Joseph J. Schaller Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information
- Date Of Birth: June 29, 1923
- Date Of Death: March 8, 2008
- State: Iowa
Joseph J. Schaller, 84 of Stoughton, Wisconsin, formerly of West Bend, died suddenly at Stoughton Hospial, March 4, 2008. He was born June 29, 1923 in West Bend, IA, the son of Joseph H. and Elizabeth (Von Bank) Schaller. Joe served his country in the Army during W.W. II. He moved to Madison WI from Iowa in 1956 and began to work for the City of Madison.
He worked at the First Street Garage as a mechanic for 26 years, retiring in 1984. On June 19, 1971 he was united in marriage with Mabel Midthun Lund. After their retirement, they spent ten years in the Adams/Friendship area, and since 1994 lived in the Oregon / Stoughton area. Together they enjoyed winters in Benson, Arizona for 15 years. Joe was a big baseball fan.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years Mabel (Lund) Schaller, a daughter, Debbie (David) Birks of Citrus Heights, CA; three step children, Karen Phillips of Stoughton, WI, Kenneth (Debbie)Lund of Deerfield, WI, and Carleen (Lenny) Lassa of Wisconsin Rapids, WI; several grandchildlren and great grandchildren two sisters, Mildren Miller of Algona, IA and Hilda Roberts of Orietn, IA. He was preceded in death by his parents and eight brothers and sisters.