Hazel
Schams, 91
New
Lisbon, Wisc. - Hazel Schams, 91, died Sunday,
August 12, 2001 at Pleasant Acres Nursing Home near
New Lisbon, Wisc.
Funeral
services were held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, August
18, at Crandell Funeral Home in Mauston, Wisc.
Burial was in Mauston Cemetery.
Hazel
Annie Dorothy Mineard was born on June 8, 1910 at
home in Kendall, Wisc., the daughter of Elmer and
Annie (Casper) Mineard. When she was a child, she
raised sheep and had a trapping license to earn
money for the family. Since she was very young, she
worked actively on family farms, riding horse to
keep the cattle in check, driving a tractor,
combining, making soap, baking bread, maintaining a
garden, searching area woods for nuts and going to
the cranberry marsh for cranberries.
On
April 20, 1932, she married William Charles Schams.
The couple moved into their first home in 1935 and
purchased a farm near Mauston, Wisc. in 1944 where
they raised registered brown Swiss, other cattle
and animals and grains. Hazel also managed and
later leased the Mauston Hotel and worked at the
Mauston Garment Factory. William Schams died in
1973.
During
Hazel's lifetime she cultivated friendships
worldwide and had over 250 pen pals. She enjoyed
traveling and had traveled throughout the 48
contiguous states. During her last years, she
remained active by visiting local attractions with
her grandchildren.
Survivors
include three daughters, Joan Maytum, Wilma
Brockmiller and Marian Paradis; a son, William
Schams Jr.; 15 grandchildren; 23
great-grandchildren; and a niece.
Hazel
was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a
sister; two brothers; a son-in-law; two
grandchildren; and a nephew.
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