GRANVILLE, Iowa — Lucille (Ahlers) Schumacher, 91, of Granville died October 29, 2020, at Orange City Area Health System in Orange City, Iowa.
Private family burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery Saturday, October 31, 2020. A Mass and Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Fisch Funeral Home and Monument in Remsen, IA. Condolences may be sent online to
www.fischfh.com or Rose Kramer, 2554 Rosewood Dr., Dubuque, IA 52001.
Lucille was born Jan. 15, 1929, in rural Granville, the daughter of William P. and Mary (Schwarz) Ahlers. She was raised and educated in Granville and married classmate Ambrose (Bush) Schumacher on June 20, 1953. Bush and Lucille raised seven children in Granville.
Lucille was a lifelong member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Granville.
Survivors include daughter-in-law Carla Schumacher (Bill, who greeted her in heaven) of New Braunfels, TX; Rose (Steve Kramer) of Dubuque, IA; Chuck (Sandy) of Overland Park, KS; Gin (Tim Nilles) of Webster City, IA; Rich (Krista) of Sedalia, MO; John (Mary) of Hermosa, SD; and Paul (Cindy) of Alton, IA; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Florence Ahlers of Happy Siesta in Remsen, IA (formerly of Granville, IA), Ruth Green of Canton, MI, and Clarice (Ray Heller) of Milford, IA and sister-in-law Mary Ann Ahlers of Granville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ambrose, her son William (Bill), brother Emmet Ahlers and brother-in-law Dent Green.
In lieu of flowers please direct memorials to Rose Kramer, 2554 Rosewood Dr., Dubuque, IA 52001 for a memorial to be established at a later date.