John Schinckel, Jr.

Funeral services and a Mass of Christian Burial for John Schinckel, Jr., 92, a lifelong resident of the Maysville area, will be 3:30 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Our Lady of Victory Church, 4105 N. Division Street, Davenport, Iowa.  Burial will be at the Maysville Cemetery.  Visitation will be Thursday from 1:30 p.m. until the mass time at the Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials may be made to the Maysville Fire Department, Our Lady of Victory Foundation, or the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.  John died Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.  Halligan McCabe DeVries Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

John Schinckel Jr. was born April 2, 1926 at the family home outside of Maysville, the son of John and Anna (Graba) Schinckel.  After serving his country in the Army’s Tank Division, he farmed the same ground alongside his brother Jack until their retirement.   In 1970, after being labeled a lifelong bachelor, he saw Margaret Dewey’s photo in the paper and his life forever changed.  He met and later married Margaret on June 26, 1971 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna, Illinois.  Although not a traditional romantic, at the time of his death, he had been carrying Margaret’s original newspaper picture in his wallet for more than 48 years.

John was happiest at home.  He enjoyed working on the family farm, playing cards, gardening, and driving around the farm in his gator.  He always had a soft spot in his heart for animals, especially dogs.  He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church, Farm Bureau, Scott County Pork Producers, the American/Schleswig-Holstein Heritage Society, and the Maysville Cemetery Board.

John is survived by his wife, Margaret, their six children, Susan (Michael) Swanson, Davenport, Laura Crow (Thomas Finnegan), LeClaire, Leanna (Russell) Bowers, Walcott, John Schinckel III, Des Moines, Christopher (Sarah) Schinckel, Ankeny, Karen Schinckel, Milan;  seven grandchildren, Garrick Crow, Walker Crow, Elizabeth Schinckel, Grant Schinckel, Anna Swanson, Daniel Swanson, Benjamin Swanson, and a baby girl on the way, four step grandchildren, Pamela Swanson, James Swanson, Luke Swanson, Matthew (Abigail) Swanson; siblings Paul Schinckel, Minnesota (formerly Walcott), Arlene Schiele, Utah, Maxine Schwarz, Long Grove, and Jack (Georgine) Schinckel, Eldridge.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and sisters Frances Wampfler, Verna Martens, and Hazel DeWulf.  May they rest in peace.

The Schinckel family would like to thank the Maysville Fire Department, as well as the nurses and staff of the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice for the dedicated and compassionate care given to John.