyed traveling with Richard around the world during his birdwatching. She found beauty in nature, landscapes and native residents, and she developed a love for photography, drawing and painting. After raising her two children, Marion attended the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, obtaining her BA in Fine Arts in 1988.
In 1999, Marion and Richard moved to Sun City Center. There Marion joined the Art Club, where she enjoyed: drawing and painting, and also was involved with photography, and lapidary. Marion won Best of Show, Honorable Mention, and blue ribbons at many Masters Art shows; and she recently wrote her memoir, <i>As I remember it.</i>
Marion always kept family and friends amused with her avid storytelling. When Heather and friends Denise and Arnie Olson, and Ashley Staley would visit from out of state, Marion provided art lessons. When her son Richard visited, Marion threw a bash to show him off to her friends. She was passionate about the Art Club in SCC and the Bridge Club, and the movie and dinners shared with so many wonderful and loving friends. Marion always shared how impressed she was by the Master Artists in her community, and was complimentary of the love and devotion shared among her friends.
Marion is survived by her son Richard H. Scheller (Susan McConnell), Stanford, Calif.; granddaughter Heather M. O’Laughlin, South Bend, Ind.; sister Elaine (Smaglik) Pandl, Whitefish Bay, Wis.; devoted niece Denise (Adams) and Arnie Olson, Sparta, Wis; along with many beloved nieces and nephews.
Marion was predeceased by her father Henry S. Smaglik (1967); her mother Suzanna L. (Eckendorf) Smaglik (1986); husband Richard W. Scheller (2003); sister Bernice S. (Smaglik) Friedel (2007); and brother-in-law John Pandl (2001).
The family has elected to hold a private service; however a Gift Funds memorial has been established with St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, in her honor under Marion Scheller.