April 18, 1943 – December 24, 2023
Patricia (Pat) Ann (Gentry) Schoettle, age 80 of Lansing, IL, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023, with her loving family at her side.
She is survived by her husband, Julius Schoettle; children, Darlene (Joe) Barbusch, David (Valerie) Gentry, Darren (Tami) Gentry; grandchildren, Brent Crider and Brian (Christian) Crider, Jackson and J. Benjamin Gentry, and Easton Gentry; great grandchildren Caylie, Bryson Everly, Myla, and Emerson. Pat is also survived by her sisters, Joyce Fies, Clareene (Don) Davis, and Jackie (Jim) Meincke, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
During her career, Pat was a reading tutor, school librarian, and bank teller. She loved all her students and customers, but most of all she loved being a reading tutor for many years at Warren Elementary School in Highland, IN. Each of her students held a special place in her heart. She was strongly invested in them and was immensely proud of each student’s accomplishments. Her face would just beam with pride when she bumped into a former student and heard about his or her successes.
Friends are invited to visit with Pat’s family on Friday, December 29, from 10 am to 12 pm at the Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home, 3227 Ridge Rd., Lansing, IL. Funeral services will be held immediately following visitation, with Deacon Jim Renwick officiating. Pat will be laid to eternal rest in Assumption Cemetery, Glenwood, Illinois. Pat was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend and will be deeply missed.
