Barbara Leonora Schellhammer

1927 - 2023

Barbara Leonora Schellhammer
June 24, 1927 - February 20, 2023
Arlington, Texas - Barbara "Bobbye" Schellhammer, 95, Arlington icon, community volunteer, ice skater, skier, artist, passed February 20, 2023, in her apartment at Town Village Crossing in Arlington, TX, after a brief illness. Survivors include her brother Gene Kregling, her six children: Mark Schellhammer, Scott Schellhammer, Brent Schellhammer, Gregg Schellhammer, Jeff Schellhammer, and Kim Lytle; nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
She was born Barbara Leonora Kregling on June 24, 1927, in Stratford, Connecticut. After graduation from Stratford High School in 1945, she trained for ice-skating in Lake Placid, NY, then toured the U.S. for two years as a skater with The Ice Capades. She met and married August Schellhammer, Jr., an aeronautical engineer, while working at Chance Vought. In 1949 they moved to Arlington, TX as part of the company move to Grand Prairie, TX. She spent the majority of her earlier life raising six children and supporting her husband's career. She served with Cub Scouts, as a den mother, YMCA, several PTA's, Rolling Hills CC and Shady Valley CC, Arlington Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary, LTV Engineers Wives Club, and Arlington Women's Club. She spent several years mastering the art of painting producing wonderful oils and watercolors. In 1970 she returned to ice-skating as director of the ice-skating school at the Ice Capades Chalet that opened at the Forum 303 mall in Grand Prairie. Her passion for skating continued in 1977 when she started and directed the Tandy Center Ice Skating School in Ft. Worth, retiring in 1991. She also taught private lessons at Plaza of the Americas and Galleria Malls in Dallas, and the Parks Mall in Arlington, teaching and loving every student who stepped on the ice, no matter their age. She volunteered at the Arlington Arts League and Theater Arlington, and was a Prime Stepper at Miss Persis Dance Studio. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Arlington. She enjoyed taking many trips to Colorado and New Mexico to ski. Her outgoing personality and ability to converse with anyone made her an instant friend to all.
Services will be on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 1:00pm, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Arlington. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Trinity United Methodist Church, the American Kidney Fund, or the American Diabetes Association. Contact Mark Schellhammer at maschellhammer@yahoo.com for any additional information.