Alice Scheidel

Alice Clara Scheidel, 92 of Decorah IA passed away peacefully at her home January 3, 2024. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Daniel Knipper presiding. Burial will be in the St. Benedict Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service, Saturday morning at the church. The Helms Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Born on November 27, 1931, at home on the farm just north of Festina to Joseph and Anna (Schmitt) Holthaus. Alice was the second youngest of 11 children. Alice was baptized and confirmed at Our Lady of Seven Dolars Church in Festina and attended school there as well. Alice was united in marriage to Donald T Scheidel on December 27, 1951, when Donald was home on leave from the USAF. After their wedding they made their home in Mt Home ID, until being discharged. Alice and Donald bought their farm in 1957 south of Festina and raised their family here till 1979. After that they moved to their acreage on Bluffton blacktop northwest of Decorah. Together they formed and operated Minowa Home Improvement and while Don operated the business Alice provided daycare for many children. Donald passed away in 1992 and she continued the daycare for many years after. Alice lived in her own home in Decorah till selling it 2 years ago and moving to assisted living at Aase Haugen in Decorah. Alice’s faith and spending time with family were important to her. Those left to honor her memory include: children, Tim (Jane) Scheidel of Lawler, Terry (Julie) Scheidel of Decorah, Cindy (Roger) Luhring of Tripoli, Ted (Mary) Scheidel of Shell Rock, Todd (Rhonda) Scheidel of Clermont, Tom (Shannon) Scheidel of Grundy Center, Tony (Meghan) Scheidel of Decorah, 21 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren, sister Delores Meyer of Calmar and four sister in laws Rosemary Holthaus of Tomah WI, Sandy Holthaus of Calmar IA, MaryAnn Woodson of West Union and Joan Bryson of Northville MI. Preceded in death by her husband Donald, parents Joseph and Anna Holthaus, mother and father in law Paul and Elenor Scheidel, daughter Donna Johnson, daughter in law Cathy (Vick) Scheidel, grandson Levi Scheidel, brothers Walter, Nilus, Cyril, Robert, Rufus Holthaus, sisters Hedwig Tieskoetter, Sylvia Bodensteiner, Oda Lensing and Ester Timp, sister in laws, Irene Holthaus, Edna Holthaus, brother in laws Joe Tieskoetter, Albert Bodensteiner, Jerome Lensing, Larry Timp , Dale Meyer, Tom Bryson and Pete Woodson.