Surnames: Schillinger, Weyer, Felckowski, Feltz, Orth, Zank, Stinson, Allerdings, Waldher, Schmid, Erdman, Konopacky, Somers, Manickam, Golden, Sell, Claessens

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) April 22, 2009

Schillinger, Theresa B. (30 June 1915 - 19 April 2009)

Theresa B. Schillinger, 93, of the Angelus Retirement Community was born into eternal life Sunday, April 19, 2009, at the Clark County Health Care Center, Owen, where she was admitted April 3, 2009.

Theresa started her life’s journey, June 30, 1915, in Stevens Point, the eldest of 10 children born to Martin and Mary (Weyer) Felckowski, which part of her family later shortened to Feltz. She attended St. Peters Grade School and then graduated from Emerson High School. Theresa was a volunteer during the depression for the NYA and later was employed by the federal government as a bookkeeper. It was while attending the wedding of a friend, that Theresa met the love of her life, Otto E. Schillinger. They were united in marriage Oct. 26, 1940, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Stevens Point. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1990. She was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Church.

Following her marriage, she and her husband purchased Puckers Café in Marshfield. In 1962 they built the present Marshfield Café, which they operated as Otto’s Grill as the family business until 1979 when they retired from the restaurant business but continued to buy and sell antiques out of that location until 1983.

Theresa enjoyed sewing, making many of her children’s and grandchildren’s clothes, and gardening and preserving the fruits of their labors. She and her husband enjoyed dancing, attending many area dances.

Following the death of her husband, Theresa moved from the home they purchase in 1947 to the Angelus Retirement Community, Marshfield.

She resided there until her present illness and she greatly enjoyed all the activities offered there and the many friends she had made while residing there.

Theresa’s greatest joy was her family. She is survived by her two sons, Wayne (Kathy) Schillinger of Marshfield and James (Maria) Schillinger of Scottsdale, AZ, and her daughter, Patricia (Jerry) Orth of Owen. Those children provided Theresa with four grandchildren, Heidi (Clint) Zank of Neillsville, Erik (Tammy) Stinson of Owen, Jamie (Robin) Schillinger of Tucson, AZ, and Jennifer (Thomas) Allerdings of Prescott Valley, AZ, and six great-grandchildren, Brayden Zank of Neillsville, Roy and Lilli Stinson of Owen, Tanner and Timothy Allerdings of Prescott Valley, AZ, and Jayden Schillinger of Tucson, AZ. She is further survived by sisters, Lucy Waldher of Minneapolis, MN, Lorretta Schmid of Milwaukee and Lillian Erdman of Tacoma, WA; brothers, Chester Felckowski of Stevens Point and David (Gloria) Feltz of Bolingbrook, Il; and many nieces and nephews.

Theresa was predeceased by her parents; husband Otto; infant daughter Mary; two sisters, Genevieve Konopacky and Eleanor Somers; and brothers, Emil Feltz and Richard Feltz.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 24, 2009, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Marshfield. The Rev. Peter Manickam will officiate, and Suzanne Golden will be the organist for Sacred Heart Church Funeral Choir. Burial will be In the Brooklawn Memory Garden Cemetery in the Town of Richfield. Serving as pallbearers will be Jerry Orth, Erik Stinson, Clint Zank, Don, Silver and Darrell Schillinger.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield, and again Friday at the church from 9:30 a.m. until time of services. There will be a combined Parish and Parish Council of Catholic Women Society rosary at 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be sent online to www.rembsfh.com.

Theresa’s family would like to extend its deepest and most sincere thank you to the staff of the Angelus Retirement Community that took such wonderful care of their mother during the past 10 years, to the staff of 3 North and Palliative Care of St. Joseph’s Hospital as well as to Theresa’s longtime physician, Dr. Thomas Sell, and most recently the staff of 2 West at the Clark County Health Care Center. The family would also like to thank Dr. Michael Claessens of the Palliative Care Department of St. Joseph’s Hospital/Marshfield Clinic for his wisdom and guidance on Theresa’s final journey.