Person:Delbert Scheffert (1)

From the June 28, 1995, edition of the Postville (IA) Herald-Leader

Delbert Scheffert

Delbert Scheffert, son of Yvo and Vivian (Schroeder) Scheffer, was born October 17, 1938, in Monona, Iowa. He died Tuesday, June 13, 1995. He was 56 years old.

Delbert was employed as a farm laborer. He was a member of the Monona AmVets Post 27. He was an avid Cubs fan and enjoyed softball, cards, fishing, the outdoors and farming.

Preceding him in death were his father Yvo, who died in 1987; his mother Vivian, who died in 1993, and a brother Robert.

Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Yvonne) Palmer of Des Moines, Pat Lumbus of Oelwein, and Mrs. Arno (Josephine) Schlitter of Luana; four brothers, Ronald Scheffert of Ely, Burdette and David Scheffert, both of Oelwein, and Stanley Scheffert of Prairie du Chien, Wis., many cousins, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Friday, June 16, 1995 at Schultz's Funeral Home, Monona. Rev. Jeffrey Ruetten officiated. Pall bearers were Dick Koehn, Rogert Landt, Dennis Soride, Scott Heying, Ralph Bacon and Doug Schrader. Burial was in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Luana. Military rites were accorded by Monona AmVets Post 27 and American Legion Leslie H. Smith Post 519 led by Commander Frederick Heins.

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Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) - June 15, 1995

Delbert Scheffert,56, died Tuesday, June 13, 1995, in Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waukon, after a sudden illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Schultz's Funeral Home, Monona. Burial: St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Luana. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, where a military service begins at 8 p.m. Survivors include three sisters, Yvonne Palmer of Des Moines, Pat Lumbus of Oelwein and Josephine Schlitter of Luana; and four brothers, Ronald of Ely, Burdette and David, both of Oelwein, and Stanley of Prairie du Chien, Wis.