Children of Margaret Pater and Dick Schears are:
Donald Gordon Schears, born PRIVATE.
Jermaine Marvin Schears, born PRIVATE.
Richard Delane Schears, born PRIVATE.
Milton Jerome Schears, born PRIVATE.
Wilbert Willis Schears, born PRIVATE.
Diann Mae Schears, born PRIVATE.
Joann Helen Schears, born PRIVATE.
Gerold Lee Schears, born PRIVATE.
Larry Daniël Schears, born PRIVATE.
Daily Citizens-May 6, 2003:
WAUPUN - Margaret Schears, 86, of Waupun, died on Monday, May 5, 2003, at the Waupun Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side.
The funeral will be held on Thursday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m., at the First Reformed Church, 422 W. Franklin St., Waupun. The Rev. Rick Boon will officiate. Burial will be in Alto Cemetery.
Margaret was born on Feb. 2, 1917, in the town of Waupun, the daughter of George and Jennie (Riel) Pater. She was married to Dick Schears on Oct. 18, 1934, at the First Reformed church parsonage, Waupun.
Margaret was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a very faithful member of the First Reformed Church, Waupun. She was formerly employed with the Christian Home for a number of years as a nurses aid. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, gardening, picking hickory nuts with her daughters and the Lord's great outdoors. She will be remembered for her apple squares, pies, cakes, home-made desserts, and especially her homemade buttermilk donuts.
Survivors include nine children, Donald (Joanne) Schears, Kansas City, Kan., Jermaine (Rose) Schears, Beaver Dam, Richard (Mary) Schears, Beaver Dam, Milton Schears, (fiance Sharon Whitcher), Buena Vista, Colo., Wilbert (Jean) Schears, Waupun, Diann (Dennis) Linke, Fox Lake, Joann (Jerrold) Neumann, Gerald (Rita) Schears, and Larry (Charlotte) Schears, all of Waupun; one daughter-in-law, Linda Schears, Beaver Dam; 27 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Willamina (Wilbert) Smits, Harriet Streekstra, and Gertrude (Ted) Vander Woude, all of Waupun; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick, on July 29, 1974; one grandson, Dan Schears; her parents; two great-grandchildren, Austin Bukowiec and Hannah Mae Straley; and two sisters, Josephine VanLoo and Johanna Oonk.
Friends may call on Wednesday, May 7, from 4 to 8 p.m., at the Kohls Funeral Home, Waupun, and on Thursday, from 12:30 p.m. until the time of service at the First Reformed Church, Waupun.
The Kohls Funeral Home, Waupun, is serving the family. Their Web site may be viewed at http://kohls@dotnet.com.
Born April 4, 1899, in the Town of Alto, he was a son of the late Dirk and Minnie Ten Pas Schears. He married Margaret Pater on Oct 18, 1934, at Waupun. Mr. Schears was employed by the Carnation Co., at Waupun for nine years and later at Shaler Co., Waupun, until retiring in 1963.
Survivors include his widow; seven sons, Donald of Glendale, Ariz, Jermaine and Richard both of Beaver Dam, Milton, Wilbert, and Gerald all of Waupun, and Larry at home; two daughters, Mrs. Dennis Linke of Fox Lake and Mrs. Jerrold Neumann of Waupun; and 18 grandchildren.
Also surviving are three brothers, George and James Scheuers both of Waupun and Edward Schears of Milwaukee; and four sisters, Mrs. Minnie Pater of Waupun, Mrs. Johanna Riel of Randolph, Mrs. Emma Tamminga of Pardeeville and Mrs. Kate Milis of Schiocton. A brother and sister preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bethel Reformed Church, Brandon, where he was a member. The Rev. Roger Voskuil will officiate and burial will be in Alto Cemetery.
Vistation for Mr. Schears will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Kohls Co., Funeral Home, Waupun and at the Church from noon Thursday until the time of the services.
