Photo courtesy of Hansen-Schilling Funeral Home - Marshfield
Apr 17, 1932 - Nov 27, 2018 (Age 86)
Bonnie, I am so very sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. I remember her fondly as a young visitor in your home.
Love and hugs,
Betty Nikolai Smith
Elizabeth Smith
November 30, 2018 | Fort Wayne, IN
Carol was a wonderful woman and will be missed. My thoughts are with the family.
Jodi Escalante
November 29, 2018 | Denver, CO
So sad; praying for all the family I remember our times scrapbooking together and the wisdom and stories she shared. She was a wonderful lady.
Debbi Craft
Debbi Craft
November 29, 2018 | Hewitt, WI
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
Michael Thill
November 29, 2018 | Marshfield, WI
A beautiful woman, inside and out. What a wonderful legacy she has left here on this earth. She knew * love * . Our sincere condolences to the entire family.
November 28, 2018
So sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful lady. I feel honored to have had her for a friend. I will miss our long talks.
Alice Kennedy
November 28, 2018 | Loyal, WI
May God's comforting love engulf the family's hearts and minds to help you leave the sadness behind. Matthew 5:4.
Walter
November 27, 2018
I am truly and deeply sorry for your Loss. My warmest condolences go out to the family and friends of Carol. May the God of all comport Grant you peace and strength during difficult time (Psalm 91:11).
M C
November 27, 2018
Carol E. Schecklman, age 86, of Marshfield, entered eternal life on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at the House of the Dove with family by her side.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 201 West Blodgett Street, Marshfield, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2018 with Reverend Barry Saylor officiating. Burial will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery with Carol’s grandsons serving as pallbearers. Visitation for family and friends will be on Friday, November 30, 2018 at the Hansen-Schilling Funeral Home 1010 East Veterans Parkway, Marshfield from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and again one hour before the time of service at the church on Saturday.
Carol was born April 17, 1932, in Marshfield to Victor and Kathryn (Lowe) Christensen. She graduated from Marshfield Senior High School in 1950. She enjoyed playing and performing music in the marching band as well as square dancing. Carol was trained and worked as a Legal Secretary, before becoming a Fuller-Brush Sales Representative and retired from the Marshfield Clinic’s Medical Records department.
Carol married her friend, Otto J. Schecklman, on May 9, 1955 in the Little Brown Church of Nashua, Iowa. They enjoyed a lifetime of love and friendship in their 50 years together, until Otto passed in 2005. Together, they raised seven children, lived their values and created a home filled with love, laughter and grace where family, friends and neighbors were accepted and encouraged. Carol and Otto enjoyed traveling the United States in their retirement.
She is survived by her seven children, Bonnie (Terry) Wanta of the Madison area, Jane (Brian) Abel of Ocala, Florida, John (Angie) Schecklman of Marshfield, Linda Anderson of Stratford, Mary (Brad) Funk of Stevens Point, David (Pam) Schecklman of Appleton and Scott (Marianne) Schecklman of Beaverton, Oregon. She is further survived by twenty grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, two brothers—Conrad Christensen of Marshfield and Carl (Carol) Christensen of Ingalls, Kansas—and one sister, Evelyn (LaVern) Knoll of Mountain.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Otto. Carol was blessed with the love and friendship of Tom Wakely of Rhinelander until she passed.
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