Lyle W. Schinke, 92, of Elkhorn, died Jan. 23, 2019, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center.
He was born Jan. 18, 1927, in Elkhorn. He was the son of the late Willie and Viola Marie (Walbrandt) Schinke. Lyle was united in marriage to Ida Bulow on Sept. 10, 1949. Ida died Sept. 17, 1959. Then on June 4, 1960, he married the former Shirley A. Breitenfield in Camdenton, Mo.
Lyle owned and operated Lyle’s TV and Appliance of Elkhorn, from 1954 until his retirement in 2006. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Elkhorn, Elkhorn Lion’s Club, Elkhorn Chamber of Commerce and Lakeland Builders Association. Lyle enjoyed spending time on the lake boating.
He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be deeply missed by his wife of 58 years, Shirley; five children, Joe Schinke of Cadillac, Mich., Chris (Stu) Caddell of Menomonee Falls, Debbie (Dave) Hollister of Lake Geneva, Sue (Rich) Gauger of Glen Flora, and Tom (Sue) Schinke of Elkhorn; son-in-law: James Sendt of Elkhorn, 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, one brother: Merle (Mary Lou) Schinke of Elkhorn; two sisters, Elvira Fazel of Janesville, and Beverly Jones of Georgetown, Texas and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida; two infant daughters and an infant son; his daughter, Lynette Sendt; two grandsons, Jamie Sendt and Billie Anderson.
Funeral service will be at noon, Tuesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 104 S. Broad St., Elkhorn, with the Rev. Tom DeGroot officiating. Burial will be at Hazel Ridge Cemetery Elkhorn. Visitation will be Tuesday at the church from 9 a.m. until time of service. Memorials may be made in Lyle’s name to: Lauderdale-LaGrange Fire Department W6080 Hwy. 12, Whitewater, WI 53190.
The online guestbook is at haaselockwoodfhs.com.
Arrangements completed by Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Homes Elkhorn.
