Adelle Stettler
Adelle Hyacinth (Schaefer) Stettler, age 89, passed to eternal life on December 18, 2024, at Colby Senior Care. A Mass of Christian burial will take place on Friday, Dec. 27, at 11 a.m. at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Abbotsford. Rev. Keith Kitzhaber will preside. Please join the family for visitation at the church beginning at 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral service. Interment will be at the Abbotsford Public Cemetery after the service, and lunch will follow in the church basement. Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is entrusted with the arrangements.
Adelle was born September 1, 1935, to Re inhold and Elizabeth (Baronsky) Schaefer in the Township of Holton, Abbotsford. She received her education at Wright School, Abbotsford High School (Valedictorian-Class of 1953), and Taylor County Teachers’ College. She taught elementary grades at Barry School, Curtiss State Graded School and Wright School. Her children and grandchildren were her top priority, and she became a stay-athome mother, devoted to her family.
Adelle enjoyed reading, painting, baking, crocheting, traveling, gardening, card playing, watching grandchildren and quilting. In fact, she lovingly stitched a quilt for each of her children and grandchildren. For many years, she entered projects in the Open Class division at local county fairs. Ever the teacher, she shared her creative talents with her grandchildren, passing on lifelong skills. She also enjoyed writing, keeping daily journals during her lifetime, and she wrote and published a family history book.
She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church and Altar Society (PCCW), Curtiss Corners Quilt Club and Clovernook Homemakers. She also served as a Cub Scout den mother, CCD teacher, and Colby Library volunteer.
On August 6, 1958, Adelle married Lawrence Stettler at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Milan. They enjoyed 59 years of marriage, residing in rural Abbotsford. She will be missed by her four children and their spouses: Vicky (Mark) Calmes of Colby, David (Ella) Stettler of Seymour, Julie (Kevin) Ellenbecker of Wausau and Kevin (Donna) Stettler of The Villages, Fla. She is survived by eight grandchildren: Tiffani (Mike) Roltgen of Fitchburg, Brittani (Eric) Mertens of Colby, Lyddia (Phillip) Marcott of Grafton, Ashley (Caleb) Zahl of Stanchfield, Minn., Emily (Alec) Hintz of Wausau, Bailey (Scott) Crowell of Wausau, Alex (Dawson) Stettler of Indianapolis, Ind., and Michael (Elizabeth) Stettler of Bloomington, Ind. Great-grandchildren are Adelline, Stella, Mac Arthur and Calvey Roltgen, Landyn and Emersyn Mertens, and Chara, Aletheia, Hedraios, Elyanah and Malachi Zahl.
A sister, Sharon (John) Pupp of Abbotsford, and many nieces and nephews also survive. Adelle was preceded in death by her parents, husband Lawrence Stettler in 2018, sister Elaine (George) Rueden and brother Kenneth (Bette) Schaefer.
Honored to be pallbearers are Kevin Stettler, David Stettler, Alex Stettler, Michael Stettler, Mark Calmes and Kevin Ellenbecker.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Colby Senior Care, Adelle’s home for the past eight years, and the St. Croix Hospice team for their loving and compassionate care of our mother and grandmother.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Colby Community Library to pass on to others Adelle’s enjoyment of teaching children to read and her love of reading.
Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. Paid obituary http://www.maurinaschilling.com
