Virginia Marlene Schimmel

Virginia Marlene Schimmel
1936 - 2013
Virginia Marlene Schimmel, 77, of Boise, died December 16, 2013 at home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. A viewing will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. A reception will be held at Whitney Methodist Church following the funeral.
Marlene was born May 23, 1936 in Corwith, Iowa to Wilbur and Jessie (Gourley) Shipman. Marlene attended school in Corwith and graduated from Corwith High School. She married Gerald D. Schimmel on April 12, 1958 in Mason City, Iowa. Together they lived in many places including Des Moines, Iowa, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Boise, Idaho. During her life, Marlene was employed by Willishaw and Idaho State Health and Welfare's accounting department, where she retired in 2007.
Marlene's hobbies included fishing, gardening, and floating the Boise River. She also enjoyed watching football and basketball games with her husband or anyone else for that matter. Marlene had a great sense of humor and brought joy and laughter to those who knew her.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald D. Schimmel of Boise; daughter, Kimberly K. Schimmel of Boise; son, James D. Schimmel of California; grandson, Jeremiah L. (Janet Poi) Schimmel; grandson, Jason T. (Yvonne Vaughan) Dunbar; great-grandchildren, Jace, Serenity, Jena Rose, Lillia and Joelle; sister, Sandra Ricarrdi of Arizona; brother, Bob Shipman of Iowa and many nieces and nephews.
Marlene was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Jessie (Gourley) Shipman; brothers, Kenneth, Carroll, Gene, Jack, Marvin, Bill, Richard, David and her sister Deloris.
Marlene was a kind and loving woman. She will be greatly missed and will always remain in the hearts of her family and friends.