John Schieber

1926 - 2021

Schieber, John J.

PORTAGE - Sgt. First Class John J. Schieber (US Army Ret.), 95, died on June 17, 2021 with his family at his side. He was born on May 1, 1926 in Winsted, MN to Joseph and Mary (Sherman) Schieber. He was the 9th of 11 children. He attended school through the 9th grade and helped work the family farm. At the age of 20 he enlisted in the United States Army, serving tours of duty in Japan (post WWII Military Government), Italy at NATO Headquarters, Minneapolis, Ripon College (as an ROTC instructor), Korea (Inspector General's Staff) Washington DC (as an instructor at the Defense Language School in the Naval Annex). He married Dorothy Lavell in 1952 and they had one daughter. She preceded him in death while stationed in NATO headquarters Verona, Italy in 1958. On November 5, 1960, he married Florence Ellen Steinhaus in Minneapolis, Mn and from this marriage 4 children were born.

Following his retirement, the family moved back to Wisconsin and eventually settled in Portage where he worked as the Human Resources Director for Divine Savior Hospital in Portage while attending the University of WI- Madison. He retired from Divine Savior in 1988. In 1976 the family moved to Montello, WI. While working at the Hospital he and Florence ran Schieber's Country Store located in Montello and Briggsville. John was very active in the arts community in Portage. For many years he served on the Lively arts Council and later was a founding member of the Portage Center for the Arts. He was a member of Portage VFW Post #5855, the Portage American Legion Post #47, a 4th degree member of the Portage Knight of Columbus, a former member of the Wisconsin State Job Service Steering Committee and past chairman of the Wisconsin Hospital Personnel Directors Assn. Following his retirement, he served on the Montello School Board and as a County Supervisor for Marquette County, a driver for Commission on Aging, helped with meals on wheels and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Portage.

John is survived by his wife of 60 years, Florence, of Portage, WI, 3 daughters; Linda Donoghue of Madison, WI, Ellen of Portage, WI, Anne (Rich) Jensen of Colfax, WI; 3 sons Mike (Roger Dahl) of La Crosse, WI, Russell (Chari) of Oxford, WI, and Scott (Pam) Kreiser of Montello, WI; 6 grandchildren: Patrick (Samantha) Donoghue, Sarah (Phil) Haglin, Randi Schieber, Alex (Jameson) Allen, Jake (fiancée Dana Graves) Schieber, Nick Schieber. Elizabeth Kreiser and Emily Kreiser; 3 great-granddaughters and 1 Great-grand son; and many nieces and nephews. Special Friends Dennis and Sharon Schrimpf of Montello, WI. He was preceded in death his first wife Dorthy, his parents and all 10 of his brothers and sisters.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 noon Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Briggsville, WI. The Father Gary Krahenbuhl will officiate. Burial with Full Military Honors will be in the Montello Cemetery, Montello, WI at 2:30pm. Friends may call at the church Tuesday from 9:30am until the time of the service. The Fossum Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting with the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.fossumfuneralhome.com .

In Lieu of flowers memorials may be designated to the Portage Center for the Arts in John's memory.