Obituaries

Jennifer “Jenny” Lynn Schultz, age 50, of Adams, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2025.

Jenny was born on May 14, 1975, in Friendship, WI, to Richard and Sharon (nee Cook) Gulas. She graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in 1993, where she excelled at basketball and volleyball. She was captain of the volleyball team her senior year and was on both the homecoming and prom courts. In 1994, she married her high school sweetheart, Jeff Schultz. Although it ended in divorce, the marriage created a beautiful daughter, Mikayla.

Jenny was a creative and artistic soul who had a special gift for working with flowers. Many memorable occasions in Adams County were made even more special by the beauty of the floral arrangements she created and the joy they inspired. Countless husbands were able to ensure happy homes when Jenny happily fulfilled last-minute orders for birthdays, anniversaries and Valentine’s Days.

Jenny was a lifetime member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, where she was baptized and confirmed. Faith and family were important to her and she enjoyed spending time with family and close friends – especially holidays, Packer parties and friendly, but fiercely competitive, card games. She was also an excellent cook and baker and enjoyed sharing her culinary creations with others.

“Faithful are the wounds of a friend” (Proverbs 27:6). With an honesty rooted in love, Jenny was not afraid to be honest – even if it sometimes hurt. Yet greater still were her kindness, compassion and willingness to help others – especially those going through tough times that she herself sometimes endured.

Jenny was preceded in death by her parents, Richard Gulas and Sharon Mattox, stepfather William Mattox, a dear friend, Aaron Myott, and a beloved canine companion, Riley. She is survived by her daughter, Mikayla (Cole) Trzesniak, sisters Lisa (Ron) Allen and Carol (Dan) Wood and brother David (Bobbi) Gulas; nieces Danielle (Mark) Baughman and Victoria (Kainen Dyer) Collins; nephews Christopher (Allexys Meyers) Collins and Chase Gulas; great-nieces Harper Baughman and Willow Collins; and great-nephew Ezra Sasser. She is further survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins as well as a dear network of wonderful and caring friends.

Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Friendship on November 9 at 2:00 pm, with refreshments being served. The memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm. A private, family graveside service will be held following the memorial service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Mikayla Trzesniak, 1897 Lakeview Drive, Friendship, WI 53934.

Roseberry’s Funeral Home (www.roseberrys.com)  is assisting the family. 

Patrick Richard Schuster, age 72, of Adams, Wisconsin passed away Monday, October 20, 2025 at Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, Wisconsin.

Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Friendship, Wisconsin.   Father David Bruener will officiate.  Interment will be at the St. Leo Catholic

Cemetery, Friendship, Wisconsin.

Roseberry’s Funeral Home is assisting the family.  Visit www.roseberrys.com for online condolences and further information.

Sandra J. Schoebel, age 79, of Friendship, Wisconsin, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at Quincy Cemetery in Quincy, Wisconsin. Pastor Sam Downey will officiate.
Sandra was born on May 7, 1946, in Menomonee, Wisconsin, to August and Sylvia (Oldenhoff) Turinski. She married Wallace “Wally” A. Schoebel on September 16, 1966 in Waukegan, Illinois. Following their retirement, Sandra and Wally made their home in Adams County.

Fall was Sandra’s favorite time of year—especially Halloween. She loved tending to her flowers and garden, visiting rummage sales, and, most of all, spending time with her grandchildren.
Sandra was preceded in death by her husband, Wally, and her parents.

She is survived by her children: Brian, Kelly, and Kevin; grandchildren: Tony, Jeff, Bailey, Damon, and Stephanie; and siblings: Tom, Jim (Colleen), and Dianna. She is further survived by great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Roseberry’s Funeral Home is assisting the family. Visit www.roseberrys.com for online condolences and further information.

Eldon Lee Schnell, age 93 received his heavenly upgrade on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease among other things.  He passed peacefully holding his wife Ardis’s hand.

Eldon was born on July 8, 1932, to Edwin Frank Schnell and Amanda Minnie (Claire) Schnell.  He was the youngest of 3 children.  Eldon attended Waters Country School through 8^th grade and graduated in a class of 12 from Royall High School in 1950.

After high school Eldon worked at the Badger Ammunition Plant between Baraboo and Sauk City in Maintenance and Groundskeeping until the plant closed.  Then he tried his hand a driving semi.  He partnered with a friend, and they drove long hauls all over the country for approximately two years.  When the truck driving came to an end, Eldon got a job at the John Deer Plant in Waterloo, Iowa.  He enjoyed his job and would have stayed there but Uncle Sam called him for service in the Army from 1955 to 1957.  He was a Specialist 2^nd class where he was a radio repairman and was stationed in Japan for 16 months of his two-year term.  Eldon has said he was quite an attraction for the ladies over there because of his blue eyes.

After serving his two-year term he was honorably discharged from the Army and came home to Kendall Wisconsin to help his parents on the family farm.  Eldon was always very handy as he knew quite a bit about plumbing, electrical, mechanical, carpentry, etc. and therefore helped remodel their home along with taking care of the cattle and other chores.  Eldon started painting with an established painter in the area and before long decided he could do better on his own. He was well known all over Juneau County and surrounding areas for his excellent painting both interior and exterior.  Over the years he had friends and then his sons who also helped with his painting business.  One of Eldon’s biggest accomplishments was his ability to transform a gray steel door into what looked like beautiful wood grain with his time and talent.   Other bragging points for Eldon was the work he; his son Lee and other volunteers did at his home church, St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran in Ontario, WI in the mid-1980s.  When St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church was being built in the early 1990’s Eldon, Lee and countless others contributed their time and talents to the beautiful church we enjoy today.  Eldon and Ardis also donated the Little Lambs Daycare sign that our church established in recent years.

Eldon loved roller skating, bowling, shooting pool, hunting and dancing which is where he met his wife Ardis (Robinson) Schnell.  They met at a dance at the Kendall Community Hall in March and were married on December 2, 1961, that same year at the St. Matthews Parsonage.  Eldon then moved to Mauston, and they went on to raise four children on the Century old Robinson-Schnell dairy farm. (Was a century farm in 1974)  For about 4 years Eldon was doing chores both in Mauston and for his parents in Kendall.  After his parents quit farming, Eldon was able to concentrate on the Robinson-Schnell farm milking cows, doing chores in the morning, painting during the day and doing chores and milking again at night.  Raising a family, working together in the barn, fields, house or garden was not always easy, but Eldon had a strong belief in faith and family.  He has served multiple terms with our church counsel over the years.  After the dairy cows were sold in 1999, Eldon continued to do painting well into his 70’s.  Eldon and his son Lee were blessed to work together for 40 years and now Lee continues to paint part time and carry on the tradition.  All the family members, including some grandsons, have done some painting at one time or another.

Eldon was very proud of his Allis Chalmers tractors, of which there were many over the years.  The farm was known as the one with orange tractors and blue buildings.  He loved painting them up and receiving compliments on how nice they looked.  Some have been in parades in recent years as well.

Both Eldon and his wife Ardis were proud of their four children and the legacy they leave behind.  They all excelled in their chosen professions, and all were willing to help out whenever asked by family, friends, or strangers.  The fact that all four have raised great families made them both comment: “We must have done something right.”

Eldon is preceded in death by his parents Edwin Schnell, Amanda (Claire) Schnell, his brother Harland Schnell, his sister Darlene Banach, aunts, uncles, and in-laws.  He is survived by his wife Ardis Schnell, his children: Lee (Michelle) Schnell of Mauston, Gary (Kay) Schnell of Grafton, WI, Todd (Elizabeth) Schnell of Cottage Grove, WI, Peggy (Craig) Smith of Mauston; Grandchildren: Mitchell (Karen) Smith, Cody (Chelsea) Smith, Alex (Lucy) Evangelista, Kevin, Kaylee, Adam, Taylor, Ari and Michael Schnell; Great Grandchildren: Logan, Colton and Mariana Smith, nieces, nephews and friends.

The Schnell and Smith family would like to extend a sincere thank you to Cottage Care Circle and their staff for the wonderful care, time, and countless hugs and laughter that Eldon and Ardis have both benefited from over the last 4 years.  We are truly grateful for having our parents close by and well taken care of.  It truly takes special people to be in long term care.

Services will be held at St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Monday, October 27^th, 2025.  Visitation will be held from 10 am to 12:00.  Service will start at 12 with a meal to immediately follow.  Internment will be at the Evergreen Cemetery after the meal for those that want to join the family.  Crandall Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements.