Marcella Court
August 21, 1919 — September 8, 2011
Marcella D. Court, age 92, of Seymour, passed away Thursday, afternoon, September 8, 2011 at her home with her family by her side. She was born on August 21, 1919, daughter of late Claude and Emma (Kuehne) Schaumberg.
On April 18, 1942 she was united in marriage to Earl Court, Earl died on August 13, 2004. Marcella and Earl owned Courla Farms. Marcella was very proud of her family's registered herd of Holsteins.
She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church and the Concordia women's group. Marcella was also a long time member of Woodland Homemakers and was a 4-H leader with the Woodland Hustlers.
Marcella is survived by her children: Linda (Gaylord) Herbst, Egg Harbor; Suzanne (Eugene) Salzwedel, Columbus; Earl Jr. "Bud" (Cheryl) Court, Green Bay; Jean (Ronald) Bloxham, Mason City, Iowa; Claude (Sue) Court, Seymour. She is further survived by her grandchildren: William (Nicole) Herbst, Fred (Alicia) Herbst, Peter (fiance' Dakota) Herbst, Polly (Kevin) Gratz, Andrew (Nina) Salzwedel, Ryan (Ivy) Court, Katie Court, Bonnie Matuszak, Margo Court; step grandchildren: Jennifer, Jamie, Jessica, Jolene, Matthew (Jaclyn) Bloxham, Courtney Bloxham, Abby Bloxham, Ashley (Caleb) Hudson, Adam Court and Alex Court; 14 great grandchildren; Sisters-in-law: Gladys Wichman, Appleton; Irene Schaumberg and Elaine Court, Seymour
Preceded in death by her husband, Earl; a grandson, Erick Court; a brother, George Schaumberg
Friends may call on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home, Seymour from 4-8 PM. and Monday, September 12, 2011 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Seymour from 9:30 AM until services at 11 AM with Pastor Roland Lindeman officiating. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.muehlboettcher.com
A Memorial fund has been established for Emmanuel Lutheran Church or the Seymour Historical Museum.
A special thank you to Dr. Mark Jenson, Heartland Hospice and Heidi for all their dedication and love shown to our mother, grandmother and great grandmother.