Anne Farley Schemel

Anne Farley Schemel passed away peacefully in Lake Bluff, Illinois on November 14, 2023. Anne was born in Manistee, Michigan on August 3, 1929, to Alice and Donald Farley. One of six children, she was raised in Madison, Wisconsin where she graduated from Edgewood High School. She attended Saint Mary of the Woods College in Indiana before graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1951, where she was a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority. In 1953, she married her college sweetheart, Joseph Schemel, and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Together they were proud and life-long Badger fans, attending many football games at Camp Randall over the years. While raising her four children, Anne was active in the Milwaukee Junior League and founded the Mequon Junior Kindergarten. In 1970, Anne joined two friends to start the Four Season Travel Agency in Thiensville, Wisconsin. Eight years later, Anne and Joe moved to Vero Beach, Florida, where she quickly became an active volunteer in many community organizations. In particular, she enjoyed her many years serving on the Board of Indian River Memorial Hospital. She was also a member of the John’s Island Community Service League. A devout Catholic, Anne was a Dame of Malta and an active parishioner at Holy Cross Catholic Church, serving as a Eucharistic Minister and as a key member of the building committee of Holy Cross when the current Church building was constructed in the early 1980s. Throughout her life in Milwaukee and Vero Beach, she was an avid bridge player. She famously loved chocolate and coffee and was known to leave M&M’s on the pillows of her grandchildren. She is survived by her sons, David (Leslie) of Vero Beach, Phillip (Gibby) of Westport, CT, and Michael of Vero Beach, FL, as well as by her son-in-law, Charlie Hoffmann of Lake Forest, IL, eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Schemel, and her daughter, Susan Hoffmann. Anne enjoyed a full life and will be deeply missed by her family and friends. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 11AM at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 401 S. Owen Dr., Madison, Wisconsin. Contributions may be made in Anne’s memory to the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation, 70 Royal Palm Pointe, Vero Beach, FL 32960. For information - Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest, 847-234-9649 or www.RTfunerals.com.

Anne Farley Schemel

August 3, 1929 - November 14, 2023