Obituary of Shirley Lehman
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West Liberty, Iowa
Shirley Jean Schiele Lehman, 87, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Tuesday April 15, 2014 at the First Church United in West Liberty. Visitation will be held Monday from 4 to 7 P.M. at the First Church United, 1100 North Calhoun St. West Liberty. Burial will be in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to West Liberty Fire and Rescue Unit or Mercy Hospice Care at Mercy, Iowa City
Shirley Jean Schiele was born November 1, 1926 in a blizzard on the family farm north of West Liberty. She was a graduate of West Liberty High School in 1944 and later the University of Iowa in 1949. On August 14, 1948 she was united in marriage to Walter Lehman in the house Shirley was born in.
She was a substitute teacher for many years. A lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church and now the First Church United belonged to American Association of University Women and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for over 50 years. Shirley supported the University of Iowa Foundation (Men’s Athletics).
She enjoyed traveling, including Hawaii, Alaska and especially fond of Disney World. One trip was a tour of New York where they had dinner at the top of the World Trade Center 10 days before 9/11/2001. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, roses, animals (especially dogs and cat and she raised sheep), ballroom dancing with her husband, Muscatine County Fair, family, friends, a card club that was started in the 1950. In recent years, one of her favorite things to do was to JB’s for lunch.
Survivors include her husband Walt, son Tom and daughter-in-law Susan, granddaughter Trish (Dan) Anderson, grandson Joe (Erika) Lehman, great grandchildren Addyson and Perry Lehman, step great grandchildren Xander and Madison Bieri. She was preceded in death by her parents.