1924-2018
Fern Maxine (Behrens) Scheel, 94, of Valencia, CA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 11, 2018. She was born to the late Alfred Behrens and Florence (Perkey) Behrens on July 10, 1924, in Doniphan, NE.
Fern graduated from Grand Island Senior High School in 1941. She married Harold Scheel in 1946. They had two children, Randall Lee Scheel and Connie Jo Scheel. She and Harold moved to Torrance, California in 1962. Fern worked for Torrance Unified School District as a cafeteria worker. Fern and Harold moved to Victor Valley, CA, in 1988, and built a lovely home there. In 2011, they moved to Valencia to be closer to their daughter.
Fern and Harold enjoyed 70 years of marriage. Fern loved spending time with her husband, her two children and their spouses, her five grandchildren, and her eight great-grandchildren. Her doors were always open to family and friends. Holiday celebrations were filled with love, fun, and delicious foods from Fern’s kitchen.
In retirement, Fern and Harold traveled extensively in their RV. They loved to dance. As part of their travels, they attended Polka Festivals throughout the United States, where they developed a wide group of friends who shared their love of dancing and fun. They also visited Egypt, the Holy Land, Hawaii, Cancun, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.
Fern was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Scheel and her two sisters, Frances (Behrens) Cole and Faye (Behrens) Schwartz Rauert. She is survived by her son, Randall Scheel and his wife Nancy, her daughter, Connie (Scheel) Sitar and her husband Dennis, her brother, Bill Behrens, her half-sister, Bonnie (Behrens) Hudson, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Fern was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Her spirit will live forever in the hearts of her family and friends.
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