Phyllis Schachterle

Phyllis Schachterle, 93, of Ackley, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022 at Grand JiVante in Ackley. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, August 26, 2022 at the Washington Reformed Church, rural Ackley. She will be laid to rest at the Oakwood Cemetery in Ackley. Visitation will be from 9:30 AM until service time on Friday at the church. Counsell Woodley Funeral Home of Iowa Falls is caring for Phyllis and her family. Phyllis Schachterle was born on September 2, 1928 in Butler County to Everett and Grace Burma. She attended country school and graduated from Ackley High School in 1945. After high school she worked at the Rath Packing Company in Waterloo. Phyllis married Frederick Schachterle on March 29, 1946. She was a full-time homemaker and helper to Frederick on the farm. Frederick retired from farming in 1979, at which time the couple moved to their home in Ackley. Phyllis loved their new home, calling it her “dream house”. Frederick and Phyllis took several bus trips after his retirement which they loved taking with other friends. The couple enjoyed 66 years together before his passing in 2013. When she became a widow, Phyllis moved to the Genesis apartments at Grand JiVante. She enjoyed drinking coffee and socializing with the other residents. Phyllis loved her time with family and friends. She was an excellent cook, known for her chicken soup and pie baking skills. Everyone loved her cherry pie! Frederick always convinced her to try new recipes that he found – some were a success and some were not! Phyllis was also a woman of strong faith, reading her Bible and Heidelberg Catechism every day as long as she was able. She loved her Washington Reformed Church family and enjoyed reading the weekly bulletins when she could no longer attend. She is survived by one sister, Peggy Wintz of Chesterfield, MO. Phyllis leaves to mourn, four children: James (MA Ingram) Schachterle of Dallas, Texas, Steven (Connie) Schachterle of Marcus, David (Linda) Schachterle of Cedar Falls, and Sheryl (Robert) Arends of Ackley; nine grandchildren: Renee (Mike) Sash of Frankston, TX, James (Leah) Schachterle of Providence, RI, Heidi (Jerome) Holmes of Marcus, Kelli (Chad) Carey of Cherokee, Jessica (Jeff) Jones of St. Paul, MN, Liz Schachterle of Portland OR, Tim (Jenny) Arends of Ames, Ben (Kayla) Arends of Cary, NC, and Emily (Bo) Schipper of Ackley; eleven great-grandchildren: Alex (Meagan) Sash, Nic Sash, Jerome and Mya Holmes, Devyn, Reegen and Reece Carey, Cora and Simon Jones, and Ruby and Jude Schachterle. Phyllis was very proud to also be a great-great grandmother to twins Evelyn and Scarlett. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Frederick; sisters, Avonelle Bohner, Joan Kramer, AnnaMae Koop; brother, Harold Burma; sisters-in-law, Joan Lindaman, Gladys Schachterle, Emily Schachterle, Dorothy Schachterle; and brothers-in-law George Bohner, John Kramer, Bill Koop, Bert Wintz, Milton Lindaman, Robert Schachterle, Donald Schachterle, Bill Schachterle, and Dickie Schachterle.

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Phyllis Schachterle

September 2, 1928 - August 22, 2022