Marlene L. Scheurell, 92, of Delavan, died April 12, 2015, at RidgeStone Village in Delavan.
She was born in Delavan on July 21, 1922, to Gothard “Jack” and Jessie (Petersen) Lerwick. She married James W. Scheurell on Oct. 8, 1949, in Delavan. He died Oct. 4, 1992.
She worked for 26 years at Delavan-Darien High School as a home economics teacher. She enjoyed knitting, cooking, volunteering, playing bridge and piano.
She is survived by her four children, Michelle Scheurell, of San Diego, Genell (Timothy Bateman) Scheurell, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., Jim (Sherry Madison) Scheurell, of Delavan, and Joe (Lynn Richardson) Scheurell, of Delavan; six grandchildren, Joey Torkelson, Tiffany (Cole) Kruizenga, Jim (Tim Ehrenberg) Scheurell, Patrick Scheurell, Alex Scheurell and Mack Scheurell; and five great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Thomas and James; a brother, Cork; and a sister, Eleanor.
A funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 714 E. Walworth Ave. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday at the church. Burial will take place at St. Andrew Cemetery in Delavan. Memorials can be directed to Hospice Angels Foundation at hospiceangels.org/how-we-help/honor-someone/.
Monroe Funeral Home is assisting the family.
