"When we visited Sheila, she always had a quilt on the frame that she was working on. It was so exiting each time to see her talent in how she could put together the different colors, designs and fabrics into one beautiful quilt that was so totally different from the last one we had seen. I had heard non-quilters wonder why someone would take a perfectly good piece of brand new fabric, cut it up into little pieces, and then sew it back together. But seeing Sheila's quilts made me understand. Sheila was a creator and each one of her creations expressed a little part of her. We will miss her but know that when her quilts are being used, they will be Sheila giving the person using it a big hug from her. John and Lela Hess"
In loving memory of
Sheila V. King
March 2, 1934 - November 6, 2019
Sheila Verene King was born March 2, 1934, in Milford, Nebraska, the daughter of Norman and Grace Vian. She passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa, at the age of eighty-five.
After completing her elementary and high school education, she attended Chadron State College for two years. She was united in marriage to Victor Schmeichel on August 20, 1950. Sheila taught at a rural school in Brownlee, Nebraska. After teaching for several years, she chose to stay home and raise her daughters while living in Thedford, Nebraska. Later she and her husband, Victor owned and operated a Laundromat in O’Neill, Nebraska. They also managed hotel operations in Aurora and O’Neill, Nebraska. After Victor’s death she worked as a desk clerk at a motel in Grand Island, Nebraska. There she met and married Ray King. She and Ray moved to Defiance, Iowa, where she worked at the Hy-Vee Deli and Country Store in Defiance.
She attended the United Methodist Church in Defiance, Iowa. Sheila quilted at the church for several years. Her hobbies included quilting, playing cards, puzzles and going out to eat. She also enjoyed spending time with her family and watching her great-grandchildren play.
Sheila was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Victor and Ray; one great-grandchild; son-in-law, Warren; four sisters: Grace, Echo, Eva and Edna; and two brothers, Norman and Albert. Survivors include: two daughters, Linda and Wayne, and Beverly; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; two brothers, Tom, and Don and his wife, Ann; other relatives and many friends.
Tributes
"Sheila and I worked together at Brenda's. Her and I took many side trips. Have wonderful memories with and about Sheila. Your right Brenda Sheila is a Special Angel."
"I remember going to O'Neil to watch the NE vs. Oklahoma football game with Vic & Sheila, and it seemed like we visited them a lot when I was young. Mom and Sheila were such good friends, and I know that Mom is sending her love from heaven to all of you. Randy See & Camie"