Wilma E. Schilling

Wilma Eileen Schilling was born February 20, 1916, to Vance B. and Della P. Richardson Hotson in Lyle Township, Mower County. She graduated from Austin High School in 1932 and Teacher's training in 1933. Wilma taught school from 1933 - 1936. On October 10, 1936, she was united in marriage to Verner A. Schilling at the First Lutheran Parsonage in Glenville. After her daughter, Jean, graduated from high school, Wilma went back to teaching in1957 at the Glenville School System, retiring in 19 . She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and active in the women's group. Wilma was an avid collector of rocks, which she gathered from gravel pits and cross-country travels. Wilma and her husband traveled to all the States west of the Mississippi and Canada at least once, although they saw little of the East Coast, Europe, or Mexico. Survivors include her daughter, Jean Legried of Oakland; grandson, Virgil and his wife, Michele Legried of Byron; great-grandchildren, Cody and Chelsey Legried of Hollandale; sisters-in-law: Ruth Hotson of Milwaukee, WI, Sylvia Hotson of Manly, IA, Arlene Hotson of Austin, and Luella Mittag of Albert Lea; and nieces and nephews. Wilma was preceded in death by her parents, Vance and Della Hotson; husband, Verner Schilling; son-in-law, Peder Legried; sister, Donna Hotson in infancy; brothers: Dale, Dean, and Wayne Bud Hotson; sisters-in-law: Bertha, Lillian, and Blanche Schilling; and brothers-in-law: Albert and Arthur Schilling and Waldemar Mittag. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the donor's choice.