Jean was born January 2, 1932, near Weldon, MT, to Jennie V. (Lukin) and Lawerence D. Lockhart. She spent her childhood on her parent's homestead in the badlands of Montana. She always loved ranch life and missed it always. She had great stories about all the fun she had with her 2 closest siblings, Mary and Jim. They spent a lot of time on horseback. She boarded in Circle, MT, for her high school years.

She was united in marriage to Theodore "Ted" Schieffer on November 6, 1950, in Circle, MT. She always thought him to be the handsomest man. Unfortunately they only had 26 years together before he passed away in 1976. They lived in Circle, MT, and Wisconsin before moving to Beach, ND, where they farmed and owned a shoe repair business "Ted's Shoe Repair" in Beach, ND and Sturgis, SD. In 1963, they bought "Carl's Confectionary" renaming it "The Sturgis Confectionary." Many residents have fond memories of buying Candy and Magazines there.

In her later years, she joined The Sturgis Senior Center where she loved to play pinocle. To her great sorrow, none of her children played it. She worked at the Senior Thrift Store until her death. She truly loved the job and her co- workers there.

Jean Irene Schieffer, 83, Sturgis, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015, in Rapid City, SD.

She is survived by her sister, Mary Curtiss, Miles City, MT; her five children, Cheryl(Larry) Weisz, Rapid City, SD, Richard(Joyce) Schieffer, Sturgis, SD, Patrick (Lisa) Schieffer, Sturgis, SD, Larry (LeighAnn) Schieffer, Littleton, CO, and Dan (Jean) (Schieffer) Lockhart, New Underwood, SD; twelve grandchildren, Shawn Weisz, Adam Weisz, Beth Severson, Christina Hollearn, Kelly Jean Sanderson, Dylan Schieffer, Dawson Schieffer, Drew Hunt, Aidan Schieffer, Ian Schieffer, Jenny Alvarez, and Lukin Lockhart; four great-grandchildren, Conor and Ethan Weisz, James Hallearn, and Felicia Sauceman; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ted; two brothers, Dan and Jim Lockhart; and one sister, Ruth Schriver.

A memorial has been established.

Visitation will be 5 until 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the St. Martin's Chapel in Sturgis. Burial follows at St. Aloyius Cemetery.

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