In Memory of Leva Schumacher

Leva Schumacher, age 90, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society of Holstein, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 08, 2015 at St. Johns Lutheran Church of Battle Creek, Iowa.   The Reverend Randy D. Cormeny will officiate. Committal services will be held at the Mount Hope Cemetery of Battle Creek, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 07, 2015 at the Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa.  The Christensen ~ Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online to www.christensenvanhouten.com

Leva Schumacher was born on January 25, 1925 in Charter Oak Township to Henry and Frieda (Rademaker) Wessel.

Leva was baptized into the Lutheran faith at the Bethelhems Lutheran Church of Dow City, Iowa. She was later confirmed in her faith on June 11, 1938.

Leva was raised in the Charter Oak area and received her education in rural country school. She later went on to obtain her GED in Battle Creek in 1972.

Leva came to Battle Creek, Iowa in 1948 and worked in the Ritz Café. Leva met Vahn O. Schumacher and the couple where united into marriage on May 29, 1949 in the Lutheran parsonage of Denison, Iowa. They made their home in the Battle Creek area and were blessed with three sons: Delos, Brian, and Darrell. Leva was a faithful member of St. Johns Lutheran Church of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Later on Leva worked for the Mae Stokes Variety store. She started on with Willow Dale Nursing home from 1969 to 1978 and was a member of the care review board for many years.

Leva and Vahn enjoyed wintering in McAllen and Edinberg, Texas for over 20 years. She especially loved traveling and watching her sons and grandsons football games, they started traveling to games in 1963.

Leva was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vahn Schumacher; son, Delos Schumacher in 1997; grandson Bradley Schumacher in 1975; and siblings: Florence, Esther, Delmar, Helen, Dorothy, Lloyd, Lila, and Lois.

Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Brian (Nancy) Schumacher of Ida Grove, Iowa; Darrell (Deb) Schumacher of Fort Dodge, Iowa; daughter-in-law, Jeane Figge of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; grandchildren: Nick (Amy) Schumacher, Chad (Kayla) Schumacher, Vanessa Schumacher, Zach (Tisha) Schumacher, Sam Schumacher, Erica (Doug) Foley, Vahn (Sara) Schumacher, Ben (Kayla) Schumacher; great- grandchildren: Sophia, Claire, Brooke, Mack, Emma, Grace, Josie, Cassie, and Wyatt.