Maurine M. Schuele, 81, Loda, IL

Maurine May Schuele, 81, of Loda, IL died on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 at the Illinois Knights Templar Home in Paxton, IL.

Visitation will be for one hour prior to the 2 p.m. service on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at Knapp-Miller Funeral Home in Paxton. Mary Walczak will officiate.

Mrs. Schuele was born June 30, 1928 in Green Castle, MO, a daughter of John and Illene Jones Schillie. She married Kenneth Schuele on June 18, 1960 in Chicago, IL. He survives.

Other survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Susan and Richard Bell of Oak Forest, IL and Nancy Scott of Woodridge, IL; one son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Amy Schuele of St. Joseph, IL; her twin sister, Maxine Schillie of Kirksville, MO; one brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Nedra Schillie of Morton, IL; five grandchildren, Sarah McCallister, Elizabeth Schuele, Emily Bell, Daniel Schuele and Nathan Schuele; one aunt, Lura Linder of LaPlata, MO; one brother-in-law, Martin and Ann Schuele of Maryville, TN; and one sister-in-law, Dorothy and Sherman Jensen of St. Charles, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Mrs. Schuele did clerical work for the FBI. She loved square dancing.

Memorials may be made to Illinois Knights Templar Home or Iroquois Memorial Hospice.