Margaret Schellhammer

Funeral services for Margaret Schellhamer will be held Friday, November 10, 2023 at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in West Bend, Iowa. Visitation will he held from 9:00 – 10:00 AM. Graveside services will be at the West Bend Cemetery immediately following. Memorials can be addressed to the Wesley Life Hospice, 4328 114th Street, Urbandale, Iowa 50322 in memory of Margaret Schellhammer. Services have been entrusted with Lentz Funeral Home of West Bend.
Margaret Mae Schellhammer gained her angel wings on November 4, 2023 at the age of 89. She was born August 19, 1934, in Ossian, Iowa to Loren and Erma (Bray) Snitker. Margaret attended Allamakee High School in Lansing, Iowa.
She met her husband Glenn Schellhammer by throwing a snowball at him. They were married in Lansing on April 1, 1950, and were married 66 years. Glenn and Margaret owned and operated the Schellhammer Funeral Homes of West Bend, Mallard and Gilmore City for 52 years.
Margaret loved to cook, and favorites of her children were her cinnamon rolls, pies, dried beef log, potato salad, and her infamous Christmas goodie boxes. She was even lovingly dubbed as "a better cook than God's wife" by her grandson, Jay. Margaret especially enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren attending many sporting events, band and vocal concerts, plays and musicals.
Margaret was an accomplished seamstress and created many dresses, skirts, tops, two wedding dresses and various quilts. She was also an avid card player enjoying bridge and pinochle where her competitive nature appeared.
She grew up in the Methodist faith and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in West Bend and later in Ames, Iowa. She was an active member in United Methodist Women in both churches.
Margaret is survived by four children, Diane (Bruce) Green, Chandler, AZ, Wayne (Jan) Schellhammer, Urbandale, Iowa, Barbara Maher, Des Moines, IA, Vicki (Mike) Landtiser, Kansas City, MO, along with 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 2 great great-grandchildren. Margaret is also survived by one sister, Patricia Diller, Nashua, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brothers: Wayne, Charles and Lyle Snitker, sister: Rosemary Wiggins, and son-in-law Kevin Maher.